Risa Hokamura began studying the violin at the age of three, and by the age of ten captured top prizes in competitions in Japan. She first came to international attention upon winning First Prize in the 2018 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions at the age of seventeen, as well as the Tannery Pond Concerts Prize, The Ruth Laredo Memorial Prize, and The Ronald A. Asherson Prize, and the Silver Medal at the 2018 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, where she performed the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

"A master of sound, imagery and dazzling technical skills" - Giselle Brodsky, Miami Intl. Music Festiva
A musician who has been praised as “a moving young poet” (Le Devoir), Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit enjoys a growing international career on the orchestral, recital, and chamber music stages. Noted for his captivating performances, storytelling quality and nuanced musicality, the First Prize winner of the 2019 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions has appeared as a soloist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the San Diego Symphony, Montréal Symphony, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río, Barcelona Symphony, Catalonia National Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Nottingham Youth Orchestra, and American Youth Symphony.

Known for his “soaring flute… where dance and song become possible again” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer), and praised for his “breezily virtuosic” (The New York Times) performances, Anthony “Toney” Trionfo enjoys actively building one of today’s most exciting musical careers. At home in front of an orchestra, Anthony performs frequently as a concerto soloist and has worked with the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edmonton Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, McCall Festival Orchestra, Stockton Symphony, Riverside Symphony, and Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, among others.