About the Artists

About the Artists

“For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others”–Randall Goosby’s own words sum up perfectly his commitment to being an artist who makes a difference. Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.

Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2022/2023 season include Philadelphia Orchestra/ Yannick Nezet-Seguin, San Francisco Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen performing the Florence Price concerti, returns to the London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Alpesh Chauhan, Philharmonia Orchestra/ Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dalia Stasevska, Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Tabita Berglund, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra/Karina Canellakis. Goosby will also make his debuts in South Korea in recital and in Japan with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa /Wigglesworth performing Bruch Violin Concerto in g minor. Summer 2022 included debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin at the Saratoga Performing Arts Centre, Concertgebouw Hall, Amsterdam with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra under Elim Chan and in recital at the Lucerne Festival with pianist, Anna Han. Randall Goosby returned to the Hollywood Bowl performing the Bach Double Concerto with his mentor, Itzhak Perlman and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Upcoming recital appearances La Jolla Music Society, Vancouver Recital Series, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Schubert Club International Series featuring works by Boulanger, William Grant Still, Ravel and Beethoven.

June 2021 saw the release of Goosby’s debut album for Decca entitled Roots, a celebration of African American music which explores its evolution from the spiritual through to present-day compositions. Collaborating with pianist Zhu Wang, Goosby curated an album paying homage to the pioneering artists that paved the way for him and other artists of color. It features three world-premiere recordings of music written by African American composer Florence Price and includes works by composers William Grant Still and Coleridge-Taylor

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Perkinson plus a newly commissioned piece by acclaimed double bassist Xavier Foley, a fellow Sphinx and Young Concert Artists alumnus.

Goosby is deeply passionate about inspiring and serving others through education, social engagement, and outreach activities. He has enjoyed working with non-profit organizations such as the Opportunity Music Project and Concerts in Motion in New York City, as well as participating in community engagement programs for schools, hospitals and assisted living facilities across the United States. In 22/23 Goosby will host a residency with the Iris Collective in Memphis with pianist, Zhu Wang. Together they will explore how the student’s family history can relate to music and building community collaboration through narrative and performances.

Randall Goosby was First Prize Winner in the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, he was named the inaugural Robey Artist by Young Classical Artists Trust in partnership with Music Masters in London; and in 2020 he became an Ambassador for Music Masters, a role that sees him mentoring and inspiring students in schools around the United Kingdom. In 2010 he won first prize of the Sphinx Concerto Competition; he is a recipient of Sphinx’s Isaac Stern Award and of a career advancement grant from the Bagby Foundation and of the2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant. An active chamber musician, he has spent his summers studying at the Perlman Music Program, Verbier Festival Academy and Mozarteum Summer Academy among others.

Goosby made his debut with the Jacksonville Symphony at age nine and with the New York Philharmonic on Young People’s Concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall at age 13. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Randall Goosby continues his studies there, pursuing an Artist Diploma under Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho. Goosby plays a 1735 Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, on generous loan from the Stradivari Society.

Hailed by the Washington Post as “prodigiously gifted... a display of imagination, taste and pianistic firepower far beyond her years,” American pianist Anna Han strives to deliver heartfelt performances through a variety of classical piano repertoire. She is a laureate of many international competitions, including the

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Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Juilliard Bachauer Competition, New York International Piano Competition, and Salon de Virtuosi Grant. She has given over60 solo and 80 chamber concerts in such venues as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, New World Center, and the Phillips Collection; performed eleven different concerti with orchestras across the United States and England; and premiered multiple compositions, including Michael Brown’s Suite for Piano, which she recorded on the Steinway and Sons label. She currently lives in Berlin, where she is pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Barenboim-said Akademie under the tutelage of Sir András Schiff and Schaghajegh Nostrati. Highlights of this season include concerts at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP)in Nova Scotia, Piano Salon Christophori in Berlin, Pierre Boulez Saal, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, National Concert Hall of Taipei, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Jordan Hall in Boston, McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Zilkha Hall in Houston, and the Virginia Arts Festival. Her chamber music collaborators include Steven Isserlis, Kim Kashkashian, Randall Goosby, Mon-Puo Lee, James Sommerville, Leland Ko, and the Verona Quartet. She is also returning to solo with the West Valley Symphony for the fourth time, performing Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor. With the help of the 2021 Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award from the Concours Musical International de Montréal, she is producing a documentary about the effect that Covid had on a handful of classical musicians who live all around the world. Born in Arizona, Anna began her musical journey at the East Valley Yamaha Music School and studied privately with Fei Xu for thirteen years. AU.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, she completed her Bachelor and Masters degrees at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert McDonald, receiving both the prestigious Kovner Fellowship and William Schuman Prize. She later studied with Christopher Elton at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she won the Sterndale Bennett Prize. She is also an alum of Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall, Music Academy of the West, Perlman Music Program, and Four Seasons Chamber Music Workshop. More information can be found at www.annahan.net

How did you first get involved with Performing Arts Houston?

Each of us had separately attended and enjoyed several Performing Arts Houston events over the years and appreciated the variety and quality of the offerings. We were about to be engaged, and on a whim Mark contacted the box office and was told that two front orchestra seats had just become available for the upcoming season. That was forty years ago, and it is still a pleasure to slip into those seats today plus the adjoining pair we later acquired. Along with our guests, we have had the privilege of enjoying hundreds of performances at Jones Hall and the Wortham Theaters by many of the greatest artists and companies of our time.

Why do you believe it’s important to be a member?

We all know that ticket sales do not cover the cost of these events much less the expense of workshops, school programs, commissioning projects, and maintaining an excellent professional staff. Each member’s contribution is important, not only financially, but also in creating a bond between PAH and the audience and community it exists to serve. There are perquisites at every