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Avery Fisher Career Grants
“Musicians of outstanding ability are such an important part of our culture. But they are like flowers that must bloom at a particular time. They have to be helped at the right moments.”
—Avery Fisher
Presented annually, Avery Fisher Career Grants of $25,000 give professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists considered by the Recommendation Board and Executive Committee to have great potential for solo careers. Since 2004, eligibility is also extended to chamber ensembles. As many as five Career Grants may be given each year. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents.
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Avery Fisher Career Grants
Grant Recipients with NEC Affiliations
2024
Balourdet Quartet
Julian Rhee ’22, ’24 MM, violinist
Clayton Stephenson ’23 Harvard/NEC, ’25 GD, pianist
2023
Evren Ozel ’15 Prep, ’21, ’23 MM, pianist
Emi Ferguson ’05 Prep, flutist
2022
Jonathan Swensen ’22 GD, cellist
2021
Geneva Lewis ’20, ’22 AD, violinist
Eric Lu ’13 Prep, pianist
2020
Stella Chen ’16 Harvard/NEC, violinist
Zlatomir Fung ’13 Prep, cellist
2019
Angelo Xiang Yu ’12, ’14 AD, ‘17 DMA, violinist
2016
Alexi Kenney ’15, ’17 AD, violinist
Tessa Lark ’11, ’12 MM, violinist
George Li ’13 Prep, ’19 MM Harvard/NEC, ’22 AD, pianist
2014
Charlie Albright ’11, ’12 MM Harvard/NEC, pianist
Calder Quartet (members include violinist Andrew Bulbrook ’97 Prep and violist Jonathan Moerschel ’97 Prep)
Dimitri Murrath ’08 AD, violist
2011
Caroline Goulding ’13, violinist
2008
Jupiter String Quartet ’06 Professional String Quartet Program
Karen Gomyo ’05 Dip., ’07 AD, violinist
2007
Borromeo String Quartet ’92 AD
Yura Lee, violinist ’05 AD
2005
Priscilla Lee ’07 Professional Piano Trio Program, cellist
2002
Stefan Jackiw ’03 Prep, ’06, violinist
Meng-Chieh Liu, pianist (faculty)
2001
Daniel Lee ’03 AD, cellist
2000
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
1999
Jennifer Frautschi ’94 Prep, ’96, violinist
Max Levinson ’95 AD, pianist
1998
Andrés Díaz ’85 MM, ’87 AD, cellist
Soovin Kim, violinist (faculty)
1996
Christopher Taylor ’00 DMA, pianist
1991
Hung-Kuan Chen ’88 AD, pianist
1989
Allison Eldredge ’17 Prep, cellist
Daniel McKelway ’86, ’89 AD, clarinetist
1985
Peter Zazofsky, violinist (faculty)
1982
Christopher O’Riley ’81 AD, pianist
1977
Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist (faculty)
