Members

Piano 

Jacob Savransky is a New York City based pianist and music educator. Currently on faculty with the Manhasset School of Music, he also maintains his own private studio. A finalist in multiple competitions, most recently, Mr. Savransky won honorable mention in the Puerto Rico International Piano Festival Competition 2017. As an avid solo and chamber musician, he has attended Festivals, including:  Castlenuovo di Garfagnana, Virtuoso Bel Canto and Adamant, and performed locally and internationally in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He has performed in masterclass with Richard Goode, Robert McDonald, Evelyn Crochet, Ann Schein, Boris Berman and Wei-Yi Yang among others. Mr. Savransky received his Bachelor's Degree  in 2017 from Mannes the New School for music and his Master's degree from Mcgill University in 2020.

Violin

Yukiko Kuhara began violin studies at the age of ten in Nagasaki, Japan . In 2014, Yukiko won Art-Chef’s first ever competition, and performed Mendelssohn violin concerto with the Boston Chamber Orchestra during its Japanese tour. She was also a National Finalist of the 24th Japan Classical Music Competition in 2014. 

She has participated in ͞Youth and Muse͟ Boston international Summer Music Festival, Across Fukuoka Violin Seminar, Okhotsk Monbetsu Music Seminar, Nagasaki Ojika International Music Festival, Nara international Music Seminar, Akiyoshidai Music Academy, Meadowmount School of Music, Round Top Music Festival and Sarasota music festival. In 2018, she performed Bruch violin concerto with Queensboro symphony orchestra; and in 2019, Yukiko appeared  WQXR weekly radio show Young Artists showcase. Her past teachers include Takako Yamazaki, Seiji Kageyama, Katsuya Matsubara, Asuka Sezaki, Sally Thomas, Wen Qian and Jennifer Koh. 

Yukiko received her Bachelor’s degree from Mannes the New School for Music in 2020 where she was a concertmaster in their 2019-2020 season.

Cello

American cellist Mark Edward Serkin is a Master of Music graduate from the  Mannes School of Music in New York City. He studied with the internationally renowned cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, former cellist of the renowned Kronos Quartet.  Mark was  principal cellist of the Mannes Orchestra.  He has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and various other venues.  Mark received his bachelor’s degree with honors in cello performance at Mannes School of Music, class of Barbara Stein Mallow, a celebrated chamber musician and teacher.

His earlier achievements include the second place in the Korean Radio Broadcasting New York International Music Competition and the Gold Winner place at the National Young Musicians Showcase Competition (2013).  Mark was awarded with the opportunity to play at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Merkin Concert Hall, New York.  

Mark has participated in many festivals such as NY Phil Biennial, Kinhaven Music School, Meadowmount School of Music, Manchester Music Festival, Taconic Music, Luzerne Music Center, and the National Orchestra Institute and Festival, where he was recorded for the Naxos label in 2015 and 2016 albums.  In April 2017, Mark was a featured artist on the Classic FM Radio in London.

Mark is a cello and chamber music coach for the Face the Music program and cello faculty for Opus 118 Harlem School of Music, both affiliated with Kaufman Music Center in New York City. 

Mark has performed in solo and chamber master classes for artists such as Steven Isserlis, Philippe Muller, Sharon Robinson, Timothy Eddy, Robert DeMaine, Jonathan Spitz, Peter Stumpf, Julia Lichten, Gloria dePasquale, Stefan Milenkovich, Kronos Quartet, Horszowski Trio, and the Miró Quartet.  His main mentors include Hans Jørgen Jensen and Vladimir Panteleyev (cello performance), Todd Phillips (chamber), Nancy Wilson (baroque chamber).