Participants are a select group of professionally oriented, advanced students of violin, viola, cello, and piano, 18 to 29 years of age. The Taos School of Music has a non-discriminatory admissions policy, admitting talented students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin. The artists-in-residence of the Taos School of Music provide our young artists with the highest level of coaching and also provide Taos audiences with the finest chamber music.
Highlights and features
- Strings, Cello, Viola, Violin, Piano
People
Robert McDonald
Artistic Director & Pianist
Pianist Robert McDonald has played extensively as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and Latin America, and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern, as well as other celebrated instrumentalists.
Thomas Sauer
Pianist
Pianist Thomas Sauer is highly sought after as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. A frequent collaborator with the renowned instrumentalists Midori and Colin Carr, some of Mr. Sauer’s recent appearances include concerto performances with the Quad-City Symphony and Greenwich Village Orchestra; solo performances at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium), Merkin Concert Hall, and St. John’s College, Oxford
Michael Tree
Violist
Violist Michael Tree, who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1954, was a scholarship student at the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Efrem Zimbalist, Veda Reynolds, and Lea Luboshutz. He has appeared as violin and viola soloist with the Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New Jersey, and other major orchestras, and has also participated in leading music festivals, including Marlboro, Tanglewood, Casals, Spoleto and Israel.
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