Spanning Nations
2018 FESTIVAL SOLOISTS
Week 1
Jaime Amador, violist
Puerto RicoBefore joining the Harlem Quartet in 2012, Mr. Amador has had a successful career as a member of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. In 2007, he won first prize at the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra Solo Competition for his interpretation of Béla Bártok’s concerto for viola and orchestra. Born in San Juan, Jaime Amador began his career at the Children String Program of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. He continued his studies at the Juilliard School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.
Bertita y Guillermo L. Martínez Fellow
Vladyslava Luckenko
Kiev, UkrainePrize winner of the prestigious Tibor Varga, Oistrakh and Andrea Postacchini Competitions, Vladyslava hails from Kiev, Ukraine. Debuting at the age of 11 as a soloist with the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra she has been invited to perform with some of the greatest orchestras in the world including the Ukrainian Radio Orchestra and State Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Orchestra, and the Luzerner Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Orchestra Virtuosi Italiani and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.
Rovira Biscuit Corp. Fellow
Week 2
Ambar Colón, Soprano
Puerto RicoLula & Joaquín Rodríguez Fellow
Melissa Marzán, Soprano
Puerto RicoYoung Artist – Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
Lula & Joaquín Rodríguez Fellow
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Emilio Colón
San Juan, Puerto RicoBorn and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, founder and artistic director, Emilio Colón has brought together an ensemble of 38 extraordinary, international artists and young professionals to promote peace, unity and education throughout Puerto Rico
We must all work to make the world worthy of its children. ~Pablo Casals
Artists From 9 Nationalities
Australia
Japan
Taiwan
Bulgaria
Puerto Rico
Ukraine
Germany
Spain
USA
2018 GUEST ARTISTS
Jaime Amador – Viola
Harlem Quartet
Puerto Rico
Bertita y Guillermo L. Martínez Fellow
Aaron Chang – Violin
Young Artist – Boston Conservatory
Taiwan
Familia Colón Bacó Fellow
Cara Elise Colón – Cello
Chamber Artist
United States
Rebecca Hang – Violin
Felici Piano Trio
Germany
Amy Iwazumi – Violin
Chamber Artist
Japan
Theodore Kuchar – Viola
Director, National Symphony of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Rong-Huey Liu – Oboe
Recording Artist – Reno Chamber Orchestra
Taiwan
Vladyslava Luchenko – Concertmistress
International Concert Artist
Ukraine
Rovira Biscuit Corp. Fellow
Rosa Ortega – Viola
Young Artist – Temple University
Puerto Rico
Reliable Fellow
Joel Pagan – Viola
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Puerto Rico
Kolio Plochkov – French Horn
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Bulgaria
Jesús Ramos Morales – Oboe
Young Artist – CMPR
Puerto Rico
Dr. José Raul Montes Fellow
Rafael Rishik – Violin
New Hollywood String Quartet
United States
Susan Rishik – Violin
LA Chamber Orchestra
United States
José Colón Robles – French Horn
Young Artist – CMPR
Puerto Rico
Herrans Group Merrill Lynch Fellowship
Caroline Samuels – Bass
Young Artist – Eastman School of Music
United States
Familia Colón Bacó Fellow
Brian Schuldt – Cello
Felici Piano Trio
United States
Maria C. Firpi & Segundo Cardona Fellow
Sophia Schuldt – Violin
Young Artist – California State University Northridge
United States
Javier Torres – Violin
Young Artist – CMPR
Puerto Rico
Shirley Givens Memorial Fellow
John Vaida – Violin
Mansfield University
United States
Carlos Valbuena – Violin
Young Artist – Indiana University
Spain
Anonymous Sponsor Fellow
James VanDemark – Bass
Soloist, Eastman School of Music
United States
Clara Vazquez – Violin
Young Artist – Indiana University
Spain
D’Addario & Co. Fellow
Diana Wuli – Cello
Young Artist – Indiana University
Australia
Sajo y Chiqui Foundation Fellow
Cecille Blondet Passalacqua & Irving Faccio Fellow
