Meet the Incredible Musicians of the 2025 NEXUS Festival

If you’ve never been to a NEXUS Chamber Music Festival event, you’ve been missing out on something special. Not only are the NEXUS artists incredible musicians, their love for interacting with their audiences makes for a warm and dynamic experience that goes beyond the typical concert. Our intimate setting makes for an immersive experience that connects performers and listeners more deeply and viscerally than would ever be possible in a traditional concert hall. That personal connection continues into the post-concert reception, where audience members and performers eat, drink, and socialize together in a setting that feels like a get-together among friends. It’s the perfect chance to meet the talented NEXUS performers and get to know them inside and outside their musical lives.

You can learn more about the professional lives of the seven artists appearing in this year’s NEXUS Festival by following the links below. But musicians are people, too, with interests and talents that aren’t limited to music. If you’re looking for conversational icebreakers at this year’s event, consider these tidbits that might not be in their official bios:

• Violist Ramón Carrero-Martínez is an incurable salsa dancer
• Violinist Katie Hyun is committed to social justice and works to raise awareness of voters’ rights
• Violinist Miho Saegusa is a big fan of farmers’ markets
• While on tour, cellist Gabriel Cabezas likes to seek out new gastronomic experiences
• Cellist Alexander Hersh is a serious student of standup comedy
• Violist Brian Hong is a passionate and devoted coffee nerd
• Bass-Baritone William Socolof is new to all of us so we can get to know him together

The 2025 NEXUS Chamber Music Festival will take place on August 8 and 12 at Guarneri Hall and August 13 in Winnetka. Tickets are still available, but are selling fast. Be sure to reserve your seats today to hear these dazzlingly talented musicians in action. Then head to the reception after the show to learn more about Salsa dancing, stand-up comedy, farmers’ markets, and specialty coffee from a group of performers who are as gracious and engaging as they are gifted.