Recipient of a prestigious 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant - the only early music specialist in the respected program’s history - and Grand Prize winner of the inaugural Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition, violinist Rachell Ellen Wong is a rising star on both the historical performance and modern violin stages. Her reputation as one of the top historical performers of her generation has resulted in appearances with renowned ensembles such as the Academy of Ancient Music, Jupiter Ensemble (led by lutenist Thomas Dunford), Bach Collegium Japan, Les Arts Florissants, and others. Equally accomplished on the modern violin, Rachell made her first public appearance with Philharmonia Northwest at age 11 and has since performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Panamá and the Seattle Symphony. Rachell made her conducting debut with the Seattle Symphony in 2020 when she directed Vivaldi’s Four Seasons from the violin. Alongside acclaimed keyboardist David Belkovski, Rachell is co-founder of her ensemble Twelfth Night, based in NYC. She also serves as concertmaster of Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and is on faculty at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival in Sonoma, CA. 

Highlights of Rachell’s 2022-2023 season include Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Auburn Symphony (WA), Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Richmond Symphony (IN), and appearances at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances and the Edinburgh International Music Festival. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Rachell holds degrees from the Juilliard School, Indiana University, and the University of Texas at Austin. Rachell performs on a violin made in 1953 by Carlo de March, and a baroque violin from the school of Joachim Tielke ca. 1700. For more information, please visit rachellwong.com.

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, David Belkovski’s journey as a musician has taken him from early ventures into Balkan folk music to the vibrant beginnings of a career, performing regularly on harpsichord, fortepiano, and modern piano. First prize winner of several international and national competitions, including the 2019 Sfzp International Fortepiano Competition, David has been recognized for his artistry on both historical and modern keyboards.

David made his Lincoln Center debut in 2019 as fortepiano concerto soloist with the American Classical Orchestra/Tom Crawford as well as with Juilliard415/Monica Huggett. David will be joining Musica Angelica as concerto soloist in early 2022.

David is fast building a reputation as a director from behind historical keyboards, engaged in 2021 as Assistant Conductor to Gary Wedow for Handel’s Teseo, a Juilliard production. More recently, he has served as Assistant Conductor for a production of Luigi Rossi’s Orfeo and a production of Handel’s Radamisto by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, working with music directors Avi Stein and Richard Egarr, respectively. In June of 2021, David directed a performance of his commissioned work Chaconne, written for Juilliard’s renowned period ensemble. 

David’s recent collaborations include performances with tenor Nicholas Phan, soprano Mireille Asselin, and countertenor Reggie Mobley. In addition to ensemble playing, David has performed solo works on harpsichord across Italy and at the Marquês de Pombal Palace in Oeiras, Portugal. To learn more about David, visit davidbelkovski.com.