Cello

Department Head

Off

Education

2007, Timothy completed his studies at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, Germany
2002 - Bachelor of Music Performance with Honours from the University of Melbourne
1998 - Castlemaine Secondary College

tarchbold@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Archbold, Timothy web pic.jpg

Location(s)

Downers Grove

Name

Timothy Archbold

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

8479051500

Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Timothy has appeared as soloist with several Victorian groups, performed many solo recitals throughout Victoria, and won numerous awards and Eisteddfods. He is the assistant principal of the Northwest Indian and Peoria Symphony Orchestra and is in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. He is on the teaching faculty at Bradley University, Peoria. Tim and his wife Karen play and perform together in the Duo Striata. They are available for weddings, concerts, and other special events.

Three Questions

Interests/hobbies outside of music

Most memorable musical moment?

Three Questions Answer

Interests outside of music:
Cricket, squash and crossfit

Favorite quote:
“To play without passion is inexcusable!” – Beethoven

Favorite practice tip:
Always make a good sound

Favorite composer or piece to play:
Elgar cello concerto

Favorite musical moment:
Seeing Berlin Philharmonic play Mahler 5 in Berlin

Weight

Dr. Tanya L. Carey

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:07:40 +0000

Dr. Tanya L. Carey ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 12:07

Tanya Lesinsky Carey has presented masterclasses and concerts in over thirty states and fifteen foreign countries. Her experience includes assistant principal of the Milwaukee Symphony, prize–winning recordings with the Rochester Philharmonic, concerts in Tully and Carnegie Halls, concerto performances, and recordings with the Lydian Trio with Almita and Roland Vamos. Education includes BM and MM and Performance Certificate from Eastman and DMA from the University of Iowa. Illinois ASTA awarded her the 1993 “Outstanding Studio Teacher of the Year Award.” Western Illinois University gave her the outstanding teacher award. She  is professor emeritus from Western Illinois University, past-President of SAA, ISA Board Member, and listed in Who’s Who in America. She has served as on the National ASTA board as well as an Ad Hoc MENC National Committee. Currently she teaches at Roosevelt University CCPA, Music Institute of Chicago and the Carey Studio. She and her husband have recently released a CD “Golden Celebration” to national acclaim and she is the author of the Cello Playing is Easy Series. Her students are represented in major music schools and hold cello positions in Indiana University and other schools. She produced the youngest principal cellist in the United States and a Grammy Award Winner.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Suzuki studies with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, John Kendall, Doris Preucil.

Doctoral Thesis on Suzuki Cello available at celloplayingiseasy.com.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

"I help people who want to learn."

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki Instruction
Academy Faculty

Department

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Education

DMA University of Iowa
MM, Performers' Certificate, Eastman School of Music
BM, Performers' Certificate, Eastman School of Music

tcarey@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Thu, 09/01/2005 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Name

Dr. Tanya L. Carey

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

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Photo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Significant teachers and mentors:
Karl Fruh, Georges Miquelle, Ronald Leonard, Charles Wendt, John Celetano

Master Classes with Janos Starker, Fritz Magg, Lynn Harrell

Awards and achievements:
Illinois ASTA awarded her the 1993 “Outstanding Studio Teacher of the Year Award.” Western Illinois University gave her the outstanding teacher award.

Tanya has been a member of the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman Rochester and Rochester Civic Orchestras; Assistant Principal for the Milwaukee Symphony; Associate Principal at Quad City Symphony; Emeritus Professor at Western Illinois University; Artist Teacher at Roosevelt University; and the Soloist with Orchestra in Major Cello Literature; and the Chicago Cello Society (past-president) Board.
Ms. Carey has performed concerts at Carnegie and Tully Halls; has conducted concerts and workshops on five continents and is also a Clinician and Master Class presenter.

She has recorded CD Golden Moments 2011 and has recordings with Almita and Roland Vamos with Lydian Trio. She has award-winning recordings with Mercury Records, the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman Rochester Orchestra. Tanya and her husband have recently released a CD “Golden Celebration” to national acclaim and she is the author of the Cello Playing is Easy Series.

Tanya's students are represented in major music schools and they hold cello positions in Indiana University and other schools.

She produced the youngest principal cellist in the United States and a Grammy Award Winner.

She was included in the Who's Who in America 2002; President of the SAA, ISA International Board, ASTA Board, service awards for SAA and ASTA; and has been named Outstanding Teacher WIU and IL-ASTA.
Her warm-up techniques have been reviewed in STRAD and ASTA Journals.

An article about her teaching has appeared in STRAD 2009.

Professional affiliations & activities:
Currently she teaches at Roosevelt University CCPA, Music Institute of Chicago and the Carey Studio.

Program Area

Academy

Three Questions Answer

Interests outside of music:
Family, reading, exercise

Favorite quote:
Balance and Flexibility in all things

Favorite practice tip:
SING!

Favorite composer or piece to play:
The one I am currently playing.

Favorite musical moment:
Playing for Pablo Casals

Weight

Academy Faculty

Dr. Yuyoung Chung

ntakagi — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:26:36 +0000

Dr. Yuyoung Chung ntakagi Fri, 10/18/2024 - 16:26

Cellist Yuyoung Chung, a native of Korea, has performed as a soloist throughout the world. Dr. Chung has won many awards. Highlights include, first-place recipient of the Courchevel Music Alp Festival Audition, and winner of the CCMF Music Competition. In addition, she was the 2009 Performance Certificate Winner (Special Distinction) as one of only selected few who are recipients of the Jacobs School of Music’s most prestigious award at Indiana University.

She has also been a guest artist, performing, and fellowship member of music festivals such as Colorado College Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, Courchevel Music Alp Festival, Banff Music Festival, and Sarasota Music Festival. Also she taught undergraduate students as a teaching assistant for three years at The University of Texas at Austin.

As chamber musician, Ms. Chung has performed with renowned artists, such as YoYo-Ma, Joshua Bell, Jaime Laredo, and Lynn Harrell. As a full-scholarship recipient, Ms. Chung received her Bachelor of Music at Korean National University of Arts and a Master of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with Sungwon Yang, Myung-wha Chung, Sharon Robinson and Janos Starker. Also, Dr. Chung achieved a Doctor Degree in Music Performance at The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Bion Tsang.

Here in Chicago, she was an assistant principal cellist and has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and many other famous musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gil Shaham, and Jaap Van Zweden. And she has performed with Chicago Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as a substitute musician.

Dr. Chung is an active classical cellist eager to meet and perform with other artists in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, elsewhere in the US, and South Korea.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Suzuki training with Tanya Carey

Academic Title

Suzuki and Traditional Cello Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

My teaching philosophy is to develop character and a fine person through music.

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts in performance, The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Music Performance, Indiana University
Bachelor of Arts in music performance, Korea National University of Arts

ychung@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Strings

Location(s)

Chicago - Gratz Center

Chicago - St. James

Name

Dr. Yuyoung Chung

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

8479051500

Photo

Chung, Yuyoung pic 2.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Member, Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music
I enjoy cooking and spending time with my family.

Weight

Willing to Teach at

Lake Forest

Bianca d'Avila do Prado

ntakagi — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:04:44 +0000

Bianca d'Avila do Prado ntakagi Tue, 10/03/2023 - 14:04

Bianca d’Avila do Prado has been a member of the Music Institute’s cello and Suzuki faculty since May 2022. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil and a Master of Music degree in cello performance and string pedagogy at Illinois State University. Her composition, Brazilian Habanera for Strings, was one of five pieces selected to be part of the “Beginning Level Volumes of the Celebrating Diversity in String Music Anthology,” promoted by the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a prize awarded by the Sphinx Venture Fund. This collection of music will be published and distributed to schools in the United States. She has recorded six CDs with Camerata Ontoarte and a Lua de Santiago with music by Fernando Avila for Accordion and String Quintet.

She is an online cello instructor for the University of Idaho Preparatory Division. In 2021 she started and was the head of the cello program at the Suzuki String Academy, in Sandpoint, Idaho and principal cello for the North Idaho Philharmonia. She has been a cello instructor for First Sandpoint Summer Strings Festival and Escola Tio Zequinha and a member of Theatro São Pedro Chamber Orchestra and Quatricelli Cello Quartet, winner of the "Premio Funarte de Concertos Didaticos" in 2014.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Suzuki Training, Books 1 - 10 with David Evenchick, Tanya Carey and Avi Friedlander
Suzuki Practicum with Nancy Hair
Group Class Techniques with Carey Beth Hockett
Revisiting Book 1 with Sally Gross
Setting Up Families for Success with Christine Goodner
Clases Grupales with Andrea Espinzo
Filosofia Suzuki with Shinobu Saito and Eduardo Ludueña

Awards
Distinguished Young Teacher Award (2024), Suzuki Association of the Americas 
Teacher of Note Award (2023), Music Institute of Chicago 
Winner of the "Premio Funarte de Concertos Didaticos" in 2014

Recordings
6 CDs with Camerata Ontoarte
CD: A Lua de Santiago, music by Fernando Avila for Accordion and String Quintet
DVD: Sinfonia Metaphisica Sinfonia Coral and Familia Lima Raizes  

My composition Brazilian Habanera for Strings was one of the five pieces selected to be part of the "Beginning Level Volumes of the Celebrating Diversity in String Music Anthology", promoted by the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a prize awarded by the Sphinx Venture Fund. This collection of music will be published and distributed to schools in the United States.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty (Suzuki and Traditional)

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

I love playing the cello, and my main goal as a teacher is to help students learn to love it as much as I do. That all comes from a positive and diligent approach to effective practice so they can develop their skills in a way so they can sound good and have fun while learning and discovering their potential as musicians.   It's been an incredible experience to work on expanding and diversifying the pedagogical repertoire for strings in the U.S. I've been writing articles about Brazilian Music for Strings, composing my own pieces, and working with an amazing team of cello teachers on a project called Resonance: A Multicultural Cello Method, to be released in Fall 2024.

It's been a rewarding experience working with students playing music from my country and music composed by me through workshops and clinics.   I also love that I can connect with students and families on a deeper level using my fluency in Portuguese, Spanish or English, whatever feels more comfortable to them.

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki and Traditional Cello
Evanston Outreach Cello Program lessons and Group Classes

Department

https://sites.google.com/view/biancacellist/home

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, Cello Performance and String Pedagogy, Illinois State University (Dr. Adriana Ransom,
Dr. Cora Swenson-Lee)
BM, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil (Dr. Angela Ferrari)

bdaviladoprado@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Bianca d'Avila do Prado

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

bianca_kate_ann.jpg

Photo Credit

Kate Ann Photography

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Professional affiliations/activities
Online Cello Instructor - University of Idaho Preparatory Division, since fall 2021
Guest Cellist - Peoria Symphony Orchestra, since fall 2022 
Head of the Cello Program, Cello Instructor, SCS Junior Orchestra Director - Suzuki String Academy, Idaho, 2021
Principal Cellist - North Idaho Philarmonia, 2021 
Graduate Teaching Assistant, ISU String Project - Illinois State University, 2018-2020 
Principal Cellist - Illinois State University Symphony, 2018-2020
Suzuki Cello Teacher - Escola de Musica Tio Zequinha, Brazil, 2011-2018 
Cellist - Orquestra de Camara Theatro Sao Pedro, Quatricelli Cello Quartet, Brazil, 2012-2018

Invited to teach at Festivals in Brazil and in the US:
Illinois State University String Project Summer Camp in 2019 and 2020
XXI, XXII and XIV Encontro de Violoncelos do RS, in Brazil
Cello instructor, First Sandpoint Summer Strings Festival

Adjudicator and committee member:
3rd Concurso Jovem Violoncelista Jean-Jacques Pagnot (BR)
and the First Sandpoint Summer Strings Festival Adjudication (US)

Program Area

Group Classes

Three Questions Answer

A few of my favorite things:
I love that through my cello I've been having incredible opportunities to go places and meet wonderful people from all over the world. I love to see how music can connect independent of their language, age or ethnicity.

What does music mean to you:
Music is a powerful tool to bring people together, to create better citizens and to bring peace, joy and beauty to the the world. I love to be on stage and bring to life ideas that so many amazing composers had in their minds through their music. And I also love that I can change lives by sharing my knowledge and love for the cello with my students.

Interests/hobbies outside of music:
I am Brazilian, but my great-grandparents came from Italy, so I enjoy cooking and eating Brazilian and Italian family recipes because that reminds me from home. I also love traveling and taking long walks appreciating the beauty of nature and taking pictures from the places I'm at to share with friends and family around the world.

Weight

GUID

134

Media ID

499

Willing to Teach at

Avi Friedlander

ntakagi — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:04:46 +0000

Avi Friedlander ntakagi Fri, 10/06/2023 - 14:04

Avi Friedlander is the director of the Barston Suzuki Center at the Music Institute of Chicago and a Suzuki teacher trainer. Well known as a Suzuki cello workshop and institute clinician, he teaches a variety of methods from classical to jazz and rock.

In addition to his work at the Music Institute of Chicago, Friedlander serves as an adjunct faculty at the University of North Florida where he teaches string pedagogy. He is a past professor of cello at Emory University in Atlanta and has taught Suzuki pedagogy for Roosevelt University.

His primary teachers have included Anthony Elliott, Stephen Geber, Irene Sharp, Tanya Carey and David Premo. He has also worked with Richard Aaron, Hans Jensen, Janos Starker, and Bernard Greenhouse.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Improvisation methods with Eugene Friesen from the Berkley College, Stephan Braun from Berlin, and Tim Kliphuis from Amsterdam.

In addition to his own compositions, Friedlander has written arrangements for solo cello of rock tunes from Jimi Hendrix to Pearl Jam and is the author of the method books, “Chopping Around” and “Pizzing Around,” which introduce alternative styles to cellists.

Academic Title

Director, Barston Suzuki Center; Suzuki Cello Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Philosophy:
Teach the student, not the instrument

Courses

Private Lessons
Group Classes

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Masters in Music Performance, University of Michigan
Bachelors in Music Performance, University of Michigan
Performance Certificate, Cleveland Institute of Music

afriedlander@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Sun, 08/20/2017 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Avi Friedlander

Personal Website / Link

http://www.avicello.com

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

AviFriedlander.jpg

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Member, Suzuki Association of the Americas

Program Area

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music:
Friedlander is a certified USA hockey coach and coaches youth travel hockey. In addition, he enjoys reading books and spending time with family.

Weight

GUID

143

Media ID

501

Willing to Teach at

Academy Faculty

Anita Graef

ntakagi — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:00:15 +0000

Anita Graef ntakagi Tue, 03/18/2025 - 17:00

American cellist Anita Graef has garnered praise as a musician of “superb artistry” (Pasadena Now) who plays with “high energy and polish” (WQXR). She has appeared both nationally and internationally in concerto, recital and chamber music engagements, while establishing a reputation as an artist who is equally at home exploring traditional as well as contemporary works, along with a deep commitment to service, outreach and education. Notable appearances include features in Strings Magazine, as well as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, and “Concerts from the Library of Congress.”
She has also performed as a guest of various radio programs, including WQXR, WFMT and NPR, among others.
As the winner of the 2022 Gheens Young Artist Award and the 2021 American Prize, recent seasons have seen concerto debuts from Ms. Graef with the Louisville Orchestra, the Arkansas Philharmonic, the Riverside Symphony, the Miami Valley Symphony and many others.

She recently concluded an appointment as the 2023 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence for the Taft Museum of Art. Upcoming recital and chamber music appearances include engagements with the Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FL), Saugerties Pro Musica, the Turner Center for the Arts (Valdosta, GA), Musica Sierra (Lake Tahoe/Reno, NV), the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, and the Partnership for the Performing Arts (Brookings, OR), with return appearances to Chicago’s “Live from WFMT” and others. Ms. Graef has appeared at numerous festivals, most recently including the Victoria Bach Festival, Green Lake Festival of Music, along with Artist-in-Residence positions at pianoSonoma and Lake George Music Festival. In 2023, Anita assumed the role of Artistic Director for Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival.

Ms. Graef also serves as the Artistic Director of the Juliani Ensemble, an inventive, multi-faceted chamber ensemble, with whom she performs extensively both on tour and in residence in Chicago, directing their Saturday Salons series. In 2023, along with the other core members of the Juliani Ensemble, she helped to launch an outreach program in collaboration with the Mayfair Arts Center providing free music instruction, lessons and resources to students of all ages and backgrounds in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.

Born into a family of professional musicians, Anita grew up surrounded by music. Her introduction started with piano studies, while beginning to study cello at age four, later making her concerto debut at the age of twelve. She went on to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, where she studied with professor Anthony Elliott. Following this, she received her Master’s Degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as a CSO/CCM Fellow, under the tutelage of Ilya
Finkelshteyn.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

To build a life in music, a crucial amount of investment is made by our families, our mentors and our teachers. For this very reason, a cornerstone of my work as a soloist, chamber musician and artistic director is my passion for teaching. I feel it is part of my responsibility as an artist to pass on what I have learned, and help to nurture the next generation of musicians. My approach to teaching emphasizes the need to build a musical voice that is equal parts technical brilliance, limitless expression, and resilience in mind and body. I look forward to guiding others on the path of individual exploration.

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

MM, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
BM, The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance

agraef@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Tue, 03/11/2025 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

https://www.anitagraef.com/

Location(s)

Chicago - St. James

Lake Forest

Name

Anita Graef

Personal Website / Link

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Photo

Graef, Anita copy.jpg

Program Area

Chamber Music

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music
I love reading, cooking, crochet, and travel!

What do you love about Chicago?
There is so much easy access to high quality arts in this city. I love how possible it is to attend incredible concerts, visit numerous museums, and go to see plays, operas and the ballet. I learn the most from art, and Chicago provides an incredible environment in which to partake in just about any kind of art imaginable.

Why study music?
Beyond the numerous cognitive benefits of studying music, the most compelling reason for me is that being able to play music gives us a tool for self-expression and connection that transcends language. There are so many things that I sometimes can only express through music, since there are no constraints, and a virtually limitless toolbox for expression. Music has helped me to know myself better, and therefore has helped me connect with others on a deeper, more genuine level.

Weight

Willing to Teach at

Chicago - Gratz Center

Cecilia Ham

ntakagi — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 19:04:48 +0000

Cecilia Ham ntakagi Sun, 10/08/2023 - 14:04

Cecilia Ham has been a member of the Music Institute’s cello faculty since September 2011. She earned a bachelor of music degree from the University of Illinois and a master of music degree at Northwestern University.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty (Suzuki)

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

I believe that every child can achieve the goal with the right direction.

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Bachelor of Music, University of Illinois
Master of Music, Northwestern University

CHam@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

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Name

Cecilia Ham

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847. 905.1500

Photo

Program Area

Three Questions Answer

Interests/hobbies outside of music:
Studying essential oils, walking, cooking and reading

A few favorite things:
I love watching Amazing Race and trying new places to eat.

Weight

GUID

149

Media ID

451

Willing to Teach at

Dr. Cloudia (Ching-Yun) Huang

ntakagi — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:00:45 +0000

Dr. Cloudia (Ching-Yun) Huang ntakagi Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00

Dr. Ching-Yun (Cloudia) Huang is a member of the Music Institute’s cello faculty. She earned a bachelor of music performance and education degree from National Taiwan Normal University and master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in cello performance from Michigan State University. She also had a full scholarship and graduate assistantship at Michigan State.

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Full scholarship and graduate assistantship, Michigan State University

Academic Title

Cello Faculty (Suzuki)

Available For

Online

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Basic Teaching Philosophy or Special Music Interests/Specialties

Teaching cello is a special journey I take with each student and their family. I believe that every individual is talented and capable of playing a musical instrument if they are given the right tools and instructions. I recognize every person has his or her unique way of learning, and I enjoy getting to know each of my students and finding out the best approach to motivate them. In my studio, students are treated with respect and are taught in a positive environment. I like to promote a sense of community for all my students and their families so they feel connected to and supported by other people who also share a love for music. Even though not every student will become a professional musician, my contribution is to encourage a sense of accomplishment, develop their love of music and the arts, and most importantly, enrich their lives and souls through the musical education I offer.

Courses

Private Instruction
Suzuki Program

Department

Department Head

Off

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, Michigan State University
Master of Music in cello performance, Michigan State University
Bachelor of Music Performance and Education, National Taiwan Normal University

chuang@musicinst.org

Instrument(s)

Location(s)

Name

Dr. Cloudia (Ching-Yun) Huang

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

Dr. Chingyun (Cloudia) Huang.jpg

Photo

Program Area

Three Questions Answer

Hobbies/interests outside of music:
I love taking dance lessons, being a self-titled travel connoisseur, and spending time with family and friends.

Weight

Willing to Teach at

Downers Grove

Academy Faculty

Piano Group Classes

Stefan Kartman

JHanson — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:13:13 +0000

Stefan Kartman JHanson Thu, 03/07/2024 - 15:13

Stefan Kartman currently serves as Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the University of
Wisconsin -Milwaukee. Dr. Kartman also teaches string pedagogy, teaches privately, and is
currently Principal Cello in the Festival City Symphony.

In addition to solo performance, he has performed to critical acclaim as cellist of Trio Antigo, the Kneisel Trio and the Florestan Duo, giving performances and masterclasses in conservatories
of music and institutions of higher education worldwide including the Cleveland Institute of Music, the China Conservatory of Music and the Xiamen Conservatory of Music, and the D’Albaco Conservatory of Music, among many others.

An avid chamber music enthusiast, Dr. Kartman has served on the faculties of the Vianden Chamber Music Festival in Luxembourgh, the Madeline Island Chamber Music Camp, the Garth Newel Chamber Music Festival, the Alfred University Summer Chamber Music Institute, the MidAmerica Chamber Music Festival, and was artistic director of the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival.
During his formal training as a chamber musician, he studied with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets and the Beaux Arts Trio.

Stefan Kartman received degrees from Northwestern University, The Juilliard School of Music, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University. He has been teaching assistant to Harvey Shapiro and Zara Nelsova of The Juilliard School and proudly acknowledges the pedagogical heritage of his teachers Shapiro, Nelova, Bernard Greenhouse, Alan Harris, and Anthony Cooke.

Academic Title

Cello Faculty and Academy Coach

Available Offsite

Off

Department

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Instrument(s)

Name

Stefan Kartman

Person Type

Faculty

Photo

Kartman, Stefan2.jpg

Program Area

Academy

Weight

Academy Faculty