Kalena Bovell is a Panamanian-American conductor, poet, and advocate who has been hailed as "one of the brightest stars in classical music."

Christian Restrepo is a Colombian pianist, composer, producer, and educator. His music looks for intriguing combinations between South American rhythms, contemporary techniques, and the enchantment of the romantic era.

Erin Freeman is a versatile and accomplished conductor currently serving as the Artistic Director of the City Choir of Washington and Wintergreen Music, Director of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, and Principal Conductor of the Richmond Ballet.

Lauded by Limelight Magazine for his "Life-affirming music making," and the Tasmanian Mercury for exhibiting "Spectacular brilliance, charisma and sensitivity," Lloyd Van't Hoff is an Australian clarinetist, director, educator, recording artist and founding member of Arcadia Winds.

Denis Petrunin is acting principal timpanist with the Charlotte Symphony. Denis made his performance debut at the age of 10 at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Highly acclaimed cellist Kenneth Law is a performer, a teacher, and an author. He is a member of the Main Street Chamber Players, the Davenport Chamber Players, the Cirrus Ensemble, and the Colour of Music Festival.

Highly acclaimed cellist Kenneth Law is a performer, a teacher, and an author. He is a member of the Main Street Chamber Players, the Davenport Chamber Players, the Cirrus Ensemble, and the Colour of Music Festival.

Lauded by the Washington Post as a "marvelous violinist," Domenic Salerni is also a composer, and arranger as well as a member of the two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet.

Katya Kramer-Lapin is a dynamic and versatile musician, captivating audiences as a pianist, recording artist, and educator. Since her debut solo album, “Luminesence,” Katya has established a strong presence in the classical music world.

Konstantin Soukhovetsky is a pianist and a composer, an original, creative force among pianists of his generation.

Anastasia Petrunina is a visiting assistant professor of violin at Furman University. She is also concertmaster for the Augusta Symphony and a passionate proponent of contemporary music.

Emily Monroe is a section violinist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, a chamber player having performed with the Central Music Society of Central Virginia, the Washington National Cathedral, and baroque chamber group Three Notch'd Road. She recently became artistic director of the Richmond Chamber Players.

After the release of his debut album, “Reflections on Debussy” in 2012, Laurens Patzlaff was dubbed “Master of the art of improvisation” by the Deutschlandfunk. He currently serves as the Professor of Piano Improvisation at the University of Music, Freiburg, Germany.