Friends

VCelli with Norman Fischer, 2022

VCelli simply has a lot of friends. It is highly unlikely that any other studio in the country, cello or otherwise, has had as many visitors. We are passionate about hearing and sharing ideas about cello playing. Factor in our small studio size and there are plenty of opportunities for our students.

Visiting Master classes hosted by VCelli since 2010:

2022

Derek Barnes, Philadelphia Orchestra

Norman Fisher, Rice University

 

2021

Johannes Moser (Virtual)

Joshua Roman

 

2020

Tomoko Fujita, Montclair State University, Benzaiten Trio

Peter Stumpf, Indiana University

Arnie Tanimoto, gamba and baroque cello

 

2019

Juliana Soltis

Jeffrey Lastrapes, Texas Tech University

Kronos Quartet

Joel Krosnick, Juilliard

Erin Ellis, West Virginia University

 

2018

Brandon Vamos, Pacifica Quartet, Indiana University

 

2017

Catherine Lehr, St Louis Symphony

Colin Carr, Stony Brook University, Royal Academy of Music

Emilio Colon, Indiana University

Lawrence Stomberg, University of Delaware

Alan Rafferty, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Kivie Kahn-Lipman

 

2016

Joel Dallow, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Martha Gerschefski, Georgia State University

Johannes Moser-Cologne Hochschule

Hans Jensen, Northwestern University

David Ying, Eastman School of Music

Tanya Carey, Music Institute of Chicago

Bruce Uchimura, Western Michigan University

 

2014

Paul Christopher, Northeast Louisiana State University

Eric Kim, Indiana University

Alexander Russakovsky, University of Southern Mississippi

Darrett Adkins, Juilliard School and Oberlin University

Julie Albers, McDuffie School of Mercer University

 

2013

Peter Stumpf, Indiana University

Ovidiu Marinescu, West Chester University

Elizabeth Simkin, Ithaca University

Eric Kutz-University of Maryland

Brent Wissick-University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Johannes Moser-Cologne Hochschule

Avi Friedlander-Emory University

Amit Peled-Peabody Conservatory

 

2012

Sara Sant’Ambrogio-Eroica Trio

Mark Kosower-Principal cellist, Cleveland Orchestra

 

2011

Laurence Lesser-New England Conservatory

Greg Sauer-Florida State University

Steven Doane-Eastman School of Music

Daniel Gaisford

 

2010

Steven Isserlis

Melissa Kraut-Cleveland Institute of Music