Studio I
James Buswell, weeks 1-6
New England Conservatory of Music
Studio II
Marylou Speaker Churchill, weeks 1-6
New England Conservatory of Music
Studio III
Grigory Kalinovsky, weeks 1-3
Manhattan School of Music
Patinka Kopec, weeks 4-6
Manhattan School of Music
Studio IV (Students aged 20 and older *)
Daniel Heifetz , week 1
Founder/Director, Heifetz International Music Institute
Catherine Cho , week 2
The Juilliard School
Ani Kavafian, week 3
Yale University
Daniel Phillips , week 4-5
Orion String Quartet,
Aaron Copland School of Music
Pamela Frank, week 6
The Curtis Institute of Music,
Peabody Conservatory of Music
* Exceptions may be considered on a case by case basis.
VIOLA
Studio I
Jeffrey Irvine, weeks 1-2
Cleveland Institute of Music
Barbara Westphal, weeks 3-4
Musikhochschule Luebeck, Germany
Robert Vernon, week 5
Principal, Cleveland Orchestra,
Cleveland Institute of Music

Heidi Castleman, week 6
The Juilliard School
Studio II
Martha Strongin Katz, weeks 1-3
New England Conservatory of Music
Karen Ritscher, weeks 4-6
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
CELLO
Studio I
Mark Churchill, weeks 1-6
New England Conservatory Preparatory
Studio II
Amit Peled, weeks 1-2
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Paul Katz , week 3
New England Conservatory of Music
Steven Doane &
Rosemary Elliott, week 4
Eastman School of Music
Ralph Kirshbaum, weeks 5-6
University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music
Royal Northern College of Music, England
Guest Artist
Christopher O'Riley
, piano
Host, From the Top
Jeff Sharkey, piano, week 5
Director, Peabody Institute
Carol Ou, cello, Coordinator, weeks 1-6
New England Conservatory of Music
Guest Artist
Andy Simionescu, violin
The Raphael Trio
Eliza Ching
University of Maryland
Adam Nielsen
Utah State University
The Juilliard School
Lorena Tecu
Boston University
New England Conservatory of Music
Dina Vainshtein
New England Conservatory of Music
Walnut Hill
Colette Valentine
Butler School of Music at University of Texas Austin
Kyung-A Yoo
Manhattan School of Music