Lavinia Pavlish (violinist of Balcony Bar favorite Rock Paper Scissors) is a dynamic New York City-based violinist whose career spans orchestral, chamber, film, and television. Music of Bach, Vivaldi, Bartók and Farris.

Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL (your House Band!), as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers — Marcelo Zarvos, Ulysses Owens Jr., and Hye-Kyung Lee.

Amadi Azikiwe — violin
Kirsten Jermé — cello
Jas Ogiste — piano
The Harlem Chamber Players, Inc. is an ethnically diverse collective of professional musicians dedicated to bringing high-caliber, affordable, accessible live music to people in the Harlem community and beyond. THCP promotes arts inclusion and equal access to the arts, bringing live music to underserved communities and fostering shared community arts and cultural engagement. Music by Price, Moore, Coleridge-Taylor and Schubert.

Ralph Farris — viola
Dorothy Lawson — cello
Corin Lee — violin

Three members of ETHEL—your Balcony Bar Café House Band—offer an intimate set that moves fluidly between the classical canon and the group’s own genre-busting repertoire.

Known for its adventurous, collaborative spirit, ETHEL brings a mix of precision, spontaneity, and stylistic range to this intimate trio format. Music by J.S. Bach, Corin Lee, Kip Jones, Dorothy Lawson, and Ralph Farris.

Ralph Farris — viola
Kip Jones — violin
Dorothy Lawson — cello
Corin Lee — violin

Your House Band returns in full force. ETHEL—hailed as “indefatigable and eclectic” (The New York Times)—blends classical virtuosity with a fearless, genre-fluid approach.

Expect a high-energy set of the group’s signature music alongside favorites from their extended creative circle, from Philip Glass and Mary Ellen Childs to Marcelo Zarvos and Ron Carter—performed with the immediacy and connection that define ETHEL’s ongoing residency at The Met.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, violinist Caitlin Kelley is the founder and artistic director of the Cannon Beach Music Festival. She is a member of the GRAMMY-nominated modern music collective Wild Up and a frequent performer with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera.

Pianist and keyboardist Jake Sele is a multi-passionate performer whose work spans classical, jazz, Latin, funk, and avant-garde styles. Recent appearances include major festivals in Italy, Austria, and Germany, as well as performances as a featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. His band Jazz Overhaul won the 2024 Golden Ear Award for Best Alternative Jazz Group.

Together, they present a program ranging from classical repertoire to jazz standards, including works by Lili Boulanger, Germaine Tailleferre, and George Gershwin.

Nicoleta Savvidou is a Boston-based Cypriot pianist internationally recognized for her refined virtuosity, expressive depth, and distinctive artistic voice. She performs across Europe and the United States, appearing at venues including Villa Senar, the Opernhaus Zürich, La Grange au Lac, Harvard University, and the historic Birthplace of Aphrodite. This performance marks her debut at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with music by Rachmaninoff, Granados, Villa-Lobos, Beethoven, and Liszt.