Jacqueline Schiller
Jacqueline Schiller, pianist, has performed extensively throughout the New York Metropolitan area as a soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Schiller has collaborated with musicians from the New York Philharmonic in their chamber music series at Merkin Hall, the Bruno Walter Auditorium, the Soho Guggenheim, the Roerich Museum, and the Donnell Library in NYC. She has participated in the summer music festivals of Aspen, Tanglewood, and Musicisti Americani in Sulmona, Italy. While living in England from 2003-2006 she performed several recitals including one at St. Martin in the Fields in London. Ms. Schiller was guest soloist with the Martinu Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in a performance of the Martinu Double concerto for piano, timpani and two string orchestras. This concert was subsequently recorded and released on Elysium records. Other solo performances include appearances with the Virtuosi da Camera, the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, the Hoboken Chamber Orchestra, the Wayne Chamber Orchestra, the North Jersey Symphony, the North Jersey Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Orchestra and the Julius Grossman Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Schiller is a founding member of the Alacorde Piano Trio and is a frequent collaborator with The All Seasons Chamber Players. A graduate of The Juilliard School and The Mannes College of Music, Ms. Schiller maintains an abundant private teaching studio and is on the faculty of the Lindeblad School of Music. Ms. Schiller has recorded a solo cd featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Gottschalk. Also, a recording of 3 Beethoven sonatas with her father, Allan Schiller, retired member of the New York Philharmonic, and one featuring works for two violins and piano with both of her parents, Allan and the late Eleanor Schiller. Her other passions outside of the piano are her family, her dog and playing tennis.
George Ng
Violist George Ng, currently studying at The Juilliard School, embodies this prophecy: "A rare artistic talent and a role model for contemporary youth, destined to erupt with dazzling artistry, becoming a radiant Eastern star on the global stage." — Wall Street TV, through his meteoric rise. The Hong Kong-born artist made his Carnegie Hall debut at 19, establishing himself as a musician of profound depth.
Supported by the Hong Kong Philharmonic, George was selected as the only recipient of the orchestra’s Bernard van Zuiden Music Fund, which fully covers his overseas studies at Juilliard. His solo and chamber performances have graced prestigious stages including Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Herbert Zipper Hall and more.
His recent performance as soloist with the Hope College Orchestra earned particular acclaim, from their Michigan tour to their finale in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium. Beyond the concert stage, he was invited to deliver a lecture to share his insights on viola playing and the profound role of music in society. The young artist is in high demand as a soloist across diverse venues.
George is humbled to play on a Kiernoziak viola and Thomas Tubbs bow, kindly loaned by private sponsors. He studies with Molly Carr at Juilliard and is grateful for the guidance of previous mentors including Mathew Lipman, Teng Li and Born Lau.
Kingsley Hsieh
Kingsley Hsieh, a 21-year-old American Taiwanese clarinetist from Taipei, Taiwan, is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School under Professor Charles Neidich. Kingsley is passionate about performing contemporary music. He won the 2023 Soloist Competition at Taipei National University of the Arts and performed Jörg Widmann’s Fantasie in April 2023. Additionally, Kingsley was awarded first prize in the college division of the 2024 Adelphi Concerto Competition and later performed as a soloist with the orchestra.
Kingsley and his wind quintet “F4clarinet” have been invited to perform at various events, playing music from different periods, including Samuel Barber’s Summer Music, Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet, and works by several American composers. “F4clarinet” actively performs annual concerts and consistently produces music-related reels on YouTube and Instagram.
Kingsley began learning the piano at a young age and majored in piano during elementary and middle school. Since high school, he has majored in clarinet while continuing his piano studies. Throughout his youth and into high school, Kingsley participated in numerous piano competitions, played in piano chamber ensembles, is a piano accompanist and has performed in double piano concertos.
Bela Horvath
Hungarian born violinist, Bela Horvath began to play the violin at age 3.
Starting his violin studies with his grandfather, Bela immediately showed outstanding talent for the violin. He won a number of national violin competitions in Hungary, as well as a few international violin competitions in Prague and Vienna.
In 1996, Bela entered the Bela Bartek Conservatory, where he studied with Istvan Kertesz.
Bela won the National Janos Koncz violin competition in Hungary in 1997. In 1999 he entered The 9th International Carl Flesch Violin Competition. As the youngest contestant, he won the 4th prize as well as a special prize for the best interpretation of Miklos Csemicky's Solo sonata.
Mr. Horvath continued his studies at the Franz Liszt University of Music with Miklos Szenthelyi. In 2002, the renowned violinist, violist, and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman invited Mr.Horvath to study with him and his associate, Patinka Kopec, at the Manhattan School of Music in New York city. During his studies in New York, Bela Horvath has worked with world leading violinists and pedagogues such as, Zakhar Bron, Leonidas Kavakos, Jaime Laredo, Gyorgy Pauk, Ruggiero Ricci, Aaron Rosand, and Joseph Silverstein.
Bela Horvath made his debut recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall in 2003. The
debut of his Piano Quartet, Amity Players, was at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall in 2006
The piano quartet released a CD of two piano quartets by J. Brahms for the
Canadian label, Marquis Music. As a soloist and recitalist, he has played many concerts around the world, including Austria, Germany, France, Italy and the USA.
In 2008, he performed with Pinchas Zukerman at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. Mr. Horvath, has performed in Carnegie Hairs Isaac Stern auditorium as a soloist in June 2008. Mr. Horvath completed his BM and MM degrees at the Manhattan School of Music. He has been a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music's Pre-college division program since 2009.
