The Score | 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grants Announced

This year’s Avery Fisher Career Grants have been awarded to five musicians: cellists Sterling Elliott and Oliver Herbert, violinists Geneva Lewis and Kevin Zhu, and pianist Eric Lu. Each recipient receives an award of $25,000, to be used for specific needs in advancing a musical career. The Avery Fisher Career grants provide professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists, as well as chamber ensembles, who the program believes to have great potential for major careers. Since 1976, 161 Career Grants have been awarded, and all recipients are currently active musicians. This year’s grants were announced on New York classical radio station WQXR in a virtual ceremony on March 11 hosted by Elliott Forrest. The ceremony featured recorded performances from each of the recipients as well as brief interviews with them. The 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant virtual ceremony is available for on-demand viewing on the Avery Fisher Artist Program website at www.averyfisherartistprogram.org.