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Name	Rishi Bhattacharyya
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Country of permanent residence (address)	United States Map It
Country where currently studying	United States Map It
Phone Number	8148528578
Age	17
Of what nation(s) are you a citizen?	United States of America
A brief biography:	Rishi Bhattacharyya is an oboe and English horn player currently finishing his studies at State College Area High School. He will join the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) for its 2026 European tour. His ensemble experience includes the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Interlochen Art Camp's World Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the 2025 NAfME All-Eastern Orchestra,. Rishi has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, and Heinz Hall under conductors including Cristian Măcelaru, Louis Langrée, Matthias Pintscher, and Karina Canellakis. A 2025 Interlochen Orchestral Scholar and NPR "From the Top" finalist, he studies with Andreas Oeste of the Harrisburg Symphony, with additional instruction from Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida.
Select a Category	Oboe
Masterclasses
Oboe	Peter Cooper - Brahms in Professional Oboe Auditions Nicholas Daniel - Metamorphoses after Ovid Galit Kaunitz - Solo Recital Repertoire for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Chamber Music Ensembles	IDRS Chamber Music Membership Committee A Coaching opportunity open to chamber ensembles composed of students, avocational players, and/or emerging professionals of any age or educational level.
Workshops / Interactive Classes
Bassoon	Fernando Traba - Workshop: Interactive class for avocational bassoonists
Please give your order of preference for all classes you'd like to be considered for. You may be selected to participate in a class that is not of your first choice.	Peter Cooper Nicholas Daniel Galit Kaunitz
Proposed repertoire for the masterclass:	Brahms Violin Concerto and 1st Symphony excerpts; Britten Metamorphoses, Slavicky Suite for oboe and piano.
Confirmation Deadline	I will confirm my participation and register for the IDRS 2026 conference by May 15, 2026. Failure to do so will cause me to lose my place to applicants on the reserve list.
Registration Requirement:	I understand I will need to register for the conference if I am accepted. Click here to register for IDRS 2026
Requirement: IDRS Membership	I am a current IDRS member (Join IDRS here)
Recording release agreement: (Required for participation)	I hereby authorize the release of my performance at the IDRS 2026 conference for non-commercial use by conference attendees and IDRS members. This includes audio recordings and video recordings for the IDRS archives and website.