Lisa Shihoten

Lisa Shihoten (born January 12, in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese-American violinist and teacher.

A member of the critically acclaimed Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players [ [http://www.jupitersymphony.com Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players website] ] , Shihoten is an active and significant presence in New York City's classical music scene. A graduate of The Juilliard School and Yale University, she made her Avery Fisher Hall debut in 1995 performing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with The Juilliard Orchestra under Kurt Masur. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Shihoten has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, and in Caramoor’s "Rising Stars" series. She has won the Grand Prize at the Marcia Polayes National Violin Competition and the Aspen Music Festival's Nakamichi Competition, as well as top prizes from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and the Seventeen (magazine)/General Motors National Competition. Her former teachers include Dorothy Delay, Masao Kawasaki and Peter Oundjian. She is married to organist Ken Cowan and teaches violin at Princeton University and The Lawrenceville School.

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Raf Ryu (1986-)

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