Geneva LewisViolin Joshua MhoonPiano
About This Performance
Musical America calls Geneva Lewis “clearly one to watch”—something San Francisco Performances audiences happily know already. A BBC New Generation Artist, she is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most sought-after artists. She performs with Joshua Mhoon, an up-and-coming pianist who has received numerous awards and accolades and is in demand on stages around the world.
Program
MOZART: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379
SILVESTROV: Two pieces for Violin and Piano
WEINBERG: Sonata No. 5 for Violin and Piano
WEBERN: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano
STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Artist Information
Performer Biographies
American/New Zealand violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry whose performances speak from and to the heart and who has been lauded for the “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC) and hailed as “clearly one to watch” (Musical America).
Named a BBC New Generation Artist (2022–24), Geneva is also the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant. She was also Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition, winner of the Kronberg Academy’s Prince of Hesse Prize (2021), Musical America’s New Artist of the Month (June 2021), a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence and a YCAT Concordia Artist.
In 2023, Geneva made her BBC Proms debut in the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jaime Martin. Additional collaborations have included the BBC Symphony and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras, the Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmonica de Minas Gerais, Atlanta Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The 2025–26 season sees performances with Kremerata Baltica, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Filharmonia Czěstochowska, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Utah Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, and Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco.
American pianist Joshua Mhoon is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting young artists in classical music today. His exceptional talent was discovered at the age of seven, and despite a comparatively late introduction to music, his passion and rapid progress quickly set him apart. By the age of 15, Mhoon began studies at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music under the renowned Dr. James Giles, Director of Musical Performance. He currently studies at The Juilliard School in New York City with internationally celebrated pianists Emanuel Ax, Yoheved Kaplinsky, and Julian Martin.
Mhoon’s artistry has earned him top prizes in prestigious competitions including The DePaul National Concerto Competition, The Walgreens National Concerto Competition (Junior and Senior Divisions), and the Emilio del Rosario Concerto Competition. In 2023, he was named Silver Medalist at the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition, an award that significantly propelled his career, resulting in major engagements both in the United States and abroad for the 2025–26 season.