Praised by the New York Times for his "eloquent" playing, STUART BRECZINSKI  is a New York and Louisiana-based oboist, composer, audio engineer, and educator whose early interest in making unusual sounds on the oboe has developed into a passion for creating and sharing innovative audio with audiences everywhere. An avid proponent of chamber and contemporary music, Breczinski is a member of the City of Tomorrow, a woodwind quintet dedicated to the promotion and performance of contemporary works. He is the principal oboist of NOVUS NY and Contemporaneous, a member of Decoda, and he has been a collaborator with Bang on a Can, Talea Ensemble, the International Contemporary Ensemble, and the New York New Music Ensemble. Breczinski was the winner of the 2018 Matthew Ruggiero International Woodwind Competition, and he received an honorable mention at the 2015 IDRS Gillet-Fox International Competition. He is currently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Oboe at Louisiana State University.  stuartbreczinski.com

ARIADNE GREIF, praised for her "luminous, expressive voice," "searing top notes," and "dusky depths," (NYTimes), enjoyed a casual child career as a “boy” soprano at the LA Opera, eventually making an adult debut singing Lutoslawski's Chantefleurs et Chantefables with the American Symphony Orchestra. She starred in operas ranging from Donizetti’s Elixir of Love with The Orlando Philharmonic, to Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias at the Aldeburgh Festival, and Atthis, by G.F. Haas, which the NY Times called "one of the most searingly painful and revealing operatic performances in recent times.” She has performed with institutions and artists including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, William Kentridge, Gabe Kahane, The Oslo Opera House, The Luxembourg Philharmonic, Cal Performances, The Orlando Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Knights, Caroline Shaw, Opera Philadelphia, Sydney Chamber Opera, Long Beach Opera, JACK Quartet. In 2024-2025 Ariadne toured the US, Australia, and Europe with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, performed the role of Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls with Opera Saratoga, as well as Alyssa Weinberg’s monodrama Isola at Long Beach Opera. In 2026/2027 she performs Berio’s Folksongs with Decoda Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, Bach with A Far Cry, and tours “Ordinary Things” with Seth Parker Woods and Conor Hanick. Ariadne has premiered upwards of thirty new operas and more than 300 new chamber works. ariadnegreif.com

First Prize winner of the 2013 Ima Hogg Competition and the 2009 Freiburg International Clarinet Competition in Germany, Clarinetist MORAN KATZ also won the Second Prize at the Beijing International Music Competition for Clarinet in China and the First Prize and Overall Prize at the Midland/Odessa "National Young Artist Competition" in Texas. Her performance credits include recitals for the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., the Dame Myra Hess Recital Series in Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society and the Fine Arts Recital Series in Sarasota, FL; a NY debut recital at Merkin Concert Hall as part of the Tuesday Matinee Recital Series and a Debut at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees and an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Charles Neidich and was admitted with presidential distinction and a full scholarship. Ms. Katz was a member of Ensemble ACJW--The Academy, a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the NYC department of Education, performing chamber music at Carnegie Hall and bringing classical music to students in the NYC public schools. Ms. Katz was on the faculty of Vassar College (2016-19) and coached chamber music groups at the Juilliard Pre College division. katzmoran.com

Cellist SOFIA NOWIK is an active performer and dedicated teacher. She is the principal cellist of the Allentown Symphony. She also plays regularly as substitute musician with the New Jersey Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Ballet Theatre, and the American Symphony. She is a member of the Exponential Ensemble, an NYC-based chamber group, and has also performed with other NYC-based orchestral and chamber ensembles such as PhilaSonia, Shattered Glass, Ensemble LPR, the Metropolis Ensemble, and has performed and toured for seven years with Ensemble Mélange. As a soloist she has performed concerti with local orchestras in New Jersey, including the Livingston Symphony, Manalapan Symphony, The Tim

Keyes Consort, Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Youth Orchestra, as well as the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra in New York City. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School where she earned both her Bachelor and Master degrees studying with David Soyer, Bonnie Hampton, and Darrett Adkins. Sofia is the proud teacher of fifteen young cellists in the Chatham area of NJ, and is also a frequent coach for the New Jersey Youth Orchestra.

Praised as a “superb interpreter” (Fanfare) and for her “virtuosity... and sparkling sound” (Times Argus), pianist MIKA SASAKI enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. She has performed across the U.S. and in the U.K., Italy, Japan, and Switzerland, appearing in venues such as the Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. A passionate chamber musician, Mika has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Manhattan Chamber Players, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston, as well as in festivals such as Tanglewood, Music@Menlo, Chigiana, Yellow Barn, Aspen, and Taos. She is a member of Decoda, the affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall, and has played with Ensemble Mélange for four years. Dedicated to audience engagement, she has presented interactive performances across the country, including residencies at String Theory and Chamber Music Northwest. Based in New York City, Mika is a faculty member at The Juilliard School, where she teaches keyboard skills, piano, and chamber music in the College, Pre-College, and Extension Divisions. She is an alumna of Peabody (B.M., M.M.), Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and Juilliard (D.M.A.). When not at the piano, she can be found tending to her houseplants, cooking, or chasing after her cat. mikasasaki.com

GRACE PARK is a violinist celebrated for her artistry, passion, and virtuosity. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “fresh, different and exhilarating” and by Strings Magazine for her “intensely wrought and burnished” sound, she captivates audiences worldwide. A winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition, Ms. Park is recognized both as a dynamic soloist and a devoted chamber musician. Ms. Park’s most recent solo debuts include the Colorado Music Festival, Bard Festival under the baton of Leon Botstein, Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall with the New York Youth Symphony, The Rudolfinum/ Dvorak Hall in Prague with Prague Philharmonia, and recital debuts at Krannert Center, Beethoven Minnesota Festival and Merkin Hall.  Future collaborations include her solo debuts at Seoul Arts Center with Les Musiciens du Louvre with Marc Minkowski, Sarasota Orchestra with Peter Oundjian, Orlando Philharmonic with Eric Jacobsen, along with chamber music debuts at the Savannah Music Festival and Camerata Pacifica. Ms. Park released her debut solo album on Orchid Classics in the spring of 2025. The album was recorded with the Prague Philharmonia and their music director, Emmanuel Villaume, and includes concertos and solo works of Mozart and Dvorak.

A devoted and passionate educator, Ms. Park is an alumna of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and has taught masterclasses and coached at Conservatorio de Musica de Cartagena, Mannes School of Music, University of North Carolina, University of Mississippi, Washington and Lee University, North Dakota State University, Skidmore College, among others. She currently teaches as adjunct professor at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. As a native to Los Angeles, California, Ms. Park began violin at the age of 5 where she trained at the Colburn School of Music. She continued her studies at Colburn Conservatory and New England Conservatory for her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Principal teachers are Donald Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Robert Lipsett. She now resides in New York City. She performs on a 1717 Giuseppe Filius Andrea Guarneri on loan from an anonymous sponsor. graceparkviolin.com