Rising Stars
Join Us – In Person Or Virtually!
The Gilmore Rising Stars Series has presented many fine young pianists before their international breakthroughs, offering audiences a chance to hear the leading pianists of the future. Initially presented in 1999 as the Irving S. Gilmore Piano Series, it was renamed the Rising Stars Series the following year.
Rising Stars Series

Sunday, October 08, 2023
Rising Star | Esteban Castro Trio
Wellspring Theater, Epic Center, Kalamazoo
Past Rising Stars Series Artists

Sunday, September 10, 2023
Rising Star | Janice Carissa, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist
Wellspring Theater, Epic Center, Kalamazoo

Sunday, February 05, 2023
Rising Star | Clayton Stephenson, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist
Wellspring Theater, Epic Center, Kalamazoo

Sunday, October 09, 2022
Rising Star | Alexander Malofeev
Wellspring Theater, Epic Center, Kalamazoo

Sunday, February 07, 2021
Virtual Rising Stars | Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Streaming from Wellspring Theater

Sunday, September 20, 2020
Virtual Rising Stars | Mackenzie Melemed
Streaming from Wellspring Theater

Sunday, January 19, 2020
Rising Stars Series | Wei Luo, 2018 Gilmore Young Artist
Wellspring Theater
