Stewart Rose

Stewart Rose is a native of New York City.  He is Principal Horn with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, has played Principal Horn with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s since 1983 and in 1989 became Principal Horn with the New York City Opera Orchestra. Mr Rose has also performed as Guest Principal Horn with many orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Saito Kinen Festival Orchestra.

His first solo CD “From the Forest” was released to great critical acclaim. Buffalo Globe critic Herman Trotter acknowledged it as “a recording to be treasured, not only by horn players but by average music lovers searching for new frontiers of musical excellence.”

Lara St. John

Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as "something of a phenomenon" by The Strad and a “high-powered soloist” by the New York Times. Lara has performed with orchestras and in recital on five continents. She founded her own record label, Ancalagon Records in 1999, and has recorded with orchestras including the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and The Knights.

Her release Bach: The Six Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo in 2007 was the best selling double album of the year on iTunes and her recording featuring two World Premiere 21st century concertos with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra had Gramophone saying “it’s the sort of work that should get audiences running, not walking, back to concert halls…”

Andrea Griminelli

Acclaimed by critics and audiences for his sensitive interpretations and astonishing technique, The New York Times called Andrea Griminelli “one of the eight top emerging artists of the nineties”. He began playing the flute at the age of ten and studied with legendary flutists Jean-Pierre Rampal and Sir James Galway. Sir James has described him as “the greatest flute player who has come to the forefront of the musical scene for many years”.

At the age of 25, he was invited by Luciano Pavarotti to perform in Pavarotti’s now famous concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden. This was the beginning of a longstanding collaboration with the great tenor that led to unforgettable performance at London’s Hyde Park in 1990, New York’s Central Park in 1993, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Red Square, Moscow.