Artist Profiles

September 13, 2021 by
Born in Orange, California in 1993, violist Tanner Menees is forging an enviable career as a chamber musician. Mr. Menees has collaborated with a range of notable artists, including Martin Beaver, Denis Bouriakov, and Miriam Fried.
August 19, 2021 by
Join us in welcoming sixteen-year-old Ethan Yang to Guarneri Hall NFP's Young Artist/Affiliate Artist Program! Ethan’s desire to pursue a career in music started at the age of eight and he has since achieved first prize in several competitions.
March 29, 2021 by
Venezuelan violinist Jesús Linárez, a Guarneri Hall Affiliate Artist, started his music studies in Venezuela and is now a student of Almita Vamo at the Chicago College of Performing Arts in Chicago.
March 15, 2021 by
Violinist Hannah Christiansen grew up all over the United States and currently lives and works in Chicago.  She earned degrees from Oberlin College, Oberlin Conservatory, and Northwestern University, where she studied with Gerardo Ribeiro, Sylvia Wang, and Milan Vitek. 
March 1, 2021 by
Frank Almond held the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for 25 years. He held similar positions with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic.