Presented annually, Avery Fisher Career Grants of $25,000 give professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists who the Recommendation Board and Executive Committee believe have great potential for solo careers. Since 2004, consideration is also being given to chamber ensembles. Up to five Career Grants may be given each year. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents.
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 Career Grant recipients with NEC affiliations
2024
The Balourdet Quartet
Julian Rhee ’22, ’24 MM
Clayton Stephenson ’23 Harvard/NEC, ’25 GD
2023
Evren Ozel ’15 Prep, ’21, ’23 MM
Emi Ferguson ’05 Prep
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 B.M., '17 A.D., violinist
Tessa Lark '11 B.M., '12 M.M., violinist
George Li '10 Prep, currently in Harvard/NEC program, pianist
2014
Charlie Albright '11 B.M./'12 M.M. Harvard/NEC, pianist
Calder Quartet (members include violinist Andrew Bulbrook '97 Prep, violist Jonathan Moerschel '97 Prep)
Dimitri Murrath '08 A.D., violist
2011
Caroline Goulding '13, violinist
2008
Jupiter String Quartet '06 Professional String Quartet Training Program
Karen Gomyo '05 Dip., '07 A.D., violinist
2007
Borromeo String Quartet '92 A.D.
Yura Lee, violinist '05 A.D.
2005
Priscilla Lee '07 Professional Piano Trio Training Program, cellist
2002
Stefan Jackiw '03 Prep, '06, violinist
Meng-Chieh Liu, pianist
2001
Daniel Lee '03 A.D., cellist
2000
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
1999
Jennifer Frautschi '94 Prep, '96, violinist
Max Levinson '95 A.D., pianist
1998
Andrés Díaz '85 M.M., '87 A.D., cellist
Soovin Kim, violinist
1996
Christopher Taylor '00 D.M.A., pianist
1991
Hung-Kuan Chen '88 A.D., pianist
1989
Allison Eldredge, cellist
Daniel McKelway '86 B.M., '89 A.D., clarinetist
1985
Peter Zazofsky, violinist
1982
Christopher O'Riley '81 A.D., pianist
1977
Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist