ARKAI
Astral | Thursday September 2, 2021ARKAI is an award-winning string duo that redefines the boundaries of musical genre — fusing classical virtuosity with the electricity of a rock band, the spontaneity of a jazz combo, and the beauty of a string quartet. Their past engagements have included performances at The MET, Curtis Institute, Joe’s Pub, City Winery, Rockwood Music Hall, (read more…)
Sage DeAgro-Ruopp
Astral | Tuesday September 13, 2022Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, a native of northern Michigan, began her studies with Duane Mahy at the Oberlin Conservatory. Throughout her studies she has sung under the baton of conductors Timothy Weiss, Ari Pelto, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Sage has performed in concert as well as masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Mikael Eliasen, Barbara Hannigan, Marilyn Horne, (read more…)
Christopher Goodpasture
Astral | Friday November 20, 2015Pianist Christopher Goodpasture has a growing reputation as a dynamic and versatile recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist. Winner of 2019 Astral National Auditions, he is also a top prize-winner of competitions across the country including the Washington International Piano Competition, Seattle International Piano Competition, and Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Competition for Pianists in New (read more…)
Kayla Harriott
Astral | Tuesday September 13, 2022Soprano Kayla Harriott is a native of Queens, NY and is currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. She was awarded 1st Place at the Georgia State Metropolitan Atlanta Music Competition and 1st Place Winner in the Rome Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition. Recent roles include Violetta in La Traviata at the Bayview Festival; Amahl in Amahl and the (read more…)
Amer Hasan
Astral | Thursday September 2, 2021Chicago-native Amer Hasan has won first prize in the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition, National Federation of Music Clubs’ Biennial Collegiate Competition, Brevard Music Center Concerto Competition, Tuesday Musical Association Competition, and DePaul University Concerto Festival. Currently the principal clarinetist of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Hasan has also performed with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, (read more…)
Alexander Hersh
Astral | Friday November 20, 20152020 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant winner and a recent National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist, Alexander Hersh has been soloist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. He is the Co-artistic Director of the Chicago-based NEXUS Chamber Music collective, and has been a top prizewinner at the New York International Artists (read more…)
Helen Zhibing Huang
Astral | Thursday September 2, 2021Helen Zhibing Huang’s operatic credits include performances with Opera Theatre Saint Louis, The Glimmerglass Festival, Nashville Opera, Portland Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and White Snake Projects. She has earned recognition from competitions such as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Jensen Foundation Competition, and McCammon Voice Competition. Ms. Huang holds degrees from the New England (read more…)
Hilda Huang
Astral | Tuesday September 14, 2021Hilda Huang has earned the top prizes at the Leipzig, Würzburg, and Tureck International Bach Competitions. She began her international performing career on the Steinway and Sons Prizewinners Concert Network, making her recital debut at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Mendelssohnsaal, and appearing the Leipzig and Montréal Bach Festivals. Ms. Huang holds degrees from Yale University and (read more…)
Eric Huckins
Astral | Friday November 20, 2015Principal horn of Symphony in C, Eric Huckins has also appeared with The Philadelphia Orchestra, American Ballet Theater, S.E.M. Ensemble, The American Brass Quintet, and in the Czech Republic’s Ostrava Days 2019. He has also performed with early music ensembles Clarion Music Society and Teatro Nuovo Orchestra, as guest principal with the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber (read more…)
Iwo Jedynecki
Astral | Tuesday September 13, 2022Classical accordionist Iwo Jedynecki is the winner of top prizes at over thirty international music competitions, and has performed in his home country of Poland, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Germany, Austria, Spain, Croatia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Hungary, and Italy. He regularly collaborates and performs with three different award-winning duos: pianist Aleksander Krzyżanowski, (read more…)