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...
Davis Brooks, Violin

Davis Brooks, Violin

Davis Brooks is Professor of Violin at Butler University, Interim Concertmaster of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and a founding member of the Chicago 21st Century Music Ensemble and the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. He was a member of the Mostly Mozart...
Donald McInnes, Viola

Donald McInnes, Viola

The late Donald McInnes, viola soloist,  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 recorded for Columbia, RCA, Deutsche Grammophon, and Angel (EMI)....
Takako Nishizaki, Violin

Takako Nishizaki, Violin

Takako Nishizaki won Second Prize (behind Itzhak Perlman) at the Leventritt International Competition. She has since performed extensively as a soloist and has recorded over 100 CDs. Her Four Seasons sold over a million copies, and The Butterfly Lovers Concerto over...
Nikki Chooi, Violin

Nikki Chooi, Violin

Nikki Chooi is concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Opera, and served as concertmaster of New York’s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for the 2016-2017 season. A season earlier, he was a member of the genre-breaking ensemble, Time for Three; the...
Nathan Giem, Violin

Nathan Giem, Violin

Nathan Giem, currently first concertmaster of the Hungarian Radio Orchestra, has served as concertmaster of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and as guest concertmaster of the Los Angeles Camerata Orchestra for its 2004 tour of China. A student of Franco Gulli and...