Firmly established in her native Israel as an important young musician, violinist Carmit Zori was chosen at age 13 by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation to perform on the international television special "Music from Jerusalem". Two years Inter, at the recommendation of Alexander Schneider and Isaac Stern, she came to the United States to study at the Curtis institute of Music, where her teachers included Ivan Galamian, Jaime Laredo, and Arnold Steinhardt.

Robert Rinehart joined the New York Philharmonic's viola section in September 1992. Mr. Rinehart has an extensive background in chamber music; as a founding member of the Ridge String quartet, be toured extensively in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America beginning in 1979. The quarter was featured on all of New York's major chamber music series as well as the Spoleto, Schleswig-Holstein and Helsinki festivals.

CALVIN WIERSMA, violinist, has appeared throughout the world as a soloist and chamber musician. He is currently a violinist with the Manhattan String Quartet. He has performed numerous solo recitals, including appearances in Boston, New York, and Chicago, and has appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, The Concerto Company of Boston and the Lawrence Symphony, among others. He was a founding member of Meliora Quartet, winner of the Naumberg, Fischoff, Coleman and Cleveland Quartet competitions.

Timothy Cobb appears on stages such as Bargemusic, Bridgehampton, Caramoor, the 92 Street Y, The Boston Chamber Music Society, La Musica Festival (Sarasota, Fla,), Mostly Mozart, The New Jersey Chamber Music Society, and the Great Performers at Lincoln Center series. He is a past participant in the Marlboro Music Festival, has appeared on tour with Musicians from Marlboro and has collaborated with the Emerson and Guarneri Quartets.

Marc Goldberg received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The Juilliard School as a student of Harold Goltzer. This year he joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Bassoon. Upon graduating Juilliard, Marc embarked upon a varied and wide-ranging career that rapidly saw him become one of NY's busiest freelance musicians.

Pianist Mihae Lee has performed extensively in solo and chamber music concerts throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, in concert halls including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Jordan Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Academia Nationale de Santa Cecilia (Rome), Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and National Concert Hall (Taipei). Ms. Lee is an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society, a founding member of the Tempest Trio, and has been a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the New Jersey Chamber Music Society. 

William Purvis, French horn, has performed throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Japan. His solo appearances include the Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Perlada, and Kuhmo Festivals. He is a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet, the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Purvis is involved with original instrument performance with the Amadeus Winds and contemporary music performance with Speculum Musicae.

Clarinetist David Krakauer exudes an emotionally raw yet genial presence, baring a tireless spirit, humor and generosity. His best-selling classical and Klezmer recordings further define his brilliant tone, virtuosity and imagination. Krakauer is in demand worldwide as guest soloist with the finest chamber music groups. This past season he collaborated with the Tokyo String Quartet, the Eroica Trio, the Kronos Quartet, the Lark Quartet, the Mendelssohn String Quartet and the Empire Brass Quintet.