...of works and collaborated intensively with many of today's leading composers, including Birtwistle, Carter, and Lachenmann. He values his work with Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble InterContemporain, and is also artistic director of Shir Ami, an ensemble devoted to Jewish art music. Mr. Calloway currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Florida International University, where he teaches cello and chamber music.

As a member of the Da Capo Chamber Players, winner of the Naumburg Award and in residence at Bard College, he has participated in over 60 premiers and recorded Schönberg ’s Pierrot Lunatre. A winner of a 1985 NEA Solo Recitalists award, Mr. Emelianoff has recorded for RCA and other labels. He is on the cello and chamber music faculty of the Juilliard School of Music and its Pre- College Division.

...New York (1975). Mr. Gruber served on the faculty of the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as well as the principal cellist of the Israel Chamber Orchestra. In the US, Mr. Gruber was a visiting professor at Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington, and performed and conducted master classes at various universities. He has participated in the St. Petersburg Spring MusicFestival, the Rostropovich Cello Festival in Riga, and adjudicated at the Davidoff International Cello Competition in Kuldiga, Latvia. As of 2004, Mr. Gruber teaches Cello and Chamber Music at East Carolina University, Greenville.
 

...The former music critic of the New York Times, Harris Goldsmith states that "…Ivanov presents himself as a player with a fine grained, luscious tone…" (New York Concert Review). The WORLD PANORAMA (Bulgaria) wrote: "…Kalin Ivanov is a phenomenon in the palette of the most talented musicians" and Musical Opinion (UK) confirmed: "one of the most celebrated cellists of his generation." A native of Bulgaria he began studying cello at age of six with his father. Mr. Ivanov holds BM and MM degrees from Academy of Music and Dance Arts, Bulgaria, State Academy of Music, Bulgaria and Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, CUNY where he studied cello with Marion Feldman. He has studied and participated in master classes given by distinguished cellists such as: David Soyer, Nathaniel Rosen, Steven Doane, Laurence Lesser, Andre Emelianoff, Anatoli Krastev and others. In 1999 Mr. Ivanov won the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition. Ivanov’s young career of charismatic performances led him from the concert halls of Bulgaria to Greece, Austria, Switzerland, France, England, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Caribbean Islands, and of course the United States, including recent appearances as soloist with Prague Sinfonietta, Sofia Philharmonic, Varna Philharmonic, Sliven Symphony, Sinfonietta - Sofia, North Shore Symphony, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Bulgarian Virtuosi Orchestra, Pazardjik Symphony, Moscow Chamber Orchestra "Cantus Firmus", Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Academy Chamber Orchestra, Manhattan Virtuosi Orchestra, and Ensemble Du Monde Orchestra, among others. His recordings include broadcasts for WNYC radio, New York, WWFM CLASSICAL Radio, NJ, Voice of America, Voice of Russia, Radio Free Europe, WNYE Radio, New York, WSTA Radio, WVWI AM 1000, CUNY TV, WNYE TV, NTD-TV, New York, Eurocom TV, Bulgarian National Radio and TV. Mr. Ivanov is the subject of one-hour film biography by Bulgarian National TV, broadcast in Bulgaria and internationally and was the featured performer in an Emmy Award-nominated short film "Study with the Best" by CUNY TV. In July 2007 Mr. Ivanov recorded music to the Motion Picture Film: "LUST, CAUTION" (Oscar-winning Director Ang Lee). He has recorded three CDs. The latest one was released on MSR Classics.

In the spring of 2003 Mr. Ivanov, along with Natalia Gutman, Alexander Kniazev, Boris Pergamenstikov, Peter Bruns, Tomas Stral, and recent winners of the Tchaikovsky competition, was selected to perform in the International Music Festival in commemoration of Daniel Shafran, sponsored by Moscow State Philharmony and the State Institute of Arts. The Music Life magazine, Moscow called him: "…recognized master of the cello."

Mr. Ivanov teaches cello and chamber music at the Adelphi University, Long Island Conservatory, SUNY, Empire State University, SUNY, Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, CUNY and Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts. During the last few years he performed and gave master classes at the Spring Music Academy, BULGARIA, International Music Festival, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA, Portland Conservatory International Music Festival (ME), Rondo Music Festival (VT), Long Island Conservatory International Music Festival, (NY), Youngstown University, (OH) and others. He has also taught at Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music Summer Music Camp, Manchester Music Festival and others. He led cello and chamber music master classes and was a judge of international competitions in the US and Europe. Mr. Ivanov is a founding member of The Forte String Quartet, New York Classic Trio, New York Empire Trio, Duo "BG," and Bulgarian Piano Quartet. He is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award and Cultural Achievement Award for teaching and performing in the U.S., as well as a career development grant by the Artist Fund of the New York Foundation for the Arts. Mr. Ivanov is presented by BV Artists International (www.BVArtistsInternational.com). More info: www.KalinIvanov.com
 

...Broadcasting Symphony of China. Ms. Ko has collaborated with world renowned artists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Stein, Gunther Schuller and Semyon Bychkov. Music festivals include Seoul International (Korea), Schleswig-Holstein, Kronberg Cello, 1999 Berlin Wall 10th Anniversary Concert, Rostropovich & Friends Concert (Germany), Beausolei (France), American Cello Congress (US). As a recipient of the Dong-A Gold Award (highest performance honor in Korea) she was selected to perform the Asian premier of a new concerto by Bernard Rands dedicated to celebrate the 70th birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich in 1997. She appears regularly on the Sundays Live Broadcast Concert Series (FM 105.1 Los Angeles & FM1050 San Francisco). Ms. Ko is cello professor at California State University, Fullerton and a Guest Exchange Faculty at Emmanuel Feuermann Conservatory in Germany.
 

...a student of Aldo Parisot. He pursued doctoral studies at Indiana University where he studied with Janos Starker and became principal cellist with the university symphony orchestra. After moving to the New York area, he served as principal cellist of the Westchester Symphony. He has toured extensively in Europe and the U. S. As co-founder of the prestigious Emelin Trio, he has performed extensively in Westchester. Mr. Krieger presently serves on the music faculty of the Music Conservatory of Westchester, Fordham University, and is affiliated with Columbia University and Purchase College (SUNY). Cello Faculty
 

...was awarded a special prize as the Most Outstanding cellist at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. She started her studies with her father and also took lessons with Natalia Shahovskaya in Moscow. Miss Nassidze graduated in 1999 from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she studied with David Soyer, and did Chamber music studies with Felix Galimir. From 1999 through 2002 Inna was the cellist of the Gilead String Quartet . She has participated at the Ravinia Festival in 1994 and 1995 and was invited to perform at the prestigious Dame Myra Hess memorial concerts series in Chicago, performing live on radio. In 1997 she attended the Piatigorsky Seminar in Los Angeles, and the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Seminar in New York, where she consequently performed at Carnegie Hall. Inna has performed under the baton of Otto Werner-Muller, Akira Endo, Camille Kalchinsky, Francisco Savin, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Christopher Zimmerman, Carlos Riazuelo, Jorge Mester and Luis Herrera de la Fuente, among others, and collaborated with members of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society such as Ida Kavafian, Steve Tenenbom and Kerry McDermott. In December of 2005 Inna was invited to perform at the Christmas Gala Concert in Mexico City which was recorded for National television and for BBC. For 2006-2007 seasons, Inna is invited to perform Dvorak and Schumann Cello Concertos as well as participate in several concert series, festivals such as “Cervantino” in Mexico, “Riva Del Garda” in Italy and “Festival Musique de Chambre Montreal” in Canada among others, and offer Master Classes in Mexico,Belgium and Italy. She plays on the cello given to her by the wish of the late renowned cellist Raya Garbousova.

...Summer Cello Clinic. He makes frequent appearances at the Bargemusic Series in Brooklyn, the Autumn Classic series in Anchorage, Chamber Music International in Dallas, and International Niagara Music Festival, Canada, to name a few. Mr. Osadchy participates in many festivals around the world. Graduating from The Special Music School for Talented and Gifted Children, he went on to the Kiev State Conservatory of Music and graduated with honors. He became a Laureate of Republic of Ukraine Cello Competition. Other music credits include more then 60 arrangements for cello ensembles, composition of two film scores and releases of several CD’s on Melodia label featuring his own compositions and arrangements. His recordings with CBC Radio Orchestra received numerous Juno awards.

Mr. Rosen began studying the cello at age six;while studying with Gregor Piatigorsky, Rosen also enjoyed a close association with Jascha Heifetz and participated frequently as cellist in chamber ensembles under the great violinist's tutelage. Mr. Rosen's New York debut occurred in 1970 as winner of the Piatigorsky Award of the New York Violoncello Society. Other career highlights include two seasons as principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and principal cellist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Rosen currently teaches at the Manhattan School of Music and also holds the Hauncey Devereux Stillman Chair for Distinguished Visiting Artist at Thomas More College in New Hampshire. He is also Professor at Medow School of Music at South Methodist University in Dallas. He plays a 1738 Montagnana cello.

... composers in a collaboration between the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Merkin Concert Hall in 2001. He has been a member of the Group for Contemporary Music, Berio’s Juilliard Ensemble, the Galimir String Quartet and a close collaborator with jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. Mr. Sherry was a founding member of Speculum Musicae and Tashi and has been an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1984 and was its artistic director from 1989 to 1993. He is on the faculty of the Mannes College of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School. In his extensive recording career, he has been soloist and "sideman" on hundreds of commercial and esoteric recordings; his longstanding collaboration with Robert Craft has produced recordings of major works by Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Webern.

Two of his many recordings were nominated for Grammy Awards. A prolific writer, Strad, Strings, and American String Teacher magazines have published his reviews and articles. Mr. Solow studied with the distinguished cellist Gabor Rejto and he earned a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude from UCLA while studying with and then assisting the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky at USC. Recognized as an authority on healthy and efficient cello playing, Mr. Solow is professor of cello and chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is currently president-elect of ASTA (the American String Teachers Association).

and Asia, appearing at the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Osaka Symphony Hall in Japan, New York’s Alice Tully Hall, and Brazil’s Sala Cecilia Mereles with orchestras such as the Sao Paolo Symphony, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Kiev Philharmonic and the Teatro Alfa Symphony. Among his other prizes and awards are the Koussevitsky Cello Competition in New York, the Schadt Competition, Artist International, Premio della Critica in Trieste and the Russian National Competition in Moscow. Since his critically acclaimed debut at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Mr. Tchekmazov has enjoyed an active career as a recitalist and chamber musician, performing at such renowned venues as the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C, Bargemusic, Jupiter Chamber Players, Lukas Foss’s Music Festival at The Hamptons, Lyric Chamber Music Society in New York, Rhode Island Chamber Music Series, Bar Harbor Music Festival, Zankel Hall, Merkin Hall, Caramoor and Hampden Sydney where he was invited to perform by the members of the Emerson String Quartet. Mr. Tchekmazov is a faculty member at the Summit, Waterville Valley and Summertrios Music Festivals. Mr. Tchekmazov’s performances have been featured on WQXR, WGBH, NPR, and other TV and radio stations across Eastern and Western Europe and South America. He has made recordings for the NAXOS label with the Russian National Philharmonic, as well as the Delos label.