Meet the Guest Artists
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A Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de Virtuosi, Janice Carissa has “the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist” (Philadelphia Inquirer) and “strong, sure hands” (Voice of America) that “convey a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece” (Chicago Classical Review). Her artistry has been showcased at an array of renowned stages, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Following her Philadelphia Orchestra debut at age sixteen, Janice has since performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh, San Diego, Nashville, Kansas City, Houston, Delaware, Amarillo, Des Moines, Knoxville and Jakarta symphonies, among others. Highlights of the 2026-2027 season include concerto appearances with the Omaha Symphony and Santa Rosa Symphony, solo recitals at Meany Center, CSU Fresno, and Noe Music, and performances with Alexi Kenney at Carolina Performing Arts and Da Camera Houston.
Janice Carissa
Piano
Janice’s passion for chamber music has led her to performances with Bravo! Vail where she was a piano fellow, Newport Classical where she was a 2026 Festival Artist, the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Chamber Concert Series; collaborations with Vadim Gluzman, Miriam Fried, Paul Neuebauer, Lucy Shelton, Marcy Rosen, David Shifrin, Jennifer Cano, Peter Wiley, among other distinguished musicians; and appearances at Marlboro, North Shore, Ravinia, Caramoor, and Kneisel Hall festivals.
Born on July 26, 1998, in Indonesia, Janice left Indonesia in 2013 to enter the Curtis Institute of Music with a full scholarship from Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest, where she was a pupil of Gary Graffman. She went on to earn a Master of Music at The Juilliard School where she studied with Robert McDonald. When away from the piano, Janice is an avid foodie and loves going on strolls with her camera.
Maya Anjali Buchanan
Violin
Recognized for her enchanting performances and exceptional bel canto-like lyricism, East Indian-American violinist Maya Anjali Buchanan is gaining wide appeal as a dynamic young artist with extraordinary musicality. Maya has performed in recitals and as the featured soloist with numerous orchestras through-out the United States, China, and Europe. She has appeared as a guest artist at the Peninsula Music Festival, Harpa International Academy Festival, Brevard Music Festival and made her Aspen Music Festival debut as the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Dorothy DeLay Fellowship Award performing the Glazunov Violin Concerto with the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra. Describing her Aspen performance, Alan Fletcher, President of Aspen Festival writes, “an immensely appealing artist…with a deep musical understanding,… her [Glazunov Concerto] had great beauty of tone” and The Daily Gazette writes"...she played this very romantic work with a deep rich tone, facile technique and a sweetly romantic lyricism” following her 2022 Albany Symphony debut.
At sixteen, Maya captured First Prize in the 2017 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition and made her solo debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. An alumna of the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, she studied with Almita Vamos. She recently graduated with both her bachelor’s and master's degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2025. Maya performs with a c. 1730 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society of Chicago and currently lives and works as a free-lance musician in Philadelphia.
