Speakers

Violinist Emily Acri, 26, was born and raised in Chicago’s Northshore. She completed her undergraduate studies at Indiana University as a student of renowned pedagogue Mimi Zweig.

Tekla Cunningham (baroque violin) leads an active and varied musical life. She is Orchestra Director and concertmaster of Pacific MusicWorks.

Violinist Victoria Parker has been featured both as soloist and concertmaster with numerous orchestras across the US.

Praised by the Seattle Times as “Simply marvelous” and Taiwan’s Liberty Times for “astonishingly capturing the spirit of the music,” violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.