About the performers

› Ricardo Morales: The principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra was previously principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has performed as guest principal clarinet with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and with the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to performances that have taken him to major venues around the world, he serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Temple University and the Curtis Institute of Music.

› Miró Quartet: One of the world’s most celebrated string quartets, the Austin, Texas-based ensemble features founding member Daniel Ching (violin), William Fedkenheuer (violin), John Largess (viola) and founding member Joshua Gindele (cello). The New Yorker has hailed the quartet as “furiously committed,” and the Cleveland Plain-Dealer noted the musicians’ “exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity.” › Gloria Chien: She began playing piano at age 5 in her native Taiwan. A Steinway artist, she has earned a reputation as a “a coat-of-many-colors pianist.” She is artist-in-residence at Lee and has been a member of the music faculty since 2004. She is the director of the Chamber Music Institute at Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival and institute in the San Francisco Bay area and has participated there for 10 years. She has been a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2012 and was recently named co-artistic director with Soovin Kim of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vt.