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Emanuel Ax

22 concerts

Born in Lvov, Poland, Emanuel Ax is a classical pianist known for chamber music and collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma. He won the 1974 Arthur Rubinstein Competition and the 1979 Avery Fisher Prize, and earned Grammy wins for his Haydn piano sonata cycle.

Yo-Yo Ma

11 concerts

Paris-born cellist Yo-Yo Ma broke through with 1983’s J.S. Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites. Founder of the Silk Road Ensemble, he’s known for cross-genre collaborations, winning 18 Grammys, including 2017’s Sing Me Home.

Leonidas Kavakos

1 concert

Athens-born violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos won the International Sibelius Competition (1985). His 1990 Sibelius Violin Concerto recording earned Gramophone’s Concerto of the Year. He has toured widely and recorded with Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma.