Faculty since 1991.
Joseph Lin
Degrees and Studies:
Early studies in Juilliard's Pre-College Division; graduated from Harvard U., magna cum laude, in 2000.
Biographical Information:
Appointed first violinist in the Juilliard String Quartet, 2011. Honors: First Prize, Concert Artists Guild International Competition, 1996; named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts the same year. In 1999 became the youngest musician ever to receive the Pro Musicis International Award. Prizewinner, Hanover International Violin Competition (2000); first prize at the inaugural Michael Hill World Violin Competition, New Zealand (2001). An active concerto soloist, has appeared with the Fort Worth Symphony under Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Orchestra of St Luke's with Peter Oundjian, and Boston Symphony with Seiji Ozawa, among others. Founding member, Formosa String Quartet, which won first prize and the Amadeus Prize at the 2006 London International String Quartet Competition; chamber music appearances include the Ravinia and Marlboro Music Festivals, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and tours with Musicians from Marlboro. Recording for Naxos include works for violin and piano by Korngold. Studied Chinese music in Beijing as a Fulbright scholar (2004). Faculty member, Cornell U., 2007-2010.
The Juilliard School: Faculty since 2011.
Born:
Israel
Degrees and Studies:
Early violin studies at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv with Ryvka Goldgart; at 13 began studies at The Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Ivan Galamian. Honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Brown, and Columbia, among others.
Biographical Information:
Won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964. Has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. Most recently, has conducted orchestras in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Recipient of 16 Grammy and 3 Emmy Awards. With Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, and Anthony McGill, performed at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009. Has taught at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music for 15 years and at the Perlman Music Program, a summer program for talented teenagers, since its inception.
The Juilliard School:
Faculty, College and Pre-College Divisions, since 1999.
Sylvia Rosenberg
Degrees and Studies:
Diploma, The Juilliard School; studies with Ivan Galamian. Also studies with Szymon Goldberg; Fulbright scholarship to work with Nadia Boulanger.
Biographical Information:
Has performed with major orchestras and at the most prestigious summer festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad. Artist-faculty member, Aspen Music Festival and School, since 1980. Numerous master classes at conservatories, music schools, and universities around the world, including annual classes at London?s Royal Academy of Music, from which she recently received an honorary degree. Frequently serves as jurist for international competitions. Formerly professor of violin at Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Indiana U., and SUNY-Stony Brook. Faculty, Manhattan School of Music, since 1989.
The Juilliard School:
Faculty since 2007.
Naoko Tanaka
Born:
Tokyo, Japan
Degrees and Studies:
Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, The Juilliard School; studies with Dorothy DeLay.
Biographical Information:
Concert tours as soloist and chamber musician in the U.S., South America, Europe, Asia, and Canada. N.Y. solo debut in 1976. Former member, Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; current member, New York Philomusica; concertmistress, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia Records, Music Masters. Faculty, Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, since 1981; College-Conservatory of Music, U. of Cincinnati, 1987-91; Aspen Music School, since 1987; visiting professor, New England Conservatory, 2000-01.
The Juilliard School:
Faculty since 2001; Pre-College since 1984.
Sally Thomas
Born:
Minot, ND
Degrees and Studies:
B.S., M.S., The Juilliard School, violin studies with Ivan Galamian; chamber music with Edouard Dethier, Josef Gingold, Hans Letz, Louis Persinger.
Biographical Information:
Has appeared in recital and as soloist with symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and Canada. Author, editions of works for violin. Competitions won include National Federation of Music Clubs Northern Lights. Board of directors, Society for Strings Inc. Violin faculty, Meadowmount School of Music, Westport, N.Y., since 1960. Master classes around the country.
The Juilliard School:
Faculty, College and Pre-College Divisions, since 1961.
Donald Weilerstein
Born:
Washington, D.C.
Degrees and Studies:
Studied with Sidney Griller. First recipient, Fritz Kreisler Memorial Scholarship at Juilliard; studied with Ivan Galamian, Dorothy DeLay, members of Juilliard String Quartet.
Biographical Information:
Winner, Young Concert Artists, Munich International Competition for violin/piano duo. Founding first violinist, Cleveland Quartet, 1969-89. Recordings on RCA, Telarc, CBS, Phillips, Pro Arte; had seven Grammy nominations, won Best of Year awards from Time, Stereo Review. Festivals: Aspen, Ravinia, Marlboro, Mostly Mozart, Berlin, Israel, Salzburg, Luzern, among others. Violinist, Weilerstein Trio; duo recitalist with pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein. Recorded complete Bloch violin/piano works, Dohnányi, Janácek, Enescu sonatas (Arabesque), three Schumann sonatas (Azica), Bach solo sonatas and partitas (2001, Azica). Students have won prizes in major international competitions, are in leading ensembles, orchestras. Faculty, Cleveland Institute, since 1989.
Monica Huggett
Historical Performance Artist in Residence and Artistic Advisor, Baroque Violin, Historical Performance, Violin, Baroque Chamber Music
mhuggett@juilliard.edu
Born in London, England
Artistic director of Portland (Oregon) Baroque Orchestra and Irish Baroque Orchestra. Solo violin performances around the world. Founder of the London-based ensemble, Sonnerie; co-founder, with Ton Koopman, of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; worked with Christopher Hogwood at the Academy of Ancient Music, and with Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert. Guest director of Arion Baroque Orchestra, Montreal; Tafelmusik, Toronto; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Orquestra Barroca de Sevilla; and Concerto Copenhagen. Numerous recordings for EMI, Harmonia Mundi, Philips Virgin, Erato, and Decca. Prizes: Gramophone magazine's 1997 Editor's Choice Award for J.S. Bach's Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas; the Vantaa Baroque Energy Prize (Finland), 2005; and Gramophone's Best Instrumental Recording Award for Heinrich Biber's Violin Sonatas, 2002. Master classes in Banff, Dartington, Vicenza, Dublin, The Hague, and Medellín. Former faculty, Hochschule für Künste, Bremen.
Degrees and Studies
Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, from which she holds an honorary fellowship.
The Juilliard School
Faculty since 2009; artistic director of the Historical Performance Program, 2009-11; artist in residence and artistic advisor, 2012-present.
Ida Kavafian
Violin, Chamber Music
ikavafian@juilliard.edu
Born in Istanbul, Turkey
New York debut at the 92nd Street Y with pianist Peter Serkin as a winner of the 1978 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Recipient, 1988 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Founding member of the innovative group TASHI; member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; former violinist of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio. Performs frequently as a soloist, in recital with her sister Ani, and as guest violist with ensembles such as the Guarneri, Orion, Shanghai, and American string quartets. Has premiered many new works, including concertos by Toru Takemitsu and Michael Daugherty; has toured and recorded with jazz greats Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis, as well as fiddler-composer Mark O'Connor. Founded and directed the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival for 10 years; artistic director of Music from Angel Fire (NM) since 1984. Co-founded the piano quartet, Opus One, and recently co-founded Trio Valtorna with pianist Gilles Vonsattel and hornist David Jolley. Recent recordings include Fire and Blood by Michael Daugherty with the Detroit Symphony and a disc of works by Mark O'Connor, recorded with the composer. Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music and the Bard College Conservatory.
Degrees and Studies
B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School; studies with Oscar Shumsky.
The Juilliard School
Faculty since 2012.
Li Lin
Violin
lilin@juilliard.edu
Born in Guangzhou, China
A former faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for more than two decades, Li Lin's students have won top prizes at competition including the Menuhin International Competition, Louis Spohr International Competition, Stradivarius International Competition, Sarasate International Competition, Wieniawski International Competition, Tchaikovsky International Competition, and Young Concert Artists. His students have collaborated with the Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, St. Martin in the Fields, London Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops, Salt Lake City Symphony, Sinfonia Cymru, Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica De Navarra, China NCPA Orchestra, and China Philharmonic. He is in demand as a guest clinician and a master class artist at music schools and festivals in North America, Europe and China. He is currently a faculty at Perlman Music Program.
Degrees and Studies
B.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; M.M., Eastman School of Music. Studied with Isadore Tinkelman, Ian Swensen, and Peter Salaff. Chamber music studies with the Cleveland Quartet.
The Juilliard School
College and Pre-College faculty since 2014.
Daniel Phillips
Violin
Enjoys a versatile career as an established chamber musician, solo artist and teacher. Has performed as soloist with many of the country's leading symphonies, including Pittsburgh, Houston, New Jersey, Phoenix, San Antonio and Yakima. Appears regularly at the Spoleto USA, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Chesapeake Music Festival, and the International Musicians Seminar in Cornwall, England. Has also served on the summer faculties of the Banff Centre, Heifetz Institute, and the Colorado College Music Festival. Member of the Bach Aria Group, and has toured and recorded in a string quartet for SONY, with Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, and Yo-Yo Ma. Recently shared the solo spotlight in a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Santa Fe with violinists Benny Kim, Bella Hristova, and William Pruecil. His major teachers are his father, Eugene Phillips, former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony and a composer, Ivan Galamian, Sally Thomas, Sandor Vegh, and George Neikrug. Daniel Phillips is Professor of Violin at the Aaron Copland School of Music of Queens College, and on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music and the Bard Conservatory.
Degrees and Studies
Studied with his father, Eugene Phillips, former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony and a composer; and Ivan Galamian, Sally Thomas, Sandor Vegh, and George Neikrug.
The Juilliard School
Faculty since 2014.
Cynthia Roberts
Baroque Violin, Historical Performance, Violin, Baroque Chamber Music
croberts@juilliard.edu
Born in Evanston, IL
Concertmaster of the New York Collegium, Apollo's Fire, and Concert Royal. Frequent soloist and recitalist throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Recently appeared at the invitation of William Christie as concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants; has appeared regularly with Tafelmusik and the American Bach Soloists, and is a principal player in the Carmel Bach Festival. Debut at age 12 with Chicago's Grant Park Symphony, performing the Mendelssohn Concerto; later appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops and has also appeared with the London Classical Players, Taverner Players, and Smithsonian Chamber Players. Recordings for Sony Classical, Analekta, BMG/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and Eclectra; featured on the soundtrack of the film Casanova (2005). Faculty, U. of North Texas and the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.
