Faculty
The Montecito International Music Festival is dedicated to bringing world-class teachers and distinguished artists to mentor and coach students. Students will have opportunities to work with amazing teachers in their instruments, participate or simply listen and learn from masterclasses with master teachers and performing artists, collaborate with fellow students, and learn from workshops and seminars that are geared to help students navigate their career choices. Click on individual names to see photos and biographical information of this summer’s confirmed faculty. This faculty roster is subject to change without notice.
Jing Zeng
Violin Session 2
Gulia Gurevich
Violin Session 1 to 4
Alexander Treger
Violin Session 1 to 4
Shmuel Ashkenasi
Violin Session 1
Alejandro Drago
Violin Session 1 and 2
Mei Mei Wei
Violin - Session 1 to 4
Scott Cuella
Piano Session 1 and 2
Miji Kim
Piano Session 3
So Jin Kim
Violin Session 2
Rodolfo Leone
Piano Session 1 and 2
Amanda Yang
Violin / Viola Session 3 and 4
Paul Kantor
Violin Session 4 Special guest artist
Evgeny ZVONNIKOV
Violin Session 4
Mark Richman
Piano session 3 and 4
Ji Young An
Violin Session 3
Yoonsun Kim
Choir Director Session 4
Junah Chung
Viola Session 4
Min Kwon
Piano Session 1
Soo -Yeon Park
Piano Session 3
Aristides Rivas
Cello Session 4
Ivana Grubelic Malo
Piano Session 1, 2, 3 and 4
Tina Yijia Bu (visiting guest artist)
Piano Session 3 and 4
Andrew Picken
Viola Session 3 and 4
Quwei Li (visiting guest artist)
Piano Session 3 and 4
Aaron Boyd
Violin Session 2
Hanbyul Jang
Violin Session 1
Inga Kapouler Gartner
Piano Session 1
Peter Klimo
Piano Session 3 and 4
Limor Toren-Immerman
Violin Session 3
Gwang Kim
Trombone Session 4
Ian Krouse
Composition Session 4
Stella Cho
Cello Session 1 and 2
Debra Fong
Violin Session 4
Christopher Costanza
Cello Session 4
Martin Beaver
Violin. Session 1
Suejin Jung
Piano Session
Sheila Browne
Viola Session 1
Rufus Choi
Piano Session 4
Dong Yeol Hong
Celllo Session 1,2,3 and 4
Xiaobo Su (visiting guest artist)
Voice Session 3
Sehee Lee
Piano Sessions 1 and 2
Thomas Loewenheim
Cello Session 3
James Choi
Violin - Session 2 and 3
Jennifer Cruz
Piano Session 4
Paul Coletti
Viola, Session 1
Andres Jaramillo
Piano Session 4
Yi-Ju Lai
Piano Session 1,2 ,3
Samvel Chilingarian
Violin Session 3
Eloise Kim
Piano Session 1&2
Barry Tan (Visiting Guest Artist)
Piano Session 1,2 and 3
Dimitry Olevsky
Violin Session 1,2 and 3
Yunjung Lee
Session 1, 2, 3 and 4
Che-Yen Chen
Viola - Session 3
Benjamin Bartelt
Violin/Viola Session 1,2,3 and 4
Svetlana Transky
Piano Session 1 & 2
Paul Phillips
Conductor Session 3
Heqing Huang – Visiting Guest Artist
Piano - Session 3
Yang Shen
Piano - Session 1, 2, 3 and 4
Sizhi Yan (Visiting Guest Artist)
Violin - Session 3
Alexander Tseitlin
Violin Session 1 and 2
Benjamin Lash
Cello Session 1
Jason Lippmann
Cello - Sessions 1, 2, 3
keren-schweitzer
Flute Session 1, 2, 3
Marta Aznavoorian
Piano Sessions 1
Mann-Wen Lo
Violin Session 2
Gary Levinson
Violin Sessions 1,2
Ornela Ervin
Piano Sessions 1,2,3 and 4
Xiting Yang
Piano Sessions 1,2
Christina Adams
Violin/Viola, Session 1,2
Kyuyoung Lee
Voice
Chi Yong Yun
Piano -
Ron Leonard
Cello Sessions 1,2
Amanda Walker
Clarinet
Vanessa Fadial, DMA
Piano - Session 1 and 2
Micah Yui
Piano - Session 1, 2
Dmitry Rachmanov
Piano - Session 1
Gina Coletti
Viola - Session 1, 2
Lei Shi
Voice - Session 3
Junqi (Sophie) Tang
Violin - Session 1, 2
Minor L. Wetzel
Violin - Session 1
Yoshika Masuda
Cello - Session 1
Joan Kwuon
Violin - Session 2
Fabio Bidini
Piano - Special Guest
Elise Goodman
Violin - Session 1, 2 ,3 and 4
Hyoung Wuk Kim
Piano - Session 1, 2,3 and 4
Yi-Yang Chen
Piano - Session 2
Bongshin Ko
Cello - Sessions 1, 2, 3
Teresa de Jong Pombo
Piano - Session 1
Gabriel Sears: Resident Faculty
session 4
Dennis Kim
Violin - Session 1
Tina Chang Qu
Violin - Session 1, 2
Matthew Daline
Viola
Sam Fischer
Violin -Session 1, 2
John Perry
Piano - Special Guest
Eric Le Van
Piano - Session 1, 2, 3
Danwen Jiang
Violin - Session 3
Linda Rose
Violin - Session 2
Robert deMaine
Cello - Sessions 1, 2, 3
Peter Takacs
Piano - Session 1, 2, 3
Daniel Shapiro
Piano - Session 2
Valeria Morgovskaya
Staff Pianist
Yurie Iwasaki
Staff Pianist
Ken Aiso ( Co-String Coordinator )
Violin - Session 1, 2 ,3 and 4
Cho-Liang Lin
Violin - Session 2
Vanessa Muen Wei
Piano - Session 1, 2, 3
Regulo Martinez-Anton
Piano - Session 1, 2
Dr. Elvin S. Rodriquez
Piano - General Manager
Linda Wang
Violin - Session 1, 2
Peter Lloyd
Double Bass - Session 1,2
Marek Szpakiewicz
Cello - Session 1, 2, 3, 4
Daniel Rothmuller
Cello (Orchestra Excerpts)
Ko Iwasaki
Cello - Session 1, 2
Lu-Yan Guo
Cello
Kyung Eun Choi
Cello - Session 3
Samuel Fischer
Violin, Chamber Music Coordinator
Henry Gronnier
Violin - Session 1, 2, 3
Alexander Kalman
Violin - Session 1, 2, 3
Chan Ho Yun
Violin - Artistic Director & CEO