Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Trio No. 4 in E major, K. 542 | 1788 |
| Joan Tower | For Daniel | 2004 |
| Intermission | ||
| Ernest Chausson | Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3 | 1881 |
About the Artists
Gregory Lewis
Praised for his brilliant technique and control (Chronicle Journal) and wonderful musical personality (Winnipeg Free Press), Canadian violinist Gregory Lewis enjoys a diverse career as a soloist and chamber musician. Lewis has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Colburn Academy Virtuosi, Consortium Aurora Borealis, and the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra.
Gregory Lewis is a First Prize winner of the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, Canadian National Music Festival, and Yale Chamber Music Competition, as well as a Second Prize winner of the WMC McLellan Competition, Virtuoso e Belcanto Violin Competition, and the Concours de musique du Canada.
His passion for chamber music has led to performances at the Four Seasons, Norfolk, Olympic, and Toronto Summer music festivals. Lewis has performed alongside numerous esteemed artists, including Julie Albers, Nicholas McGegan, Marcy Rosen, Barry Shiffman, and Steven Tenenbom. He holds degrees from the University of Manitoba, Yale University, and the Colburn School, studying with Olga Medvedeva, Oleg Pokhanovski, Chris Anstey, Ani Kavafian, and Martin Beaver.
Mr. Lewis is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Yale University with Ani Kavafian.
Stephen Perkyns
Cellist Stephen Perkyns has performed in chamber music series such as the Colburn Chamber Music Society, won chamber music competitions such as Colburn’s Recovered Voices Competition, and collaborated with artists such as Noah Bendix-Balgley, Desmond Hoebig, Kathleen Winkler, Scott St. John, Paul Coletti, and the Viano String Quartet. Mr. Perkyns has worked under the baton of Larry Rachliff in the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra where he rose to principal cellist. Stephen has given several recitals and been a finalist and prize winner in many regional, state and national competitions, including the 2019 Pasadena Showcase Competition, the 2017 HTMC Ruth Burr Competition, and the 2017 Mika Hasler National Competition.
Mr. Perkyns did his undergraduate work at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music in Houston under the guidance of Desmond Hoebig. After graduating in 2018, he moved to Los Angeles to study with Clive Greensmith at the Colburn Conservatory and received his Masters of Music degree in 2020. He is currently pursuing his Master of Musical Arts degree at the Yale School of Music, where he studies with Paul Watkins.
Carter Johnson
Celebrated for his warm stage presence, compelling musical personality, and provocative repertoire choices, Canadian pianist Carter Johnson is known for making classical music speak to all kinds of audiences with playing described as sincere, communicative, and intelligent, drop-dead gorgeous, and even the greatest thing since sliced bread (Gramophone).
Johnson rose to prominence in his home country when in 2018 he was declared the winner of two of Canada’s most important national competitions, garnering both the grand prize in the OSM Competition and the first prize in the CMC Stepping Stone competition. He was a finalist in the 2025 Van Cliburn International Competition (the first Canadian in history to do so), the first prize winner of the 2025 Dublin International Competition, and the silver medalist in the 2024 Gina Bachauer International Competition. More recently, Johnson placed second overall in the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition.
Johnson has performed with orchestras including the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Utah Symphony, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Americas. Venues in which he has performed include the Maison Symphonique, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Bass Performance Hall, the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y, the Shenzhen Concert Hall, Salle Bourgie, and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall. Johnson maintains a close relationship with Angela Hewitt, who has been an important mentor and chamber music partner ever since first hearing him perform Bach in Leipzig.
Born in 1996 on Vancouver Island, Canada, Johnson began the study of piano at age 5 with Shelley Roberts, with whom he had the privilege of studying both performance and pedagogy for over 12 years. After continuing his studies with Michelle Mares, he completed a Bachelor of Music with Mark Anderson at the University of British Columbia. He then received a Master of Music from the Juilliard School under the direction of Joseph Kalichstein and Matti Raekallio, and continued to the Yale School of Music where he completed a Master of Musical Arts with Wei-Yi Yang. He is continuing studies at Yale where he is currently a post-resident in the DMA program.
Johnson resides in Connecticut with his wife Hannah and their sons Preston and Ambrose, where he maintains a busy schedule as a concert artist. He and Hannah enjoy cooking together, gardening, watching good films, and spending time outside as a family enjoying the beauty of New England.