FALL/SPRING

GALA AWARDS CONCERT

October 22, 2025 | 7:30 PM

Kosciuszko Foundation

15 East 65th Street

Featuring the following 2025 Career Grant Winners*

*Risa Hokamura, violin and Chaeyoung Park, piano will perform and receive their grants later in the season. Our first composition Career Grant and Commission will also be presented later in the season to composer Elaina Stuppler.

CZECH SERENADE

November 18, 2025 | 7 PM

Bohemian National Hall

321 East 73rd Street

Marketa Janouskova, violin

The Gaia Piano Trio

with guest pianist Alexa Stier

HOLIDAY CONCERT

December 17, 2025 | 7 PM

Hotel Des Artistes

1 West 67th Street

Solomon Ge, piano

Christina Nam, violin

Risa Hokamura, violin (2025 Career Grant Winner)

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

January 28, 2026 | 7 PM

Kosciuszko Foundation

15 East 65th Street

Aurelia Faidley-Solars, cello

Yuval Chen, piano

Chaeyoung Park, piano (2025 Career Grant Winner)

SALUTE TO SPRING

February 26, 2026 | 7 PM

Chelsea Studio

Avery Gagliano, piano

Julia Angelov, violin

SPRING

Three additional concerts are currently being planned for Spring, 2026. In late April / May we plan to present our Musical Soul of Hungary concert in collaboration with the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, followed by our celebrated East Meets West and Summer Song from Japan concerts in May and June. The dates of our Spring concerts will be announced as soon as the schedules of our diplomatic hosts are finalized. We are also planning several Community and Educational Outreach events. Please follow our website www.sdev.org for the most up to date information.

NEW MUSIC COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITIES

Last season the Salon presented a new work by composer Zhou Tian commissioned especially for the Salon and performed by Salon alumna Claire Huangci. This season we are thrilled to continue our initiative to support the creation of new works by creating a new award for works by emerging young composers.

Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new initiative!

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Season Members of the Salon are invited to attend all of our Season concerts. Individual concert ticket information for guests who have not subscribed for the Season will be posted on our website prior to the concert.

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With deepest thanks to the support of our members, benefactors and friends and a generous grant from the

Alphadyne Foundation for enabling us to continue our mission.

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We rely on your generous support to fulfill the Salon’s vital mission of providing encouragement, performance opportunities, and financial assistance to our deserving young artists, which makes such a meaningful impact on the lives and careers of young artists.

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PHOTOS FROM RECENT EVENTS

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

The Salon is dedicated to providing opportunities for our talented young artists to share their gifts with the broader community, as a way of connecting, inspiring and providing comfort and healing. We have found these experiences to be incredibly meaningful to both

audiences and artists alike.

We are excited to be back in the NYC public schools to continue our initiative to introduce young students to classical music and our inspiring young classical musicians. Last season we visited Grant Avenue Elementary School in the Bronx with The Green Room Ensemble and the Ivalas Quartet. Everyone had a great time!

In addition, during the pandemic the Salon partnered with the Aizuri Quartet in co-sponsoring a series of educational videos for young audiences accessible to music teachers and public schools across the country. These episodes are available on their website, which you can access HERE . Be sure to share these jewels with young audiences, teachers, and music lovers everywhere!

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View our 2020-2021 Season Streamed Concerts HERE

Welcome To Our 37th Season!

STREAMED CONCERTS

View our 2021-2022 Season Streamed Concerts HERE

VIEW OUR SEASON BROCHURE

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

We are also thrilled to continue our collaboration with the Mt. Sinai Hospital to bring the uplifting sounds of music to patients, doctors and staff. Last season our alumni presented two concerts at Mount Sinai Hospital West (with Nikka Gershman, flute and friends and the Ivalas Quartet). We plan to continue these important outreach efforts and present four more live events at these venues during the coming season.

View our 2022-2023 Season Streamed Concerts HERE

Thank you for your support for our 2024-2025 Season, which recently came to a spectacular close! We are thrilled to announce the exciting concerts we have planned for our 2025-2026 Season, which are listed below. We hope you will join us on this exciting musical journey!

By subscribing for a Salon season membership, you will be invited to attend an entire season of concerts presented in intimate settings where you will have the chance to hear and get to know exceptional young artists who are destined to become our future “greats.”

Announcing our 2025 Career Grant Winners!

Chaeyoung Park, piano

Ava Pakiam, violin

The Dolphins Quartet

Ana Isabella España, violin

Risa Hokamura, violin

In addition, we are excited to announce that this year we will also be awarding a Career Grant and a commission to the young composer Elaina Rae Stuppler, in collaboration with Luna Composition Lab as part of their Luna Lab @10 celebration.

Congratulations to all our amazing winning artists!