The Music Department at Stony Brook University
The Stony Brook Music Department is home to one of the best music programs and the most prestigious faculty in the country and in the world. It's doctoral program ranks number one in the country in student satisfaction.

The Liszt-Garrison Festival and International Piano Competition
Awareness of the impact of music in society and its ability to elevate and inspire the human spirit has inhabited the hearts of musicians past and present. Franz Liszt’s philosophy has been embraced by the American Liszt Society and is reflected in the Baltimore Washington Chapter bi-annual festival and piano competition. The Chapter’s mission is to encourage the next generation of performing artists by providing a forum for presentations and music making. The event has lured promising young musicians, artists, presenters, and contestants from around the world.

Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: thirty acclaimed recordings produced with Deutsche Grammophon since 1987, eight Grammy® Awards (including two for Best Classical Album, an unprecedented honor for a chamber music group), three Gramophone Awards, the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and cycles of the complete Beethoven, Bartók, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich string quartets in the world's musical capitals.

Stony Brook University

The Academy
The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education—serves post-graduate musicians embarking on their careers.

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall presents close to 200 performances by the world's finest artists each season on its three great stages--the renowned Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, intimate Weill Recital Hall, and innovative Zankel Hall--with offerings ranging from orchestral concerts, chamber music, and solo recitals to jazz, world, and popular music. The venue is also home to over 500 independently produced events each year. Through the work of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, wide-reaching music education programs serve people in the New York City metropolitan region, across the United States, and around the world, playing a central role in Carnegie Hall's commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible.

Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute
Music@Menlo is an internationally acclaimed chamber music festival and institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded by David Finckel and Wu Han, Music@Menlo features unique immersive programming, a roster of world-class artists, and a Chamber Music Institute for emerging and pre-professional musicians.

University of Massachusetts Music Department

University of Massachusetts

Music Academy, Poznan, Poland

The Poznan School of Social Sciences

Ryan Soltis
"I make my instruments with as much passion and care as a fine player brings to their music."