Each year the Lakes Area Music Festival draws over 200 artists from the nation's best orchestras and opera companies. Get to know our 2023 artists!
Christian Reif
Conductor
Music Director
Anastasia Agapova
Violin
Atlanta Symphony
Sabrina Bradford
Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Justin Bruns
Violin
Atlanta Symphony
Cynthia Burton
Violin
Louisville Orchestra
Jessie Chen
Violin
St. Louis Symphony
Autumn Chodorowski
Violin
Kansas City Symphony
Maya Cohon
Violin
San Francisco Opera
Andrea Daigle
Violin
Louisville Orchestra
Melissa Deal
Violin
Indianapolis Symphony
Jeffrey Dyrda
Violin
Winnipeg Symphony
Alexandra Early
Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Adelaide Federici
Violin
Johns Creek Symphony
Chloe Fedor
Violin
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Ann Fink
Violin
St. Louis Symphony
Sarah Grimes
Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Mary Alice Hutton
Violin
Duluth Superior Symphony
Jennise Hwang
Violin
Pacific Symphony
Eunice Kim
Violin
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Miran Kim
Violin
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Jina Lee
Violin
Florida Orchestra
Ji-Yeon Lee
Violin
Milwaukee Symphony
Hannah Linz
Violin
Utah Symphony
Ravenna Lipchik
Violin
Shattered Glass
Allison Lovera
Violin
Milwaukee Symphony
Sarah Silver Manzke
Violin
San Antonio Philharmonic
Kayla Moffett
Violin
Washington National Opera
Kurt Munstedt
Violin
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Ben Odhner
Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Kina Ono
Violin
Colorado Spring Philharmonic
Rachel Ostler
Violin
Atlanta Symphony
Hugh Palmer
Violin
Utah Symphony
Gabriela Peña-Kim
Violin
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Sarah Peters
Violin
Kansas City Symphony
Kumiko Sakamoto
VIolin
Thalea String Quartet
Qianwen Shen
Violin
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Alexandra Switala
Violin
Milwaukee Symphony
Suliman Tekalli
Violin
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Heather Thomas
Violin
Louisville Orchestra
Wyatt Underhill
Violin
San Francisco Symphony
Chase Ward
Violin
Christopher Whitley
Violin
Thalea String Quartet
Natalie Yu
Violin
The Florida Orchestra
Maia Zander
Violin
Malibu String Academy
Steven Zander
Violin
Los Angeles Freelance
Chen Zhao
Violin
San Francisco Symphony
David Auerbach
Viola
Minnesota Orchestra
Olivia Chew
Viola
Seattle Symphony
Alejandro Duque
Viola
Milwaukee Symphony
Kelsey Farr
Viola
South Dakota Symphony
Andrew Francois
Viola
St. Louis Symphony
Lydia Grimes
Viola
Minnesota Orchestra
Benjamin Magruder
Viola
Rochester Philharmonic
Zoë Martin-Doike
Viola
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Linda Numagami
Viola
Fort Worth Symphony
Emily Owsinski
Viola
St. Louis Symphony
Alexander Peña
Viola
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
Deanna Petre
Viola
The Fearless Artist Mastermind
Samantha Rodriguez
Viola
Milwaukee Symphony
Jacob Shack
Viola
Baltimore Symphony
Lauren Spaulding
Viola
Thalea String Quartet
Xiaohan Sun
Viola
Dallas Symphony
Jarrett Threadgill
Viola
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Kurt Tseng
Viola
North Carolina Symphony
Grace An
Cello
Winnipeg Symphony
Titilayo Ayangade
Cello
New York City Freelance
Mark Bridges
Cello
Madison Symphony
Keiran Campbell
Cello
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Jennifer Choi
Cello
Dallas Symphony
Austin Fisher
Cello
Tesla Quartet
Madeleine Kabat
Cello
Milwaukee Symphony
Lachezar Kostov
Cello
Baltimore Symphony
Kevin Kunkel
Cello
Oregon Symphony
Scott Lykins
Cello
South Dakota Symphony
Sonia Mantell
Cello
Minnesota Orchestra
Meredith McCook
Cello
Kansas City Symphony
Peter Thomas
Cello
Milwaukee Symphony
Erik Wheeler
Cello
Minnesota Orchestra
Susie Yang
Cello
Kansas City Symphony
Nils Aardahl
Bass
Kansas City Symphony
Matthew Abramo
Bass
Nashville Symphony
David Connor
Bass
Houston Symphony
Brittany Conrad
Bass
Milwaukee Symphony
Brendan Fitzgerald
Bass
St. Louis Symphony
Andrew Keller
Bass
Utah Symphony
Paul Macres
Bass
Louisiana Philharmonic
Jason McNeel
Bass
Charlotte Symphony
Caleb Quillen
Bass
Kansas City Symphony
Kyle Sanborn
Bass
Minnesota Orchestra
Jennifer Bouton Schaub
Flute
Milwaukee Symphony
Kayla Burggraf
Flute
Kansas City Symphony
William Cedeño
Flute
South Dakota Symphony
Roma Duncan
Flute
Minnesota Orchestra
Brook Ferguson
Flute
Colorado Symphony
Greg Milliren
Flute
Minnesota Orchestra
Ebonee Thomas
Flute/Piccolo
Dallas Opera Orchestra
Kelly Zimba
Flute
Toronto Symphony
Max Blair
Oboe
Pittsburgh Symphony
Jennifer Christen
Oboe
Indianapolis Symphony
Lindsay Flowers
Oboe
Madison Symphony
Kevin Pearl
Oboe
Milwaukee Symphony
Joseph Peters
Oboe/English Horn
North Carolina Symphony
Henry Ward
Oboe
Buffalo Philharmonic
Sam Almaguer
Clarinet
North Carolina Symphony
Anna Brumbaugh
Clarinet
Florida Grand Opera Orchestra
Gabriel Campos Zamora
Clarinet
Minnesota Orchestra
Daniel Giacobbe
Clarinet
Atlantic Classical Orchestra
Tzuying Huang
Clarinet
St. Louis Symphony
Gleb Kanasevich
Clarinet
Ensemble Cantata Profana
JJ Koh
Clarinet
Madison Symphony
Simon Plum
Bass Clarinet
Metropolitan Symphony
Raymond Santos
Clarinet
Kansas City Symphony
Jacob Lemons
Saxophone
Central Iowa Wind Ensemble
Aaron Apaza
Bassoon
North Carolina Symphony
Joshua Elmore
Bassoon
Fort Worth Symphony
Matthew McDonald
Bassoon
Rochester Philharmonic
Emma Plehal
Contrabassoon
South Dakota Symphony
Kai Rocke
Bassoon
Oregon Symphony
Adam Trussell
Contrabassoon
Houston Symphony
Fei Xie
Bassoon
Minnesota Orchestra
Darcy Hamlin
Horn
Milwaukee Symphony
Daniel Hawkins
Horn
San Francisco Symphony
Brett Hodge
Horn
Omaha Symphony
Joshua Horne
Horn
Sarasota Orchestra
Ryan Little
Horn
Atlanta Symphony
Adedeji Ogunfolu
Horn
Pacific Symphony
David Raschella
Horn
Indianapolis Freelance
Dominic Rotella
Horn
Richmond Symphony
Jessica Valeri
Horn
San Francisco Symphony
Sam Dusinberre
Trumpet
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Michael Harper
Trumpet
National Symphony Orchestra
Martin Hodel
Trumpet
St. Olaf College
Anthony Limoncelli
Trumpet
Atlanta Symphony
Amy McCabe
Trumpet
President's Own
Ansel Norris
Trumpet
The Florida Orchestra
Graham Taylor
Trumpet
La Crosse Symphony
Nicholas Platoff
Trombone
San Francisco Symphony
Austin Richardson
Trombone
Louisiana Philharmonic
Samuel Schlosser
Trombone
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Evan Williams
Trombone
Richmond Symphony
Andrew Chappell
Bass Trombone
Minnesota Orchestra
Ilan Morgenstern
Bass Trombone
Vancouver Symphony
Robyn Black
Tuba
Milwaukee Symphony
Joel Alexander
Percussion
Twin Cities Freelance
Nicholas Bonaccio
Percussion
Madison Symphony
Josh Carlson
Percussion
Twin Cities Freelance
Alison Chorn
Percussion
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Stephen Kehner
Percussion
Oregon Symphony
Bradley Loudis
Percussion
President's Own
Maddi Shake
Percussion
Arkansas Symphony
Wesley Sumpter
Percussion
Lineage Percussion
Leo Taylor
Percussion
South Dakota Symphony
Kevin Watkins
Percussion
Minnesota Orchestra
Jason Haaheim
Timpani
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Erich Rieppel
Timpani
Minnesota Orchestra
Min Kim
Harp
Minnesota Opera
Emily Melendes
Harp
Momčilo "Moma" Aleksandrić
Classical Guitar
Tanya Gabrielian
Piano
Boston University Faculty
Mary Jo Gothmann
Piano
Minneapolis Freelance
Will Kjeer
Piano
The Juilliard School
Henry Kramer
Piano
Avery Fisher Career Grant
Robert P. Banks
Tenor
Vanessa Becerra
Julia Bullock
Classical Singer
Thomas Cilluffo
Tenor
Thore Dosdall
Tenor
Kristina Dudley
Mezzo-soprano
Marcus King
Baritone
Ori Marcu
Mezzo-soprano
Felicia Moore
Soprano
Meagan L. Seubert
Soprano
Wayne Tigges
Bass-Baritone
John Taylor Ward
Baritone
Chloe Treat
Opera Director
Ian Silverman
Director
Bretton Brown
Répétiteur & Vocal Coach
Stefano Flavoni
Assistant Conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Jennifer Fok
Lighting Designer
James Rotondo
Set Designer
Beth Goldenberg
Costume Designer
Jeff Andrews
Teaching Artist
Paul Hopper
Artistic Advisor
Los Angeles Opera
Loki Karuna
Artistic Advisor