Performers
Ensemble Connect
- Amir Farsi, Flute
- Yasmina Spiegelberg, Clarinet
- Nicholas Hooks, Bassoon
- Cort Roberts, French Horn
- Joanne Kang, Piano
- Rubén Rengel, Violin
- Stephanie Zyzak, Violin
- Halam Kim, Viola
- Laura Andrade, Cello
The talented musicians performing in Ensemble Connect form “one of the strongest ensembles in the city” (New York Classical Review). Over the course of this two-year fellowship program, extraordinary young professionals perform a series of concerts that smartly bridges the history and future of classical music, from timeless Baroque music to new works. This program includes a New York premiere by Michi Wiancko, commissioned by Carnegie Hall; brilliant quintets by Mozart and R. Schumann; and Dark Wood by Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon—a title that refers to the bassoon, used virtuosically throughout the piece.