Orion’s Bow Trio

PIANO

A native of Mexico, Saul Ibarra relocated to New York in 2019 seeking a deeper understanding of music. In 2023, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Solo Piano from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with pedagogue Solomon Mikowsky (1936-2024). He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at Juilliard as a Kovner Fellow with Lydia Brown. Saul has received prizes in competitions like the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition and the New York Piano Festival & Competition. He has taken masterclasses with Michel Béroff, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Mikahil Voskeresensky, Julius Drake and Helmut Deutsch, among others. Passionate about music in all genres, Saul is an active solo pianist and collaborator with singers and instrumentalists alike. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), Alice Tully Hall, Rudolfinum (Prague), and the main hall of ‘Palacio de Bellas Artes’ (Mexico City). As a soloist, he has performed with some of Mexico’s leading orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra and the Jalisco Philharmonic. Saul is the Artistic Director of ‘Festival de Música Axixic Haus der Musik’.

FLUTE

Described as “without question one of the finest and most dedicated young musicians” by Mike Green, the President of the Grammy Foundation, Nikka Gershman is a 16-year-old flute soloist and composer. Haynes Flutes has invited her to represent the company as a Young Artist. At age 15, Nikka made history as the youngest ever recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, where she joined the studio of Carol Wincenc to pursue her Bachelor of Music degree. She is honored to be a YoungArts National Winner with Distinction, which identifies exceptional new talent to invest in their lifelong careers. Among Nikka's numerous international accolades, the Concorso Internazionale A Tutto Flauto awarded her the Absolute First Prize (Primo Premio Assoluto), and she was the only flutist selected out of 13 winners worldwide by the Classicalia Global PBS Televised Competition. Nikka was a winner of a prestigious Career Grant from the Salon de Virtuosi, and she was a guest performer on NPR’s From the Top, New York’s Classical Music Radio Station WQXR-FM, and The Violin Channel. In August 2023, Nikka was the featured artist on the cover of The Flute View magazine.

CELLO

Ari Peraza-Webb is a Venezuelan American cellist from Cincinnati, Ohio. A 2022 YoungArts Winner, Ari was the first chair of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra for 3 consecutive years and was a member of the Nouveau Chamber Players for six. He made his solo debut at age 12 with the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Michael Chertok as first place winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Jack and Lucille Wonnell Young Artists Concerto Competition. He also performed at the Judson Manor in Cleveland as first place winner of the 2018 and 2020 Cleveland Cello Society Scholarship Competition. In 2021, Ari was selected to perform alongside Tessa Lark and Peter Dugan for a feature on NPR’s “From the Top.” He is a two-time winner of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra Competition, awarded with two solo performances with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, Ari performed with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, and traveled to Kronberg, Germany to perform in Kronberg Academy’s Masterclasses as an active participant. Ari has studied with renowned teachers such as Laurence Lesser, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Steven Doane, Joel Krosnick, Clara Kim, and Richard Aaron.