Virtu Scholar Profiles

Aaron Jose

Instrument: Violin

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Abigale Fayette

Instrument: Violin

VIOLINIST ABIGAIL(ABI) FAYETTE, now 17, the 4th child from a musical family living in Wading River LI, began violin at age 3 with the Suzuki method. She was accepted into the Pre-College Division of Juilliard as a scholarship student in 2004, where she now stu... View Full Profile

Alexia DelGiudice - Bigari

Instrument: Viola

ALEXIA began playing viola at the age of 9. Alexia's awards include the 2011 Virtu Foundation Award of an 1890 Vuillaume Viola from Paris, 2012 soloist on “From The Top”, winner of the 2010 New York Viola Society award, 1st place winner in the 20... View Full Profile

Alicia Choi

Instrument: Violin

Lauded for her “technical flair and gleaming tone” by the Berkshire Eagle, Korean American violinist Alicia Choi is a young artist who has extensively performed in the New England areas. Her most recent solo engagement with orchestra was with the Queens Sympho... View Full Profile

Amy Yetasook

Instrument: Cello

Amy is a senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in cello performance. She plans on pursiung post-baccalaureate pre-medical studies. Among her musical honors are: First Place National American St... View Full Profile

Andrew Larson

Instrument: Cello

Mr. Larson is currently pursuing a Graduate Diploma at New England Conservatory, in Boston, MA. He studies with Paul Katz. Andrew completed a M.M. at NEC in 2011, before which he attended the Eastman School of Music where he received a B.M. as a student of D... View Full Profile

Angella Trimmell

Instrument: Violin

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Ann Fontanella

Instrument: Violin

Ann began the study of violin at the age of 6. Shortly after her 10th birthday, she debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of David Zinman and began private studies with the renowned artist, Erick Friedman. At th... View Full Profile

Ben Odhner

Instrument: Violin

Ben Odhner was born in Boston and started his violin studies at age five in Michigan. Ben is currently enrolled in graduate studies with Paul Kantor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has appeared as a soloist with the CIM Orchestra, the Warminster Sympho... View Full Profile

Boson Mo

Instrument: Violin

A native of Boston, Boson Mo was born to Chinese parents in May, 1990. Boson discovered the violin at the age of seven, and shortly began his studies in Montréal with Keqiang Li. As both a soloist and chamber musician, Boson has received numerous distinctions ... View Full Profile

Brandon K. Brown

Instrument: Violin

Violinist, conductor and pedagogue Brandon Keith Brown's pedagogical lineage can be traced back through Leopold Mozart, author of the first treatise on violin playing, and Arcangelo Corelli. Mr. Brown began composing at age 9, and at a... View Full Profile

Brittany Sklar

Instrument: Violin

Brittany Sklar, violin, is 19 and a resident of Garfield, New Jersey. She began her studies at age four with Nancy Feiner and in 1998 she was accepted to the PreCollege Division of the Juilliard School. While studying there, she won their 1999 Chamber Orchestr... View Full Profile

Brooke Mahanes

Instrument: Violin

Brooke has been playing violin since she was 11 years old, when she became an orchestra student in the Virgnia Beach City Public Schools. Her violin teachers have included Betty Gross, Dr. Janet Orenstein, and Dr. John Fadial. Her undergraduate deg... View Full Profile

Caleb van der Swaagh

Instrument: Cello

Caleb is a student in the Columbia-Juilliard exchange program. He studys with Bonnie Hampton and is majoring in Classics. He plays a Czech cello made by Karel Vavra in 1933. View Full Profile

Cameron Collins

Instrument: Cello

Cameron J. Collins, a junior at East Carolina University, began cello studies at age 3. CJ has competed in competitions throughout the U.S. In October 2010, CJ was chosen the winner in the MTNA Young Artists Competition. In 2002, he was chosen from cellists a... View Full Profile

Carmen S. Flores

Instrument: Viola

Originally from San Diego, California, Carmen Flores attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and continued her studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Her principal teachers were Yizhak Schotten and... View Full Profile

Christophor Miroshnikov

Instrument: Cello

Christophor Miroshnikov (Russia), cello. Praised for his “musical sensitivity and craftsmanship”, cellist Christophor Miroshnikov was named a 2004 ECHO “Rising Star”. As a part of ECHO (European Concert Hall Organization), he... View Full Profile

Crista Kende

Instrument: Viola

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Crista, age 22, plays a French viola made circa 1890. She received her A.B. from Princeton University, a history major with a music performance certif... View Full Profile

Danbi Um

Instrument: Violin

Danbi Um started playing violin at age two and a half. At age 7, she won the grand prize at the Korea National Journal Competition, and won a New York Music Foundation award. When she was eight years old she studied with James Keene in Edmonton, Canada.&... View Full Profile

Daniel McDonough

Instrument: Cello

Daniel McDonough, cellist, has performed across the U.S. and abroad as chamber musician and recitalist. He is best known as cellist of the award-winning Jupiter String Quartet, with which he concertizes extensively. In recent years, the Jupiter String Quartet ... View Full Profile

David Huckaby

Instrument: Cello

Cellist David Huckaby is currently pursuing a Masters Degree at The Juilliard School where he is a student of Joel Krosnick and Richard Aaron. David has performed as soloist with orchestras in Atlanta and Boston including a performance last year of Don Quixot... View Full Profile

Edith E. Hines

Instrument: Violin

Edith Hines is a free-lance violinist in the Madison area, having recently received the DMA degree in violin performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied with David Perry as a Paul Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow. A ... View Full Profile

Elena Korableva

Instrument: Cello

Elena Korableva is a member of Vortex Duo which she formed with violist Maritsa Hristova in the fall of 2010. Elena is expanding the duo’s repertoire by bringing unknown Tatar folklore music in the concert hall and the duo’s interest ranges fro... View Full Profile

Elinor Frey

Instrument: Cello

Elinor Frey received a M.M. from the Juilliard School in May 2005 and B.M. from the Mannes College of Music in 2001. An advocate of new music, Elinor served as cellist of the Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble in 2004/5 and with the New Juilliard Ensem... View Full Profile

Emily Autumn Deppa

Instrument: Violin

Emily Autumn Deppa has received the following degrees: B.M. ,University of Minnesota, M.M., Southern Methodist University. She is currently working on her Professional Performance Certificate at Lynn University. Principal teachers are Sally O’Reill... View Full Profile

Emily Jane Taubl

Instrument: Cello

The young cellist Emily Jane Taubl has attracted attention for her expressive playing and uncommon poise. She has been featured in the New York Times as a musician of great promise, and was called “an outstanding cellist with a bright future”... View Full Profile

Filip Fenrych

Instrument: Violin

Filip began playing the violin at the age of six in Poland. His concerto debut at the age of fourteen took place in Germany. Winner of numerous competitions, he has performed in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland and the United States. ... View Full Profile

Gabriel Platica

Instrument: Violin

Gabriel is currently a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra where he also teaches at the University. He plays a violin by Oliver Radke. Gabriel began studying the violin at the age of 6 at the George Enesco school of music in Bucharest. At... View Full Profile

Gregory Tompkins

Instrument: Violin

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Holgen Gjoni

Instrument: Cello

Official website: www.holgengjoni.com
B.M., National University of Music Bucharest, G.D., Boston Conservatory, M.M., Juilliard School. Studies with Bonnie Hampton, Andrew Mark, Marin Cazacu. Recordings on Romanian National Radio and TV, Albanian Radio and Te... View Full Profile

Irina Chirkova

Instrument: Cello

BM, MM, Cello Performance, The Boston Conservatory/ Studied with Rhonda Rider and Andrew Mark/ Master classes with Tokyo String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, Norman Fischer, Timothy Eddy, Andor Toth, Bernard Greenhouse, and Aldo Parisot. Born In Bulgaria, Ms. Chirko... View Full Profile

James Shaw

Instrument: Viola

James is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic orchestra. He is now principal viola of the Bard conductors institute orchestra. In 2005 James participated in a two month U.S. tour with guitar artist Ottmat Liebert. James ... View Full Profile

James Zabawa

Instrument: Violin

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Jennifer J. Lee

Instrument: Violin

Violinist Jennifer Lee has concertized around the world in Germany, Russia, Holland, Switzerland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Armenia, Japan, South Korea and Mexico under the direction of acclaimed conductors including Christoph von Dohnanyi and Christoph Eschenbach.... View Full Profile

Jeremy Crosmer

Instrument: Cello

Jeremy Crosmer is a 23-year-old graduate student at the University of Michigan. Currently in his third and final year of doctoral study in cello, Crosmer has received masters degrees in both composition and cello from UofM, and recently received a Certificate... View Full Profile

Joanna Morrison

Instrument: Cello

Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Joanna Morrison began her study of cello at the age of three. Joanna went on to receive her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Boston University, studying with Leslie Parnas, George Neikrug, and Mike Reynolds. Her other ... View Full Profile

Jocelin Pan

Instrument: Viola

Jocelin Pan, 21, currently studies at the Juilliard School of Music where she majors in viola performance under the tutelage of Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory. Jocelin has participated in master classes with renowned musicians including Roberto Diaz, Jutta Pu... View Full Profile

John H. Littlejohn

Instrument: Violin

John "Adidam" Littlejohn is a violinist/producer/performer whose love and knowledge of different forms of music has given him a unique style and sound. A native of Lansing/Midland, Michigan, he began studying the violin at age 10 in a public school s... View Full Profile

Jordan Hall

Instrument: Violin

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Joyce Johnson

Instrument: Cello

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Joye Trimmell

Instrument: Cello

Joye plays on a cello by Karl Joseph Schneider which is a rather unusual, 7/8 size. She attends the University of Nebrasks-Omaha, as a music scholarship student, and is studying as a cello performance major with David Low. Past instr... View Full Profile

Juan Sebastian Delgado

Instrument: Cello

At just 22 years old, the Argentinean cellist Juan Sebastian Delgado has received special attention for his natural musical intuition which has allowed for the opportunity to develop his education in Argentina, Italy and United States and his professional enga... View Full Profile

Judah Groveman

Instrument: Cello

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Leah Ilem

Instrument: Viola

Violist Leah Ilem joined the Oregon Symphony in April 2005. Leah studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music earning a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree. Her principal teachers were Robert Vernon, Jeffrey Irvine, and Lynne Ramsey.
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Liyuan Liu

Instrument: Viola

Violist Liyuan Liu of Beijing, China, is a student of Heidi Castleman and Steve Tenenbom. She was recently awarded the Accelerated Bachelor’s/ Master’s Program fellow, which is a highly selective program at the Juilliard School. Her former te... View Full Profile

Marcus Rose

Instrument: Viola

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Melissa Pierce

Instrument: Violin

Melissa is currently completing her Master of Music Performance degree at DePaul University under the guidance of Olga Kaler. She was born into a musical family, reading music by age two, and at six years old singing with the Children's Opera Choir at the ... View Full Profile

Miao Li

Instrument: Violin

MIAO LI, violin, began her violin studies at the age of seven in Nanjing, China and was the winner of numerous competitions in China. She was the winner of the Starling Violin Scholarship Competition at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University... View Full Profile

Michael Way

Instrument: Cello

Michael Way a native of High Point, North Carolina, began studying cello in the 6th grade with Robert Docker. At age 15, he joined the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra and furthered his cello studies with Anne Sellitti. During the summer of 2003, he was a... View Full Profile

Molly Carr

Instrument: Viola

Violist MOLLY CARR of Reno, Nevada, is a student of Heidi Castleman and Steve Tenenbom at the Juilliard School. Her former teachers include Patinka Kopec and Pinchas Zukerman, at the Manhattan School of Music, and Virginia Blakeman Lenz, at the Universit... View Full Profile

New Song Community Learning Center

Instrument: Violin

In 1991, New Song Community Learning Center opened its doors to address the educational dilemma of children and youth living in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of west Baltimore City, Maryland. Although a community rich in cultural history, it faces... View Full Profile

Nicholas DiEugenio

Instrument: Violin

Nicholas DiEugenio leads a versatile musical life as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and teacher, and performs in these roles across the country and throughout the world. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of David Cerone, Li... View Full Profile

Norbert Lewandowski

Instrument: Cello

Norbert Lewandowski was born in Milwaukee, WI, and began cello studies at the age of 13. He holds a Master’s degree in performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and is currently in his fifth season as Assistant Principa... View Full Profile

Paraschevi Giavis

Instrument: Violin

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Philip Borter

Instrument: Cello

Cellist Philip Lawrence Borter is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Performance at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies with professor Steven Doane. He sits as a principal cellist in the Eastman Philharmonia and is enrolled in the C... View Full Profile

Pyunghwa Choi

Instrument: Violin

Born in South Korea, Pyunghwa Choi began her violin studies at the age of 4. Seven years later, she came to the United States to continue her studies. She won the NIU Community School of Arts' Talent Scholarship Competition, the Mendelssohn Club Scholarship Co... View Full Profile

Rick Neff

Instrument: Viola

Atlanta-born violist Rick Neff began studying the viola at the age of 11. He earned his Bachelor of Music at Georgia State University, where he studied with Tania Maxwell Clements and served as principal violist of the orchestra. He is now pursuing his Master&... View Full Profile

Robert Howard

Instrument: Cello

ROBERT HOWARD began cello lessons at age twelve in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his undergraduate study at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Graduate work was done at the San Francisco Conservatory, where he received an Artist Certificate in chamber m... View Full Profile

Sachino Tsinadze

Instrument: Cello

Cellist SACHINO TSINADZE was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, where he began his studies at the Special Music Gymnasium for Gifted Children. Before finishing, he began taking lessons from Tamara Gabarashvili at the State Conservatory. He has played numerous recitals... View Full Profile

Sarah Kapustin

Instrument: Violin

Sarah's musical avtivities have taken her to North America, Europe and Australia, in performances as both soloist and chamber musician. Born in 1981 in Milwaukee, WI, she has performed with such orchestras as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Indiana Univ... View Full Profile

Sarah Carter

Instrument: Cello

Sarah Carter, cellist, enjoys tremendous versatility in her career as a performing artist. Her orchestral affiliations, including American Composers Orchestra, American Symphony, Westchester Philharmonic, Opera Orchestra of New York, Stamford Symphony Orchestr... View Full Profile

Shannon J. Kiley

Instrument: Cello

Shannon is a music student at Central Connecticut State University and studies with Julie Ribchinsky. She is studying to be a music therapist. She plays on a cello made by Roger Lanne. View Full Profile

Sheryl Hwangbo

Instrument: Violin

Korean born violinist Sheryl Sul Hwangbo is an active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Sheryl recently won the Juilliard Concerto Competition and performed the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with violist Izia Weyman at Alice Tully Hall with conductor Xia... View Full Profile

Sonja Larson

Instrument: Violin

Sonja Larson holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, where she studied with Ms. Sally O'Reilly. Sonja is a freelance violinist in Boston, MA, and performs in numerous New England ensembles including the Boston Landmarks Orchestra... View Full Profile

Stanichka Dimitrova

Instrument: Violin

A native of Varna, Bulgaria, Ms. Dimitrova began her violin studies at the age of five, and at the age of nine she entered Varna’s Dobri Hristov School of Arts as a student of Evgenia Paskova. In 2002.she made her orchestra debut with th... View Full Profile

Stefan Kende

Instrument: Bass

Stefan Kende, age 20, began his music studies at age 4 on violin, also studying cello and piano before switching to double bass at age 9. Stefan’s bass is provided by an instrument scholarship from the Virtu Foundation. Stefan plays a bass made by Oliver Radk... View Full Profile

Stefani Collins

Instrument: Violin

Stefani Allison Collins, is currently studying violin with Paul Kantor as a Starling Foundation Scholarship student at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In the fall of 2011, she will attend The Juilliard School as a student of Sylvia Rosenberg. Stefani has be... View Full Profile

Steven Miahky

Instrument: Violin

Steve Miahky has garnered acclaim for his performances as a recitalist and chamber musician. He is currently professor of violin at Cornell University. He has appeared at New York City's Steinway and Merkin Halls, Atlanta's ProMozart Society, the Princeton Cha... View Full Profile

Su Hsien Hsu

Instrument: Cello

Su Hsien Hsu, a native of Taiwan, began her musical training on the piano at the age of six and studied the cello at the age of eight. Prior to arriving in the United States, Su Hsien earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from National Taiwan Normal Univer... View Full Profile

Tali Kravitz

Instrument: Viola

Israeli-born violinist and violist Tali Kravitz has been enjoying a steadily growing reputation both as a sought-after performer and a respected pedagogue. Having graduated from the Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music, M... View Full Profile

Tony Rymer

Instrument: Cello

Cellist Tony Rymer, at only age 21, has performed major concerti to critical
acclaim with the Atlanta Symphony, Boston Pops, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit
Symphony, and Pittsburgh Symphony, among others. He was the First Prize
Winner of the 2009 Sphinx Compe... View Full Profile

Wei-Heng Ku

Instrument: Violin

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Ying-Jun Wei

Instrument: Cello

Ying-Jun Wei was born in China where her family lived in a small suburban town where the cost of living was lower. She began learning cello at the age of 10. For transportation they used an old bicycle that Ying-Jun grandpa had given their family. Every week h... View Full Profile

Yumi Man

Instrument: Violin

Yumi Man started playing violin at the age of five, and loves it even more today than she did when she was little. "I love the sound the violin makes," Yumi says, "and it can really affect my mood. If I'm playing a sad piece, my insides turn to ... View Full Profile

Zachary Brandon

Instrument: Violin

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