2024 Instrumental Faculty
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Heifetz Chamber Music Seminar
Shmuel Ashkenasi
Curtis Institute of Music; Bard College Conservatory
Ralph Kirshbaum
USC Thornton School of Music
Borromeo String Quartet
Chamber Music Coaches/Ensemble in Residence
New England Conservatory
Chamber Music – Senior Division
Chamber Music Studio A
Lawrence Dutton
Stony Brook University; Mercer University
Martha Strongin Katz
New England Conservatory
Kristopher Tong
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Melissa Reardon
New England Conservatory; Borromeo Quartet
Chamber Music Studio B
David Geber
Manhattan School of Music
Melissa Reardon
New England Conservatory; Borromeo Quartet
Yeesun Kim
New England Conservatory
Kristopher Tong
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Violin – Senior Division
Violin Studio I
Kyung Sun Lee
Seoul National University; Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Mark Kaplan
Jacobs School of Music; Indiana University
Kristopher Tong
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Judith Ingolfsson
Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Violin Studio II
Kyoko Takezawa
Toho Music School; Tokyo College of Music
Nicholas Kitchen
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Francesca de Pasquale
Oberlin Conservatory; Juilliard Pre-College
Grigory Kalinovsky
Indiana University; Jacobs School of Music
Violin Studio III
Yoo Jin Jang
Eastman School of Music
Nicholas Kitchen
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Ilya Kaler
Cleveland Institute of Music / Tempest Trio
Shmuel Ashkenasi
Curtis Institute of Music; Bard College Conservatory
Hagai Shaham
Buchman/Mehta Academy, Tel Aviv University; Stony Brook University
Violin Studio IV
Itamar Zorman
Eastman School of Music
Patinka Kopec
Manhattan School of Music
Danny Phillips
The Juilliard School; Orion Quartet
Ivan Chan
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Viola – Senior Divison
Viola Studio I
Michael Klotz
Florida International University; Amernet String Quartet
Paul Neubauer
The Juilliard School; Mannes College
Caroline Coade*
University of Michigan School of Music
Marcus Thompson*
New England Conservatory
Michael Casimir
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Viola Studio II
Martha Strongin Katz
New England Conservatory
Atar Arad
Jacobs School of Music; Indiana University
Melissa Reardon
New England Conservatory; Borromeo Quartet
Nicholas Cords
New England Conservatory
Marcus Thompson*
New England Conservatory
Cello – Senior Division
Cello Studio I
Clara Kim
Columbia University; Juilliard School
Hannah Roberts
Royal Academy of Music, RNCM (Manchester)
Colin Carr
Stony Brook University
Yeesun Kim
New England Conservatory
Cello Studio II
Hannah Roberts
Royal Academy of Music, RNCM (Manchester)
Ralph Kirshbaum
USC Thornton School of Music
Amit Peled
Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins
Rosemary Elliot
Eastman School of Music
Steven Doane
Eastman School of Music
Chamber Music – Junior Division
Christian Tremblay
Chamber Music Studio A (Session I)
The Peabody Preparatory at Johns Hopkins University
Eunghee Cho
Chamber Music Studio A (Session II)
University of Houston Moores School of Music
Luther Warren*
Chamber Music Studio B (Session I)
Merrimack College
Noémie Raymond-Friset
Chamber Music Studio B (Session II)
Duo Cavatine
Nicholas Kitchen
Chamber Music Studio C (Session I)
New England Conservatory; Borromeo String Quartet
Yi Qun Xu
Chamber Music Studio C (Session I)
The Juilliard School Pre-College
Li-Mei Liang*
Chamber Music Studio C (Session II)
New England Conservatory, NEC Preparatory School
Violin/Viola – Junior Division
Wanchi Huang
Violin Studio I (Session I & II)
James Madison University School of Music
Chloé Kiffer
Violin Studio I (Session I)
Manhattan School of Music; University of North Texas
Caeli Smith
Violin Studio II / Viola Studio I (Session I)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Bela Horvath
Violin Studio II / Viola Studio I (Session II); Violin Studio III (Session I)
Manhattan School of Music – Precollege
Rebecca Henry
Violin Studio III (Session II)
Peabody Conservatory; Peabody Preparatory
Francesca de Pasquale
Violin Studio IV (Session I)
Oberlin Conservatory; Juilliard Pre-College
Desirée Ruhstrat
Violin Studio IV (Session II)
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music; The Lincoln Trio
Cello – Junior Division
Yi Qun Xu
Cello Studio I (Session I & II)
The Juilliard School Pre-College
Yeesun Kim
Cello Studio I (Session I)
New England Conservatory
Julia Lichten
Cello Studio II (Session I)
Manhattan School of Music
Andrew Mark
Cello Studio II (Session II)
Boston Conservatory / New England Conservatory Preparatory Division
Collaborative Piano Faculty
Yandi Chen
New England Conservatory
Rohan De Silva
The Juilliard School
Allison Freeman
Peabody Conservatory; Artistic Director – Stretto Chamber Music Series
Beilin Han
Heifetz Institute Piano Faculty Coordinator; Artist Collaborator at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Jamila Tekalli Hanner
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Elizabeth Hill
Meraki; Balance Campaign; Symphony Number One
Tae Kim
New England Conservatory
Sheng-Yuan Kuan
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
Seonmi Lee
Colburn School; USC Thornton School of Music
Yoon Lee
The Juilliard School; SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music
Yadi Liang
New York Music School
Esther Lim
Conservatory of Music at Purchase College
Hsiao-Ying Lin
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Lynne Mackey
Mary Baldwin University
Jessica X. Osborne
Longy School of Music of Bard College; Third Street Music Settlement
Simon Parkin
Royal Northern College of Music
Greg Ritchey
Palm Beach Opera; Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony
Miki Sawada
Gather Hear Tour
Jingxuan Zhang
Duke University