MahlerFest XXXV – Festival Artists

Lucas Borges - trombone
Festival Artist Lucas Borges is an Assistant Professor of Trombone at Ohio University (OU) and is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist.
Michael Karcher-Young - Assistant Conductor and pianist
Winner of the Audience Prize at the Leeds Conductors’ Competition for his “electric conducting”, MahlerFest Fellow and Assistant Conductor Michael
Daniel Kelly - trumpet
Festival Artist Daniel Kelly, a native of Charleston, SC, is associate professor of trumpet at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He joined
Nick Pfefferkorn - Breitkopf & Härtel
Nick Pfefferkorn was born in Leipzig in 1976. At the age of 7, he took up playing the trombone and
Leah Batstone - Musicologist
LEAH BATSTONE is a musicologist specializing in the music and philosophical worlds of Gustav Mahler, the transnational culture of the
Peter Franklin - Professor of Music
Peter Franklin retired as Professor of Music at the University of Oxford in 2014; he remains an Emeritus Fellow of
Mario Rivera - Viola
  Mario Rivera is a Honduran-born first-year Viola Fellow at the New World Symphony. Prior to joining NWS, he was
Jeremy Reger - Piano
International pianist and educator Jeremy Reger maintains an active performing, teaching, and coaching career. During the summer of 2020 he
Christopher Gunning - Composer
Christopher Gunning is a prolific British composer with a passion for writing large-scale symphonic works, more intimate concert pieces, and
Gustav Andreassen - Bass
Highlights: Philippe in Don Carlos (Hamburgische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper am Rhein). Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin (San Francisco Opera, The
Michael Baker - Timpani
It is no coincidence for Michael Baker to end up as a career musician as he was surrounded by all
David Korevaar - piano
Hailed for his “wonderfully warm, pliant, spontaneous playing” by the Washington Post, award winning pianist David Korevaar is in demand
Zachary DePue - Concertmaster
Festival Artist and The Indianapolis Quartet first violinist, Zachary DePue has established himself in concert venues around the world delivering
April Fredrick - soprano
Festival Artist April Fredrick is a soprano with a passion for nuance and text which gets to the heart of
Stacey Rishoi - mezzo soprano
Returning Festival Artist, Stacey Rishoi has received critical acclaim on concert stages across the U.S. for the beauty and power
Parry Karp – cello
Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence and Professor of Chamber Music and Cello, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he
Suzanne Casey - violin
Violinist and Festival Artist Suzanne Casey studied as a young musician at the Hereford Cathedral School, and while there was a
Karen Bentley Pollick – violin
Festival Artist Karen Bentley Pollick joined the Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Ensemble in 1999 and champions a wide range of solo
Lauren Spaulding - viola
Dr. Lauren Spaulding, under the alias of @MonochromeViola, has established herself as a rising genre-defying soloist and chamber musician through
Jennifer Hayghe – piano
Pianist and Festival Artist Jennifer Hayghe is an Associate Professor of Piano in the Roser Piano and Keyboard Area at
Hannah Porter Occeña - Flute
Hailed by the New York Times as possessing “rich tone and deft technique,” Hannah Porter Occeña is Assistant Professor of
Daniel Silver – clarinet
Festival Artist Daniel Silver, professor of clarinet at CU, is a versatile performer and teacher whose career encompasses a full
Lydia Van Dreel - horn
Festival Artist Lydia Van Dreel, Professor of Horn at the University of Oregon, joined the faculty in 2006. Prior to