Donald McInnes, Viola

Donald McInnes, Viola

Donald McInnes, viola soloist, has performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras, collaborated with such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Janos Starker, and Yo-Yo Ma, and has recorded for Columbia, RCA, Deutsche Grammophon, and Angel (EMI)....
Almita Vamos, Violin

Almita Vamos, Violin

Almita Vamos and her husband Rolland Vamos have together taught many prominent soloists, members of world-renowned ensembles, and laureates of top international competitions. Almita Vamos is a six-time recipient of the Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award. After...
Csaba Erdélyi, Viola

Csaba Erdélyi, Viola

Csaba Erdélyi is the only violist ever to win the Carl Flesch Violin Competition (1972). He was solo violist on the soundtrack of Amadeus; he has recorded the Bartok concerto with the New Zealand Symphony. Born in Budapest, Erdélyi’s teachers include Yehudi...
Yehudi Menuhin, Violin

Yehudi Menuhin, Violin

Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999) came to international renown with his performance of the Mendelssohn Concerto at age seven, and at fourteen made a now-legendary recording of Elgar’s Violin Concerto. He went on to have one of the most distinguished and varied musical...
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin

Cho-Liang Lin, Violin

Cho-Liang Lin is internationally renowned as a violin soloist, chamber musician, and more recently, an orchestral conductor. He has recorded for Sony Classical, Decca, Ondine, Naxos, and won Gramophone’s Record of the Year and two Grammy nominations. Born in Taiwan in...