Craig Smith
CRAIG SMITH (1947 – 2007) was both founder and artistic director of Emmanuel Music. For 37 years, Mr. Smith conducted a cantata of J.S. Bach each week as part of the Sunday worship service at Boston’s Emmanuel Church, where Emmanuel Music is the Ensemble-in-Residence. As artistic director, Mr. Smith presided …
Gonzalo X. Ruiz (oboe)
Gonzalo X. Ruiz is one of America’s most acclaimed historical instrument soloists. He has appeared both as principal oboist and concerto soloist with most of the leading period instrument groups in America and has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe under conductors such as Christopher Hogwood, Nicholas McGegan, Jordi …
Augustin Hadelich (violin)
Astonishing audiences with his phenomenal technique and poetic sensitivity, Grammy Award-winner Augustin Hadelich has established himself as one of the great violinists of his generation. Hadelich has performed with every major orchestra in the United States, many on numerous occasions. Worldwide engagements include the BBC Philharmonic/Manchester, BBC Symphony/London, Danish National …
Ursula Oppens
Ursula Oppens is one of the few pianists before the public today who has won equal renown as an interpreter of the established repertoire and a champion of contemporary music. Her performances of music old and new are marked by a powerful grasp of the composer’s musical intentions and an …
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
“Perhaps the most potent female singer of her generation” according to the New Yorker, 2012 Grammy Award Winner Joyce DiDonato entrances audiences and critics alike across the globe. With a voice “nothing less than 24-carat gold” as proclaimed by The Times, she is among the world’s most enchanting performers and …
