Festival Faculty Artists

Conductors

Strings

Winds

Piano

Library

Previous Faculty

Get to know the illustrious faculty who have helped build Sarasota Musica Festival into a world-class music institution

Conductors

  • Anzolini, Dante (2007 -09)
  • Llewellyn, Grant (2012)
  • Macelaru, Cristian (2011)
  • Malina, Stuart (2011)
  • McGegan, Nicholas (2013-16)
  • Mitchell, Brett (2017)
  • Rachleff, Larry (2010, 12-16, 18)
  • Wolff, Hugh (2015-16)
  • Kahane, Jeffrey (2019-2025)
  • Dinur, Yaniv (2022)
Conductors

Strings

Previous Violin Faculty

  • Adkins, Madeline 2017
  • Agostini, Federico 2008
  • Almond, Frank 2017-18, 2020
  • Anderegg, Francesca 2022
  • Arm, Theodore 2002-04, 07-09, 2011
  • Batjer, Margaret 2000-01, 2017-20, 2022-24
  • Beaver, Martin 2019, 22
  • Beilman, Benjamin 2024
  • Bendix-Balgley, Noah 2013-2015, 2016
  • Burgin, Richard 1973, 1979
  • Buswell, James 1980-2018
  • Castleman, Charles 1980
  • Cerone, David 1995, 1997
  • Chalifour, Martin 1993-2000, 02-04, 06-07, 09-10, 13-17, 20
  • Chapo, Eliot 1990-91
  • Coucheron, David 2013 (alumni soloist), 2016
  • DePue, Zachary 2018
  • Frank, Pam 2004-12, 14-16, 18, 20
  • Frautschi, Jennifer 2020, 22-24
  • Fuks, Mauricio 2000-05, 2007-08, 2010-12, 2014-15, 2017, 20
  • Ganatra, Simin 2019
  • Gingold, Joseph 1976
  • Grabiec, Andrzej 1992-95, 1997-2002
  • Greenberg, Herbert 1989-92
  • Halen, David 2023
  • Hartman, Austin (PQ) 2019
  • Huang, Frank 2015 (alumni soloist)
  • Kalinovsky, Grigory 2022-24
  • Kavafian, Ani 1992-94, 1996, 98, 2000, 2003-04, 06, 08, 2011, 13-19, 22-23
  • Kerr, Alexander 2010-20, 22-23
  • Lark, Tessa 2024
  • Lees, Timothy 2005-15, 2018
  • Lin, Joseph 2012
  • Meehan, Ryan 2020, 22
  • Meyers, Jeffrey 2020, 22
  • Preucil, William 1986, 1988-89, 91-92, 94-96, 98, 2001, 03
  • Rosand, Aaron 1983
  • Rosenberg, Sylvia 1989
  • Silverstein, Joseph 1969-79, 1981-88, 1990-2015
  • Sloman, Jan Mark 1987
  • Staples, Sheryl 1996-98, 2024
  • Stoltzman, Lucy 2005
  • Sussmann, Arnaud 2024
  • Urioste, Elena 2015 (alumni soloist)
  • Weilerstein, Don 1977
  • Wetherbee, Charles 2013-16
  • White, Melissa 2023
  • Xiang-Yu, Angelo 2019
  • Yu, Angelo 2018, 2020
  • Zori, Carmit 2019
Violin

Previous Viola Faculty

  • Berry, Jeremy 2020*, 22
  • Block, Mike 2024
  • Castleman, Heidi 1986-95, 1997, 2002
  • Coletti, Paul 2018
  • Dawson, David 1966
  • Dunham, James 2000-10, 12-20, 22
  • Friedmann, Aloysia 2019
  • Giuranna, Bruno 1985-1986
  • Hillyer, Raphael 1976-78
  • Holloway, Mark (PQ) 2019
  • Kashkashian, Kim 1989, 2007, 2009, 11, 13, 15
  • Lee, Yura 2024
  • Li, Teng 2022-24
  • Magers, William 1967
  • McCarty, Patricia 1994-2002
  • Neubauer, Paul 2023-24
  • Nickrenz, Scott 1973
  • Ohyama, Heiichiro 1988
  • Phillips, Karen 1972
  • Puchamar-Sedillot, Jutta 2019
  • Rosenblith, Eric 1982-85
  • Trampler, Watler 1965-1970, 72, 74-75, 77, 82, 87
  • Vasilaki, Yuri 1988-92
  • Vernon, Robert 1979-88, 90-2017
  • Westphal, Barbara 1989, 91, 93-94, 96-2018, 20, 22
Viola

Previous Cello Faculty

  • Boeckheler, Ulrich 1991
  • Cabezas, Gabriel 2023
  • Choi, Estelle 2020, 22
  • DeMaine, Robert 2020, 22
  • Doane, Steven 2003-05, 08-09, 11, 12, 14-17
  • Eddy, Timothy 1980-89, 1991-94, 1996-2000, 2002-20, 22
  • Eskin, Jules 1970-72, 1974-75
  • Greenhouse, Bernard 1965, 1967-69
  • Greensmith, Clive 2007- 08, 10-12, 16-19
  • Henkel, Christoph 1987-2000, 2002-06
  • Hoebig, Desmond 2007-2016, 2018-20, 22-23
  • Karp, Benjamin 1988-90
  • Kirshbaum, Ralph 2015
  • Leonard, Ronald 1976-1995, 1997-2012, 2014
  • Lesser, Laurence 1979
  • Mayes, Samuel 1973-75
  • Ni, Hai-Ye 2023
  • Ouzounian, Karen 2024
  • Parnas, Leslie 1966
  • Rejto, Gabor 1966-67
  • Shao, Sophie 2001 (associate)
  • Smith, Brinton 2013-18, 20, 22-24
  • Thomas, Ronald 2001-02
  • Thorsteinsdóttir, Sæunn 2024
  • Vamos, Brandon (PQ) 2019
Cello

Previous Bass Faculty

  • Angell, Lawrence 1986
  • Barker, Ed 1999
  • Benfield, Warren 1988
  • Brehm, Alvin 1991
  • Bretschger, Fred 1993-2006, 2009-2015, 2017
  • Cobb, Timothy 2000-05, 07-08, 10, 13, 16, 18-19, 22-23
  • Drew, Lucas 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994
  • Ellison, Paul 1995-1996, 1998-2005, 2007-20, 22-24
  • Hurst, Lawrence 2006-09, 2011-12, 14-18, 20
  • Levine, Julius 1985
  • Levinson, Eugene 1980-84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96
  • Miller, John 2016
  • Moore, David Allen 2019-20, 23-24
  • Muroki, Kurt 2022
  • Rowell, Tracy 2024
  • Wolfe, Lawrence 1997, 98
Bass

Winds

Previous Flute Faculty

  • Baker, Julius 1966-1975, 1978, 1984
  • Baron, Samuel 1974-86, 1988-96
  • Baxtresser, Jeanne 1993
  • Buyse, Leone 2000-2020
  • Choi, Jasmine 2017 (alumni soloist), 2023-24
  • Debost, Michel 1991
  • Gedigian, Marianne 2024
  • Khaner, Jeffrey 1987
  • McGill, Demarre 2022-24
  • Robertello, Thomas 2000-2007, 2009-12, 14-20, 22
  • Sparks, Mark 1999
  • Wincenc, Carol 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991-2020, 22-23
  • Wye, Trevor 1987-1990
  • Zentner, Anne Diener 1990, 1997-1999
Flute

Previous Oboe Faculty

  • Arnaud, Jean-Pierre 1993
  • Bennett, William 1993
  • Black, Neil 1992, 1994-2015
  • Bloom, Robert 1965-73, 1975-89
  • Bloom, Sara Lambert 1978, 1980-92
  • Bowman, Peter 1992
  • Greenbank, Kathryn 1994-95
  • Hughes, Nathan 2019-20
  • Killmer, Richard 1990-91, 94, 96, 97, 99-2001
  • King, Nancy Ambrose 2003-20, 2023-24
  • Kuszyk, Marion 2023
  • Mack, John 2002
  • Pilgrim, Cassie 2024
  • Robinson, Joseph 1993
  • Sargous, Harry 1985-86, 1991
  • Spellman-Diaz, Toyin 2022-24
  • Stenberg, Patricia 1965-67
  • Still, Ray 1976, 1982
  • Taylor, Stephen 2016-19
  • Vogel, Allan 1987-90, 1995-2018, 20, 22
  • Woodhams, Richard 1982-84
Oboe

Previous Clarinet Faculty

  • Campbell, James 1989
  • Cohen, Franklin 1986-2001, 2003-12, 14-20, 22, 24
  • Cole-Luevano, Kimberly 2023
  • Combs, Larry 2013
  • Eban, Eli 1995-2001, 2003-11, 2013-15, 2017-18, 20, 22
  • Guise-Langois, Romie de 2019
  • Hasty, Stanley 1987-92
  • Hawley, Richard 2002
  • Katz, Moran 2016 (alumni soloist)
  • Manasse, John 2002
  • Marcellus, Robert 1968
  • Neidich, Charles 1986, 1993-2020, 22-24
  • Nuccio, Mark 2023-24
  • Russo, Charles 1982, 84-85
  • Shifrin, David 1983-85, 1989
  • Stoltzman, Richard 1976, 78, 79, 2012
  • Wilson, Keith 1966, 1969-82, 1984
Clarinet

Previous Bassoon Faculty

  • Eifert, Otto 1986
  • Goeres, Nancy 1998-1999, 2001, 03, 06-07, 10-11, 14-18, 20, 22, 24
  • Kolkay, Peter 2020, 22-24
  • LeClair, Judith 2024
  • Lottridge, Richard 1982
  • Miller, Carin 2023
  • Miller, John 1986-90, 92, 93, 95-2000, 02, 2004-09
  • Morelli, Frank 2002-04, 2008, 2010, 12-14, 16-20, 22-23
  • Pasmanick, Kenneth 1998
  • Rosenberg, Sidney 1984
  • Schoenbach, Sol 1968-71, 73-76, 78-83, 89
  • Sharrow, Leonard 1966, 77,79-81, 83, 85-86
  • Stomberg, Eric 2013
  • Svoboda, Richard 2005, 2009, 11-13, 15, 18-19
  • Thunemann, Klaus 1990
  • Turkovic, Milan 1994
  • Ullery, Charles 1991, 1993
  • Van Hoesen, K. David 1991-1996
  • Walker, Kim 2000-01
  • Walt, Sherman 1972-73, 1978
  • Waterhouse, William 1985
  • Winstead, William 1987-92, 1994-2012, 14-17, 2019
Bassoon

Previous Horn Faculty

  • Bacon, Thomas 1992-94
  • Barrows, John 1966-72
  • Clevenger, Dale 1975-76, 78, 80-82, 84, 87-89, 1991
  • Coyle, Michael 1966-67
  • Graber, James 1992-94
  • Greer, Lowell 1989-90
  • Hill, Douglas 1994, 1997-99
  • Hustis, Gregory 1986-89, 92, 95-2002, 2004-14
  • Ingraham, Paul 1976-77, 1979-86
  • Jolley, David 2001-03
  • Krehbiel, Arthur 1987
  • Landsman, Julie 1994-96, 98, 2000, 02, 04-05, 07-08, 2011, 15-20, 22-23
  • Montone, Jennifer 2024
  • Pandolfi, Roland 2014
  • Purvis, William 2005-07, 2009-18, 20, 23
  • Reed-Baker, Michelle 2022, 23
  • Scott, Jeffrey 2022, 24
  • Secon, Morris 1974
  • Sommerville, James 2003
  • VerMeullen, William 2015, 17-19
  • Ward, Robert 2024
  • Wekre, Frøydis Ree 1979, 81-83, 85-86, 88, 90-93, 95-2010, 2019
  • Williams, Gail 2012-13, 20
Horn

Piano

Previous Piano Faculty

  • Abram, Jacques 1965-67
  • Blaha, Bernadene 2018, 22
  • Epperson, Anne 1994-2000
  • Eskin, Virginia 1975
  • Frank, Claude 2004-11
  • Hambro, Leonid 1968-78
  • Kahane, Jeffrey 2015, 2017-20, 22-24
  • Kalish, Gilbert 1979, 1999
  • Krieger, Norman 2017
  • Lettvin, Theodore 1979-82
  • Levin, Robert 1979-2020, 22-24
  • Lipkin, Seymour 2003
  • McDermott, Anne-Marie 2020, 23
  • McDonald, Robert 2016
  • Mužijević, Pedja 2024
  • Parker, Jon Kimura 2019
  • Perry, John 1980-2000-02, 2005-06, 2008-10, 12-14
  • Starr, Susan 1983-2015
  • Vardi, Ari 2016
Piano

Library

Previous Library Faculty

  • Greitzer, Paul 2018, 2022-24
  • Griffin, Sara 2024
  • Searing, Matt 2019-2020
  • Vibbard, Justin 2018-20, 21-24
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