Facets of Teacher/Student Collaboration Sparkle in Annual Diamond Concert By ED KLORMAN All young musicians eagerly await the day when they will share the stage with their teachers, performing together as equals. For the Claremont Trio, that day is October 29, as they join forces with Juilliard faculty members, violist Toby Appel and violinist Naoko Tanaka, for the 11th annual Irene Diamond concert. More...

September 11: A Day to Reflect and Remember It seemed impossible that a year had gone by. On Sept. 11, at Juilliard, as elsewhere, emotions were mixed. There seemed to be a strong need to be part of community, to feel connected. That chance first came at 10:29 a.m., when several hundred students, faculty, and staff members gathered for a moment of silence. More...

Two Views From the Keyboard: Bachauer Winners in Conversation By TIFFANY KUO Soyeon Lee and Orion Weiss, this year’s Bachauer contest winners, talk with Tiffany Kuo about their adventurous summers, from Soyeon’s capturing third prize in the 14th Paloma O’Shea International Piano Competition in Santander, Spain, and Orion’s performing the Lowell Liebermann Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Colorado Music Festival. More...

Ivona Explores Dark Humor Behind a Bright Kingdom By DAVID L. TOWNSEND Once upon a time in Burgundia lived a seemingly happy King and Queen and their handsome son, Prince Philip. But their fairy-tale world isn’t as perfect as it seems, as audiences will find out at this month’s third-year drama students’ production of Witold Gombrowicz’s Ivona, Princess of Burgundia. More...

From Korea to Costa Rica, Summer Projects Broaden Students’ Horizons For Jihae Hong, the recipient of a 2002 summer grant, bringing music to children in orphanages in her native Korea was a dream come true. She shares her experiences. Also, summer project reports from violists Ed Klorman in Rochester and Jackie Taylor in Costa Rica; cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi in Mexico; and David L. Townsend, in the Big Apple. More...

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