Virginia Native, Brendon Elliott received his BM studying with Pamela Frank and Joseph Silverstein at The Curtis Institute of Music and attained his master’s at The Juilliard School under Sylvia Rosenberg and Ronald Copes, then completed a fellowship with the New World Symphony. He began his violin studies under his mother’s tutelage at the age of three and made his solo debut when he was 10 years old. He was chosen to be featured on NPR’s From the Top at 13. At age 17, Brendon was invited as a guest soloist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra after winning their concerto competition thrice. That same year he received the Achievement Award from the Sphinx Competion and, not long after, toured with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performing Adolphus Hailstork’s Violin Concerto as an opener for Natalie Cole.

Brendon has also soloed with The Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Harlem Chamber Players, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and has performed in orchestras such as the Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Chineke! Orchestra. Brendon is a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and is currently touring as Joseph Bologne’s musical half in Bill Barclay’s play The Chevalier. The New York Times review of The Chevalier wrote, “Elliott lends his silvery tone, superb phrasing and a commanding technique to the Chevalier’s solos.”

Performances hailed as ‘having graceful power…a revelation in musical excellence’ and an ‘unforgettable experience’, pianist Ingrid Keller holds a multifaceted career as a recitalist, collaborative pianist, and teacher. She has performed nationally in such distinguished venues as the Kennedy Center, Symphony Hall in Boston, Jordan Hall, the Banff Centre and Tanglewood, as well as internationally. Recent collaborations have brought her on stage with the Mark Morris Dance group, members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, and alongside such celebrated musicians as Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Leonidas Kavakos, and Joe Burgstaller.

As a chamber musician, Ingrid is equally at home with instrumental chamber music as well as song and operatic repertoire formerly serving on the staff of Indianapolis Opera and Oberlin in Italy. Continually seeking new and innovative projects, she performed a solo rendition of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration in music, dance and fashion for University of Dayton’s ArtsAlive programming. In 2018, Roven Records released her album Evening Hours, songs of Richard Hundley, in collaboration with tenor Jason Vest.

Ingrid serves on the piano faculty at The College of William and Mary and has held positions at University of Dayton, Northern Kentucky University, University of Oregon, and University of Richmond. She holds degrees from Northwestern University (B.M.), and Indiana University (M.M. and D.M.), where she studied under the tutelage of world-renowned pianist, Menahem Pressler.

She is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Belvedere Series, an acclaimed chamber and concert series in Richmond, Virginia.