Academy Artist Faculty

The Music Institute of Chicago is proud of its distinguished artist faculty members, who offer students instruction equal to that anywhere in the world.  All students accepted in the Academy must study solely with a member of the Music Institute of Chicago faculty.

 

The following faculty members teach private instruction to students in the Academy.

 

Violin
Shmuel Ashkenasi Academy Strings
Marko Dreher James Setapen, conductor
Cyrus Forough  
Hye-Sun Lee

Academy Chamber Orchestra

Gerardo Ribeiro

Roland Vamos, conductor

Desiree Ruhstrat
Almita Vamos

Chamber Music Coaches

Roland Vamos David Cunliffe
  Marko Dreher
Viola Elaine Felder
 Marko Dreher Stefan Hersh
 Desiree Ruhstrat Soo Young Lee

Roland Vamos

Sang Mee Lee


Ralph Neiweem

Gerardo Ribeiro
  Tatyana Stepanova
Cello
Mathias Tacke

Gilda Barston

Almita Vamos
Tanya L. Carey Roland Vamos
Hans Jorgen Jensen  
   
Piano

Alan Chow

 
Brenda Huang  
Meng-Chieh Liu  
   
Keyboard Skills and Literature  
Claire  Aebersold Neiweem  
Ralph Neiweem
 
 
Piano Improvisation
Abraham Stokman
 

Music Theory  
Matthew Hagle
Soo Young Lee
James Setapen