Alumni
Young Concert Artists has been dedicated to discovering and launching the careers of exceptional young musicians for 60 years. Our alumni, active in every corner of the classical music world, embody our success. They solo with the top orchestras, perform on the most prestigious concert stages, serve as artistic directors, conductors, and professors, and are recognized as some of the most important ambassadors for this exquisite art form. With such celebrated names as Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Dawn Upshaw, and Pinchas Zukerman, YCA alumni stand as a testament to the importance of our mission.
Music institutions and festivals throughout the world led by our alumni include:
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The Bridgehampton Music Festival
TASHI
etc (list all this way)
YCA Alumni can currently be heard on thousands of recordings featuring all major labels and have won innumerable Grammy Awards.
Our alumni also serve as professors at many of the world’s leading educational institutions including:
Harvard
Yale
M.I.T.
Seoul University in Korea
New England Conservatory
The Juilliard School
The Detmold Conservatory
The Paris Conservatoire
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“Young Concert Artists is a trailblazing organization that has launched into professional orbit more than 100 important talents, including Murray Perahia, Emanuel Ax and the Tokyo String Quartet.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Sanford Allen, Violin, '61Sanford Allen, Violin, '61 -
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin, '61Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin, '61 -
Richard Goode, piano, '61Richard Goode, piano, '61 -
Jesse Levine, viola, '61Jesse Levine, viola, '61 -
Paula Robison, flute, '61Paula Robison, flute, '61 -
Joel Shapiro, piano, '61Joel Shapiro, piano, '61 -
Ruth Sommers, cello, '61Ruth Sommers, cello, '61 -
Ilana Vered, piano, '61Ilana Vered, piano, '61 -
Kenneth Goldsmith, violin, '62Kenneth Goldsmith, violin, '62 -
Ruth Laredo, piano, '62Ruth Laredo, piano, '62 -
Robert Martin, cello, '62Robert Martin, cello, '62 -
Margaret Schecter, flute, '62Margaret Schecter, flute, '62 -
Lawrence L. Smith, piano, '62Lawrence L. Smith, piano, '62 -
Inger Wikstrom, piano, '62Inger Wikstrom, piano, '62 -
Luis García-Renart, cello, '63Luis García-Renart, cello, '63 -
Chandler Goetting, trumpet, '63Chandler Goetting, trumpet, '63 -
Yoko Matsuda, violin, '63Yoko Matsuda, violin, '63 -
Satoko Takemae, piano, '63Satoko Takemae, piano, '63 -
Edward Auer, piano, '64Edward Auer, piano, '64 -
Mauricio Fuks, violin, '64Mauricio Fuks, violin, '64 -
Jung-Ja Kim, piano, '64Jung-Ja Kim, piano, '64 -
Mary Beth Peil, soprano, '64Mary Beth Peil, soprano, '64 -
Toby Saks, cello, '64Toby Saks, cello, '64 -
Paul Green, clarinet, '65Paul Green, clarinet, '65 -
Ko Iwasaki, cello, '65Ko Iwasaki, cello, '65 -
Max Neuhaus, percussion, '65Max Neuhaus, percussion, '65 -
Michael Oelbaum, piano, '65Michael Oelbaum, piano, '65 -
Murray Perahia, piano, '65Murray Perahia, piano, '65 -
Lorraine Prieur, piano, '65Lorraine Prieur, piano, '65 -
Paul Zukofsky, violin, '65Paul Zukofsky, violin, '65 -
Nerine Barrett, piano, '66Nerine Barrett, piano, '66 -
Christiane Edinger, violin, '66Christiane Edinger, violin, '66 -
Donald Weilerstein, violin, '66Donald Weilerstein, violin, '66 -
Pinchas Zukerman, violin, '66Pinchas Zukerman, violin, '66 -
Joan Benner, soprano, '67Joan Benner, soprano, '67 -
Nobuko Imai, viola, '67Nobuko Imai, viola, '67 -
Joseph Kalichstein, piano, '67Joseph Kalichstein, piano, '67 -
Arthur Thompson, baritone, '67Arthur Thompson, baritone, '67 -
Marcus Thompson, viola, '67Marcus Thompson, viola, '67 -
Hiroko Yajima, viola, '67Hiroko Yajima, viola, '67 -
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin, '68Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin, '68 -
Joyce Mathis, soprano, '68Joyce Mathis, soprano, '68 -
Anthony Newman, hapsichord, '68Anthony Newman, hapsichord, '68 -
Ursula Oppens, piano, '68Ursula Oppens, piano, '68 -
Fred Sherry, cello, '68Fred Sherry, cello, '68 -
Michael Webster, clarinet, '68Michael Webster, clarinet, '68 -
Gita Karasik, piano, '69Gita Karasik, piano, '69 -
Jeffrey Solow, cello, '69Jeffrey Solow, cello, '69 -
Mari-Elizabeth Morgan, piano, '70Mari-Elizabeth Morgan, piano, '70 -
The Tokyo String Quartet, '70The Tokyo String Quartet, '70 -
Eugenia Zukerman, flute, '70Eugenia Zukerman, flute, '70 -
Joy Blackett, mezzo-soprano, '71Joy Blackett, mezzo-soprano, '71 -
Christoph Henkel, cello, '71Christoph Henkel, cello, '71 -
Speculum Musicae, '71Speculum Musicae, '71 -
Rolf Schulte, violin, '71Rolf Schulte, violin, '71 -
Mona Golabek, piano, '72Mona Golabek, piano, '72 -
Francoise Regnat, piano, '72Francoise Regnat, piano, '72 -
Peter Rejto, cello, '72Peter Rejto, cello, '72 -
Emanuel Ax, piano, '73Emanuel Ax, piano, '73 -
Ani Kavafian, violin, '73Ani Kavafian, violin, '73 -
Diane Walsh, piano, '73Diane Walsh, piano, '73 -
Heiichiro Ohyama, viola, '74Heiichiro Ohyama, viola, '74 -
Robert Routch, french horn, '74Robert Routch, french horn, '74 -
Jeffrey Swann, piano, '74Jeffrey Swann, piano, '74 -
Ronald Thomas, cello, '74Ronald Thomas, cello, '74 -
Daniel Adni, piano, '76Daniel Adni, piano, '76 -
Boris Bloch, piano, '76Boris Bloch, piano, '76 -
Stephanie Brown, piano, '76Stephanie Brown, piano, '76 -
Chilingirian String Quartet, '76Chilingirian String Quartet, '76 -
Sung-Ju Lee, violin, '76Sung-Ju Lee, violin, '76 -
Daniel Phillips, violin, '76Daniel Phillips, violin, '76 -
Steven De Groote, piano, '77Steven De Groote, piano, '77 -
Colin Carr, cello, '78Colin Carr, cello, '78 -
Lynn Chang, violin, '78Lynn Chang, violin, '78 -
Robert Cohen, cello, '78Robert Cohen, cello, '78 -
Ida Kavafian, violin, '78Ida Kavafian, violin, '78 -
Franck Avril, oboe, '79Franck Avril, oboe, '79 -
Sergei Edelmann, piano, '79Sergei Edelmann, piano, '79 -
Zehava Gal, mezzo-soprano, '79Zehava Gal, mezzo-soprano, '79 -
Beverly Hoch, soprano, '79Beverly Hoch, soprano, '79 -
Marya Martin, flute, '79Marya Martin, flute, '79 -
Toby Appel, viola, '80Toby Appel, viola, '80 -
Chantal Juillet, violin, '80Chantal Juillet, violin, '80 -
Stephen Burns, trumpet, '81Stephen Burns, trumpet, '81 -
Marvis Martin, soprano, '81Marvis Martin, soprano, '81 -
Christopher O'Riley, piano, '81Christopher O'Riley, piano, '81 -
The Endellion String Quartet, '81The Endellion String Quartet, '81 -
The Mendelssohn String Quartet, '81The Mendelssohn String Quartet, '81 -
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, '81Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, '81 -
Carter Brey, '82Carter Brey, '82 -
William Sharp, baritone, '82William Sharp, baritone, '82 -
Dominique Weber, piano, '82Dominique Weber, piano, '82 -
Jamie Bolipata, piano, '83Jamie Bolipata, piano, '83 -
Ben Holt, baritone, '83Ben Holt, baritone, '83 -
Benny Kim, viola, '83Benny Kim, viola, '83 -
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano, '83Anne-Marie McDermott, piano, '83 -
Jeremy Menuhin, piano, '83Jeremy Menuhin, piano, '83 -
Christopher Trakas, baritone, '83Christopher Trakas, baritone, '83 -
Douglas Boyd, oboe, '84Douglas Boyd, oboe, '84 -
Daniel McKelway, clarinet, '84Daniel McKelway, clarinet, '84 -
Paul Meyer, clarinet, '84Paul Meyer, clarinet, '84 -
Dawn Upshaw, soprano, '84Dawn Upshaw, soprano, '84 -
Erik Berchot, piano, '85Erik Berchot, piano, '85 -
Marc Laforet, piano, '85Marc Laforet, piano, '85 -
Gary Schocker, flute, '85Gary Schocker, flute, '85 -
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin, '86Anne Akiko Meyers, violin, '86 -
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano, '86Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano, '86 -
Christopher Costanza, cello, '86Christopher Costanza, cello, '86 -
Anthony De Mare, piano, '86Anthony De Mare, piano, '86 -
Yuval Fichman, piano, '86Yuval Fichman, piano, '86 -
Marcy Rosen, cello, '86Marcy Rosen, cello, '86 -
Eric Ruske, french horn, '86Eric Ruske, french horn, '86 -
Paul Shaw, piano, '86Paul Shaw, piano, '86 -
Ory Shihor, piano, '86Ory Shihor, piano, '86 -
Maurice Sklar, violin, '86Maurice Sklar, violin, '86 -
Hung-Kuan Chen, piano, '87Hung-Kuan Chen, piano, '87 -
Rina Dokshinsky, piano, '87Rina Dokshinsky, piano, '87 -
Olli Mustonen, piano, '87Olli Mustonen, piano, '87 -
David Fedele, flute, '88David Fedele, flute, '88 -
Eduardus Halim, piano, '88Eduardus Halim, piano, '88 -
Carl Halvorson, tenor, '88Carl Halvorson, tenor, '88 -
Hexagon, '88Hexagon, '88 -
Ulrike Anima Mathé, violin '88Ulrike Anima Mathé, violin '88 -
Asako Urushihara, violin, '88Asako Urushihara, violin, '88 -
Dmitri Berlinsky, violin, '89Dmitri Berlinsky, violin, '89 -
Olivier Charlier, violin, '89Olivier Charlier, violin, '89 -
Chee-Yun, violin, '89Chee-Yun, violin, '89 -
Juliette Kang, violin, '89Juliette Kang, violin, '89 -
Scott St. John, violin, '89Scott St. John, violin, '89 -
Scott Yoo, violin, '89Scott Yoo, violin, '89 -
Dawn Kotoski, soprano, '90Dawn Kotoski, soprano, '90 -
Todd Palmer, clarinet, '90Todd Palmer, clarinet, '90 -
Emma Johnson, clarinet, '91Emma Johnson, clarinet, '91 -
Graham Scott, piano, '91Graham Scott, piano, '91 -
The Borromeo String Quartet, '91The Borromeo String Quartet, '91 -
Mikhail Yanovitsky, piano, '91Mikhail Yanovitsky, piano, '91 -
Christopheren Nomura, baritone, '92Christopheren Nomura, baritone, '92 -
Kyoko Saito, soprano, '92Kyoko Saito, soprano, '92 -
The St. Lawrence String Quartet, '92The St. Lawrence String Quartet, '92 -
Camellia Johnson, soprano, '93Camellia Johnson, soprano, '93 -
Dan Coleman, composer, '94Dan Coleman, composer, '94 -
Alban Gerhardt, cello, '94Alban Gerhardt, cello, '94 -
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello, '94Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello, '94 -
Makoto Nakura, marimba, '94Makoto Nakura, marimba, '94 -
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola, '94Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola, '94 -
Diana Doherty, oboe, '95Diana Doherty, oboe, '95 -
Fazil Say, piano, '95Fazil Say, piano, '95 -
Romain Guyot, clarinet, '96Romain Guyot, clarinet, '96 -
Freddy Kempf, piano, '96Freddy Kempf, piano, '96 -
Adam Neiman, piano, '96Adam Neiman, piano, '96 -
Joo-Young Oh, violin, '96Joo-Young Oh, violin, '96 -
Kevin Puts, composer, '96Kevin Puts, composer, '96 -
Yayoi Toda, violin, '96Yayoi Toda, violin, '96 -
Gregory Turay, tenor, '96Gregory Turay, tenor, '96 -
Anton Barachovsky, violin, '97Anton Barachovsky, violin, '97 -
Alexander Chaushian, cello, '97Alexander Chaushian, cello, '97 -
Wendy Chen, piano, '97Wendy Chen, piano, '97 -
Jeremy Denk, piano, '97Jeremy Denk, piano, '97 -
Karen Gomyo, violin, '97Karen Gomyo, violin, '97 -
Stefan Milenkovich, violin, '97Stefan Milenkovich, violin, '97 -
Shunsuke Sato, violin, '97Shunsuke Sato, violin, '97 -
Kenji Bunch, composer, '98Kenji Bunch, composer, '98 -
Stephan Loges, baritone, '98Stephan Loges, baritone, '98 -
Alexander Mikhailuk, piano, '98Alexander Mikhailuk, piano, '98 -
Naoko Shimizu, viola, '98Naoko Shimizu, viola, '98 -
Vassilis Varvaresos, piano, '98Vassilis Varvaresos, piano, '98 -
Timothy Fain, violin, '99Timothy Fain, violin, '99 -
Martin Kasik, piano, '99Martin Kasik, piano, '99 -
Rafal Kwiatkowski, cello, '99Rafal Kwiatkowski, cello, '99 -
Randall Scarlata, baritone, '99Randall Scarlata, baritone, '99 -
Mimi Stillman, flute, '99Mimi Stillman, flute, '99 -
Elina Vähälä, violin, '99Elina Vähälä, violin, '99 -
Gwyneth Wentink, harp, '99Gwyneth Wentink, harp, '99 -
Ju-Young Baek, violin, '00Ju-Young Baek, violin, '00 -
Maston Bates, composer, '00Maston Bates, composer, '00 -
Catrin Finch, harp, '00Catrin Finch, harp, '00 -
Viviane Hagner, violin, 00Viviane Hagner, violin, 00 -
Mayuko Kamio, violin, '00Mayuko Kamio, violin, '00 -
Paavali Jumppanen, piano, 00Paavali Jumppanen, piano, 00 -
Alexandre Bouzlov, cello, '01Alexandre Bouzlov, cello, '01 -
Marcus Brenciu, tenor, '01Marcus Brenciu, tenor, '01 -
Courtenay Budd, soprano, '01Courtenay Budd, soprano, '01 -
Thomas Carroll, cello, '01Thomas Carroll, cello, '01 -
Yunjie Chen, piano, '01Yunjie Chen, piano, '01 -
Claremont Piano Trio, '01Claremont Piano Trio, '01 -
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet, '01Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet, '01 -
Robert Belinić, guitar, '02Robert Belinić, guitar, '02 -
Anton Belov, baritone, '02Anton Belov, baritone, '02 -
Daniel Kellogg, composer, '02Daniel Kellogg, composer, '02 -
Nicolas Kendall, violin, '02Nicolas Kendall, violin, '02 -
Vassily Primakov, piano, '02Vassily Primakov, piano, '02 -
Naoko Takada, marimba, '02Naoko Takada, marimba, '02 -
Laura Buruiana, cello, '03Laura Buruiana, cello, '03 -
David Guerrier, trumpet, '03David Guerrier, trumpet, '03 -
Antoine Tamestit, viola, '03Antoine Tamestit, viola, '03 -
Daxun Zhang, double bass, '03Daxun Zhang, double bass, '03 -
Lise De la Salle, piano, '04Lise De la Salle, piano, '04 -
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet, '04Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet, '04 -
Alexandre Pirojenko, piano, '04Alexandre Pirojenko, piano, '04 -
Efe Baltacigil, cello, '05Efe Baltacigil, cello, '05 -
Benjamion C.S. Boyle, composer, '05Benjamion C.S. Boyle, composer, '05 -
Phillipe Castagner, tenor, '05Phillipe Castagner, tenor, '05 -
Jennifer Check, soprano, '05Jennifer Check, soprano, '05 -
Gleb Ivanov, piano, '05Gleb Ivanov, piano, '05 -
Jupiter String Quartet, '05Jupiter String Quartet, '05 -
Dora Seres, flute, '05Dora Seres, flute, '05 -
Wonny Song, piano, '05Wonny Song, piano, '05 -
Amedeo Modigliani Quartet, '06Amedeo Modigliani Quartet, '06 -
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp, '06Emmanuel Ceysson, harp, '06 -
Chu-Fang Huang, piano, '06Chu-Fang Huang, piano, '06 -
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano, '06Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano, '06 -
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, '07Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, '07 -
Benjamin Moser, piano, '07Benjamin Moser, piano, '07 -
Andrew Norman, composer, '07Andrew Norman, composer, '07 -
Louis Schwizgebel, piano, '07Louis Schwizgebel, piano, '07 -
Ran Dank, piano, '08-09Ran Dank, piano, '08-09 -
Jeanine de Bique, soprano, '08-09Jeanine de Bique, soprano, '08-09 -
Hahn-Bin, violin, '08-09Hahn-Bin, violin, '08-09 -
Noé Inue, violin, '08-09Noé Inue, violin, '08-09 -
Carolina Ullrich, soprano, '08-09Carolina Ullrich, soprano, '08-09 -
Pius Cheung, marimba, '08Pius Cheung, marimba, '08 -
Narek Hakhnazayran, cello, '08Narek Hakhnazayran, cello, '08 -
Ray Chen, violin, '08-09Ray Chen, violin, '08-09 -
Charlie Albright, piano, '09Charlie Albright, piano, '09 -
Caroline Goulding, violin, '09Caroline Goulding, violin, '09 -
Aleksandr Haskin, flute, '09Aleksandr Haskin, flute, '09 -
Jennifer Johnson, mezzo-soprano, '09Jennifer Johnson, mezzo-soprano, '09 -
Benjamin Beilman, violin, '10Benjamin Beilman, violin, '10 -
George Li, violin, '10George Li, violin, '10 -
Veit Hertenstein, viola, '11Veit Hertenstein, viola, '11 -
Paul Huang, violin, '11Paul Huang, violin, '11 -
Andrew Tyson, piano, '11Andrew Tyson, piano, '11 -
Julia Bullock, soprano, '12Julia Bullock, soprano, '12 -
Hermès Quartet, '12Hermès Quartet, '12 -
David Hertzberg, composer, '12David Hertzberg, composer, '12 -
Ji, piano, '12Ji, piano, '12 -
Cicely Parnas, cello, '12Cicely Parnas, cello, '12 -
Aleksey Semenenko, violin, '12Aleksey Semenenko, violin, '12 -
Raphaël Sévère, clarinet, '13Raphaël Sévère, clarinet, '13 -
Stephen Waarts, violin, '13Stephen Waarts, violin, '13 -
Yun-Chin Zhao, piano, '13Yun-Chin Zhao, piano, '13 -
Daniel Lebhardt, piano, '14Daniel Lebhardt, piano, '14 -
Sang-Eun Lee, cello, '14Sang-Eun Lee, cello, '14 -
Edgar Moreau, cello, '14Edgar Moreau, cello, '14 -
Ziyu Shen, viola, '14Ziyu Shen, viola, '14 -
Seiya Ueno, flute, '14Seiya Ueno, flute, '14 -
Remi Geniet, piano, '15Remi Geniet, piano, '15 -
Tomer Gewirtzman, piano, '15Tomer Gewirtzman, piano, '15 -
Tonia Ko, composer, '15Tonia Ko, composer, '15 -
Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe, '15Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe, '15 -
Samuel Hasselhorn, baritone, '15Samuel Hasselhorn, baritone, '15 -
Zorá String Quartet, '15Zorá String Quartet, '15 -
Lun Li, violinLun Li, violin