Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife who are among the leading violin and viola instructors in the world. Their pupils have become prominent soloists, members of world-renowned chamber groups and orchestras, and laureates of prestigious international competitions. The Vamoses have been recognized at the White House seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the National Endowment for the Arts. They have been honored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on CBS' Sunday Morning News.
Stefan Milenkovich is a Serbian violinist.
Nicolas Koeckert is a German violinist of Brazilian origin.
Frank Xin Huang is a Chinese-born American violinist and teacher. Since 2015 he has been the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. Previous to his position in New York, Huang was the first violinist of the Ying Quartet and a professor of violin and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music, then served as the concertmaster of the Houston Symphony from 2010 to 2015. He has won several international music competitions, most notably the 2003 Naumburg Competition. Huang has concertized widely as a soloist, and his debut recording on Naxos was critically acclaimed.
Nadir Khashimov is a classical violinist who began his studies at the age of 7. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with violinists Pamela Frank and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Previous teachers include Vakhob Khashimov, Sergiu Schwartz and Patricio Cobos. He has been awarded scholarships from the Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation and is also the winner of the Woodruff Award for Excellence.
Aleš Bárta is a Czech Organist.
Václav Hudeček is a Czech violinist. A former student of David Oistrakh, Hudeček's records have sold many copies in the Czech Republic, especially a 1992 recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, certified platinum. Hudeček also runs an annual academy for promising young Czech violinists.
Ivan Ženatý is a Czech violinist.
Esther Yoo is an American violinist of Korean descent.
The Prague Spring International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic.
Erzhan Kulibaev, is a Spanish violinist.
Nancy Zhou is an American classical violinist. She has performed as a soloist in recital and with orchestras throughout the world. Zhou has been a prizewinner in several major competitions, including first prizes in the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition and the 2018 International Music Competition Harbin.
Igor Malinovsky, was born in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) on 6 November 1977. He is a Russian concert violinist and Professor of Violin. Igor Malinovsky received Austrian citizenship as a reward for his artistic services to the country.
Josef Špaček is a Czech solo violinist and the concert master of the Czech Philharmonic orchestra. He plays a violin made in 1855 in the workshop of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
Daishin Kashimoto is a Japanese classical violinist.
Kirill Troussov in Saint Petersburg, is a German violinist and violin teacher based in Munich, Germany.
Richard Lin is a Taiwanese American violinist. He won competitions in Poland, United States, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan. In 2013 he won the first prize in the Sendai International Music Competition. In 2015 he was the third prize laureate in 9th Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover. In 2016 he was the fifth prize laureate in 15th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. In 2018 he won First Prize in 10th International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
Nikki Chooi is a Canadian classical violinist. He is the winner of the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand and Laureate of the 2012 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition. Nikki was a member of the cross-over ensemble, Time for Three, during the 2015/2016 season and subsequently served as Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York for the 2016/2017 season.
Pavel Samiec is a Czech composer and accordionist.
Kristina Fialová is a Czech classical violist. She is a graduate of the Brno Conservatory, the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden.
