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Magalí Toy

Magalí Toy

Cello Session B Fidelity Charitable Chair Born in Guatemala, Magalí moved to Toronto at the age of 2, and at 4, began cello. She has constantly been in an orchestra since she was 7. She completed her Bachelor’s of Music at the New England Conservatory and her...
Martha Sprague

Martha Sprague

Hometown: Seattle, WA Education: Cleveland Institute of Music BM, 2024 Martha Sprague began studying cello at the age of 8 in Beijing, China. Her pre-college music education later moved to Seattle with Mara Finkelstein and Dr. Jared Ballance. Now at the Cleveland...
Shinae Ra

Shinae Ra

Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina Education: Indiana University 21′ BM The Juilliard School 23′ MM Carolee and John Hayes Chair Bio: Shinae has studied with Emanuel Gruber and Peter Stumpf before studying with Natasha Brofsky at Juilliard. Among many...
Trevor Petersen

Trevor Petersen

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Education: University of Nebraska – Omaha, Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance, 2022 Pat and Steve Larson Chair Bio: Trevor began playing cello at the age of 10. In 2016 he won the Omaha Area Youth Orchestra’s concerto competition....
Christine Kao

Christine Kao

Hometown: Chiayi, Taiwan Education: Indiana University Bloomington Jacobs School of Music, Master of Music, 2025 National Taiwan Normal University, Bachelor of Music, 2023 Bio: Christine Kao is pursuing Master of Music degree at Indiana University Jacobs School of...