Clara Lindner

Violinist Clara Lindner has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, at Carnegie Hall, and at the Grand Teton and Aspen Music Festivals. She appears regularly with the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, the Chicago Philharmonic, and plays first chair with Chicago Opera Theater, the World Festival Orchestra, and the Joffrey and Bolshoi Ballets. Ms. Lindner has played for numerous commercial recordings and has participated in Emmy and Grammy award-winning performances with artists such as Celine Dion. She maintains a lively private teaching studio and has been on faculty at the University of Minnesota and Columbia College (Chicago). Ms Lindner trained at the University of Southern California and Northwestern University.

Clara Lindner Plays a Vincenzo Sannino violin, Naples, circa 1910

Carl Johnston

Violinist Carl Johnston is a veteran Chicago performer and educator, having taught privately for the past 30 years at DePaul University, American Conservatory of Music, VanderCook College of Music, and currently his home studio. His performance experiences range from Concertmaster of the Mozart Sinfonia, Associate Concertmaster of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, member of the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta to performing in the Grant Park Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and Ravinia Festival Orchestras. Mr. Johnston received his BM and MM from the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University.

Carl Johnston Plays a Vincenzo Sannino violin, Naples, 1920

Greg Sarchet

Double bassist Greg Sarchet has had an array of musical experiences and training, from studying with his first teacher, jazz luminary Rufus Reid, to receiving his degrees from the Juilliard School, to hundreds of television/radio commercial recordings. His ongoing international exchange efforts have been recognized with two Chicago Artists International Program awards, which sent him to the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria , Hungary, and Great Britain for performances, masterclasses, and archival research for the Vienna Waltz Ensemble. He is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and for over 10 years has served on the faculties of Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Northern Illinois University.

Greg Sarchet Plays a double bass attributed to Claude Pierray, Paris, dating from the 18th Century