S P I R I T U S

S P I R I T U S A world-class chamber music experience in Long Island each June

🥁 Announcing the 4 violin and piano applicants who have been selected to perform in our 2026 Masterclass Series! 🎶- Hend...
05/28/2026

🥁 Announcing the 4 violin and piano applicants who have been selected to perform in our 2026 Masterclass Series! 🎶

- Hendrix Chan, piano | Hunter College Elementary School
- Ria Kang, violin | Juilliard Pre-College
- Yiteng Li, violin | Manhattan School of Music Pre-College
- Sabrina Liu, piano | Paul J. Gelinas Middle School

These four students were selected from a competitive pool of applicants from across Long Island, New York City, and New Jersey, representing some of the highest talent of the next generation. Join us at the Long Island Museum () on June 6 at 2 PM to see these incredible young talents in action! ✨

To learn more about our masterclass series, visit spiritusfestival.org/2026-masterclass (link also in bio).

05/27/2026

Your generosity MATTERS and truly makes an impact! 🙏

Ticket sales cover only about 20% of our total budget, and we rely on the generosity of music-lovers like you to bring the festival to life.

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the Festival and leave a tangible mark on the community in a meaningful way!

🔗 Visit the link in our bio and click on SUPPORT US to make a one-time or monthly donation!

Artistic Director: Eric Tsai

We’re so excited to welcome back to the Festival!Violist SoHui Yun performs as a soloist and chamber musician in the Un...
05/19/2026

We’re so excited to welcome back to the Festival!

Violist SoHui Yun performs as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Asia, and Europe. She won First Prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition. Her other honors include the Special Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the Grand Prize at the Sungjung Music Competition, First Prize at the Dong-A Music Competition, and First Prize at the Music Journal Competition. She is also the recipient of the Music Journal Young Artist Award.
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Recent engagements include solo recitals in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Seoul, and a concerto appearance with the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra at the Staller Center for the Arts following her win at the Stony Brook University Concerto Competition. In Korea, she has presented recitals at venues including Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall, TLI Art Center, Ilshin Hall, Elim Art Center, and KNUA Hall.

An active chamber musician, Yun has collaborated with artists including Miriam Fried, Tabea Zimmermann, Kim Kashkashian, Marcy Rosen, and Steven Isserlis. She has participated in festivals such as Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Music@Menlo, Taos School of Music, Perlman Music Program, Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg, Lucerne
Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Tongyeong International Music Festival, and the PyeongChang Music Festival. She has served as a Faculty Artist at the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival and returns to SPIRITUS Festival this season.

➡️ Read more about SoHui here: https://www.spiritusfestival.org/2026-sohui-yun

We are so pleased to welcome .wuu to the Festival!Praised for his “power, speed and finesse of artists twice his age” (T...
05/14/2026

We are so pleased to welcome .wuu to the Festival!

Praised for his “power, speed and finesse of artists twice his age” (Tribune Star), pianist Elliot Wuu captivates audiences with his colorful tone, sensitive musicality, and emotional depth. A Young Steinway Artist, he was named a 2018 Gilmore Young Artist—one of the most prestigious honors awarded biennially to just two pianists under 22 and is a 2021 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant recipient. Most recently, he was named a laureate of the 2025 American Piano Awards, recognizing him as one of today’s leading young pianists.

Wuu has earned top prizes in numerous international competitions. In 2015, he won First Prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition for Young Artists. That same year, he received Second Prize and the Schubert Prize at the International e-Piano Junior Competition, Third Prize and the Mozart Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, and Second Prize plus the Best Russian Performance Award at the Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition. He is also a 2017 National YoungArts Competition winner, a 2014–2016 Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, and a 2016–2021 member of the Music Teachers’ Association of California Young Artist Guild, the highest distinction for California music students.

​Born in 1999 in Fremont, California, Elliot began his piano studies at age six. He studied with Yoshikazu Nagai at the San Francisco Conservatory Pre-College, with earlier instruction from Jed Galant and Rose Chen, and attended Valley Christian High School Conservatory of the Arts. A recipient of the Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, he earned both his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees under the tutelage of Robert McDonald. In early 2026, Elliot will release his debut album, Onward, under the Steinway & Sons label.

➡️ Read more about Elliot here: https://www.spiritusfestival.org/2026-elliot-wuu

We’re so excited to welcome back to the Festival!Hailed as “expressive… becoming one voice with her chamber music partn...
05/06/2026

We’re so excited to welcome back to the Festival!

Hailed as “expressive… becoming one voice with her chamber music partner” by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, and praised for her “beautiful sound” (Arnaldo Cohen) and “wonderful fingerwork” (Lars Vogt), Singaporean pianist Shu Wen Tay enjoys a multi-faceted identity as a musician.
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Equally at home as a solo pianist and chamber musician, Shu Wen has performed widely in Europe, Singapore and the United States, including prestigious venues such as the Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona, Spain), Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS (New York), and Jordan Hall (Boston, MA). A winner of numerous accolades, she won the First Prize (Open Category) in the 2016 Asia Youth Piano Competition held in Singapore. Since then, her musical journey has taken her to further competitions including the 2025 ARD International Piano Competition, 2025 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Senior String Division), 70th Maria Canals International Piano Competition 2025, and the Madrid International Piano Competition 2023.

She has had the privilege of working with members of the Cleveland and Borromeo String Quartets, and has performed alongside renowned musicians including violinist Ying
Xue and baritone William Sharp, at festival appearances such as YellowBarn and Avaloch Farm Music Residency (Trio Sona). Having an avid interest in music outside of the Classical canon, her ventures have included dabbling in early music, in performances with Red Dot Baroque (Singapore), as well as concerts with the Boston New Music Initiative. Passionate about arts and community engagement, she co-founded SPIRITUS festival, a chamber collective and concert series serving residents of Long Island, NY (Suffolk County), with creative programming in an intimate setting.

➡️ Read more about Shu Wen here: https://www.spiritusfestival.org/2026-shu-wen-tay

04/28/2026

⏰ Don't miss YOUR opportunity to perform on this stage at The Long Island Museum! Featuring world-renowned and dedicated artist-educators Stephen Kim and Elliot Wuu, the Festival's Masterclass Series is open to violin and piano students ages 20 and under. Learn more and apply by May 15th! https://www.spiritusfestival.org/2026-masterclass

We’re so excited that will be joining us this summer! Cellist Sara Scanlon, known for her passionate performances and m...
04/23/2026

We’re so excited that will be joining us this summer!

Cellist Sara Scanlon, known for her passionate performances and musical artistry, is quickly becoming a sought-after talent in classical music. She made her solo debut performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and has performed as a soloist with the Chappaqua Orchestra, Greater New Haven Orchestra, Hamden Symphony Orchestra, and the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra. Sara was featured soloist on NPR’s nationally broadcast program From the Top and served as principal cellist for the Emmy Award–winning Night of Georgia Music on PBS.
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An avid and dedicated chamber musician, Sara has performed at esteemed chamber music festivals including Music@Menlo, SPIRITUS Festival, the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, the Toronto Summer Music Festival, the PyeongChang Music Festival, and the Finckel–Wu Han Chamber Music Program at the Aspen Music Festival. She appears regularly in the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players Music Series, the Fabian Concert Series, the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, the Chamber Orchestra of America with Joshua Bell, and the Rome Chamber Music Festival. Sara also showcases her unique musical voice and resonant sound as a member of the Trio Ariél. ​​

➡️ Read more about Sara here: https://www.spiritusfestival.org/2026-sara-scanlon




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