The fellowships, which are expected to be announced on Tuesday, are for “young artists of exceptional promise,” and include grants of $50,000 a year for up to two years. The fund maintains partnerships with several schools and arts organizations – among them, the Metropolitan Opera, the Yale School of Drama, the New England Conservatory of Music, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Ballet Theater – which recommend potential recipients of the fellowships.
Francesca dePasquale, a violinist from a family of string players (her mother is a cellist with the Philadelphia Orchestra; her father was that ensemble’s concertmaster for many years), who is currently Itzhak Perlman’s teaching assistant at the Juilliard School, where she is completing her master’s degree.
