John Chen, pianist

John Chen, pianist

Pianist John Chen (video link), called a “brilliant and flamboyant pianistic virtuoso” is one of the most striking new piano talents on the international scene today. Born in Oslo, Norway of Chinese parents, he made his orchestral solo debut at the tender age of 12 with the Valdres Festival Summer Symphony. Currently a masters degree student at the New England Conservatory of Music, John Chen has soloed with the Brussels Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Oslo Symphony Orchestra, and the Trondheim Symphony. Winner of many international piano competitions, Mr. Chen has concertized in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Africa, and the U.S.A. He has performed at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg, the Margess International Music Festival in Switzerland, the Aspen Music Festival in the U.S., and at the Meisterkurs fur Klavier in Hannover, Germany.


Perri Montane, soprano

Perri Montane, soprano

Perri Montane is one of Atlanta’s most talented and versatile sopranos praised by critics and audiences for her “rich vocal timbre and expressive acting.” A graduate of New England Conservatory in Boston and district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Auditions, Ms. Montane has sung with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Capitol City Opera of Atlanta, the St. Petersburg Opera of Florida, and the Asheville Lyric Opera. In her debut with the LSO, she will interpret Mozart’s challenging “Come scoglio” from Cosi Fan Tutte and Wagner’s “Dich teure Halle” from Tannhauser.

Zachary Mansell, cellist

Zachary Mansell, cellist

Zachary Mansell a native of Roswell, Georgia is currently working on his Masters Degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he recently performed Dohnanyi’s Piano Quintet as the only student with faculty members to a standing ovation. Mr. Mansell is the 2011 winner of the Cleveland International Cello Society Competition. He has worked with such esteemed conductors as Leonard Slatkin and Christoph Eschenbach and performed at the Holstein Music Festival in Germany, Round Top International Festival in Texas, and the Indiana University Summer Festival.