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Piano:
GIACOMO BATTARINO – Conservatory “A. Vivaldi”, Alessandria
MEGUMI MASAKI – University of Brandon
CONNIE SHIH – Hochschule für Musik Rheinland – Pfalz, Mainz
LEE KUM SING – Vancouver Academy of Music, Visiting Professor at Beijing Central Conservatory
Violin:
TARAS GABORA – Oberlin Conservatory (Emeritus)
LUCIA HALL – Universitaet fuer Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien, Bach Musikschule
NAI YUAN HU – Soloist & Music Director of Taiwan Connection Music Festival
ANNE SHIH – Hochschule für Musik Rheinland – Pfalz, Mainz
PATRICIA SHIH – Borealis Quartet
YUEL YAWNEY – Borealis Quartet
Viola:
ANNE LANZILOTTI – New York University Steinhardt
NIKITA POGREBNOY – Borealis Quartet
Cello:
EMIL ROVNER – Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” – Dresden
MAXIMILIAN HORNUNG – July 4-11 – Concert cellist – * Students who register in the class of Prof. Hornung can either stay until the 13th or continue to study during the second half of the Festival with Prof. Emil Rovner.
SUNG YONG LIM – Borealis String Quartet
Oboe:
ARNALDO DE FELICE – Conservatory “C. Monteverdi”, Bolzano
Special Vocal Masterclass (see VOCAL INSTITUTE):
SUSAN MACLEAN – July 9-19 – Concert and Opera singer
Vocal piano collaborators:
EVERETT HOPFNER – July 14-24
MICHAEL KONSTANTIN – July 4-14
Composers in Residence:
XIAO OU HU
FARSHID SAMANDARI
Quartet in Residence:
BOREALIS STRING QUARTET (Patricia Shih, Yuel Yawney, Nikita Pogrebnoy, Sungyong Lim)
Ensemble in Residence:
MAINZER VIRTUOSI – Mainz
Guest Teacher:
SILVIA ORTEGA LORENZO
Guest musician:
JOSEPH ROSEN, clarinet
Italian Language:
PAOLA BORGHESI – Casalmaggiore (CR)
Collaborative Pianists:
GIACOMO BATTARINO – Conservatory “A. Vivaldi”, Alessandria
EVERETT HOPFNER – July 4-14
ALLA IVANZHINA
ROBERTA ROPA – Conservatory “A. Boito”, Parma
CONNIE SHIH – Hochschule für Musik Rheinland – Pfalz, Mainz
The previous internationally acclaimed faculty include:
Piano: Giacomo Battarino (University of Milan), Roberto Cappello (Parma Conservatory), Jeffrey Cohen (Manhattan School, New York), Jane Coop (University of British Columbia), Marilyn Engle (University of Calgary), Lee Kum Sing (Vancouver Academy of Music), Vassily Lobanov (Hochschule fuer Musik Koeln), Megumi Masaki (Brandon University), Boris Petrushansky (Moscow Conservatory), Mario dell Ponti (University of Milan), Sedmara Rutstein (Oberlin Conservatory), Connie Shih (International Soloist and Chamber Musician), Mikhail Voskresensky (Moscow Conservatory)
Violin: Zakhar Bron (Hochschule für Musik Hannover), Fang Yuan (China Conservatory), Taras Gabora (Oberlin Conservatory), Lucia Hall (Universitaet fuer Musik Wien), Nai Yuan Hu (International Soloist), Nam Yun Kim (Seoul University), Denise Lupien (McGill University), Bettina Mussumeli (San Francisco Conservatory), Lucie Robert (Manhatten School of Music), Dora Schwarzberg (Universitaet fuer Musik Wien), Anne Shih (Hochschule fuer Musik Mainz)
Viola: Roger Chase (Roosevelt University, Chicago), Jody Levitz (San Francisco Conservatory), Rennie Regehr (Royal Consrvatory, Toronto), Andre Roy (McGill University)
Cello: Myung – Wha Chung (Seoul University), Jean-Michel Fonteneau (San Francisco Conservatory), Simon Fryer (University of Toronto), Antonio Lysy (UCLA, Los Angeles), Paul Marleyn (University of Ottawa), Stefan Popov (Guildhall School of Music), Emil Rovner (Hochschule fuer Musik Dresden), Vagram Saradjian (University of Houston), Andor Toth (Oberlin Conservatory), Raphael Wallfisch (Zuerich Winterthur Conservatory and RCNM, Manchester), Tilmann Wick (Hochschule fuer Musik Hannover), Sung – Won Yang (Royal Academy of Music, Yonsei University)
Voice: Elly Ameling (International Soloist), Lelio Capilupi (Parma Conservatory), Claudia Eder (Hochschule fuer Musik Mainz), Linda di Fiore (University of North Texas), Gaelyne Gabora (International Soloist), Brahm Goldhamer (University of Toronto), Lorrain Manz (Oberlin Conservatory), David Meek (Vancouver Academy of Music), Jean MacPhail (University of Toronto), Lucia Rizzi (Parma Conservatory), Donatella Saccardi (Parma Conservatory), Nando Schellen (N. Arizona University)
Composers in Residence: Patrick Carrabre (University of Manitoba), Lutz Dreyer (Hochschule fuer Musik Mainz), Brent Lee (University of Windsor), Sylvia Rickard (Victoria, Canada), Peter Seabourne (Lincolnshire, UK)
Visual Artist in Residence: Sigi Torinus (University of Windsor)
Quartets in Residence: Borealis Quartet, Penderecki Quartet
Conductors in Residence: Phillip Mann (Arkansas Symphony, San Diego Symphony), Gaetano Nenna (Adrian Ensemble), Ondrejs Vrabec (Czech Philharmonic)