Faculty and Artists-in-Residence
Violin
Irina Tseitlin (USA), concert violinist, Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth, Montreal, and Munich international competitions, Professor at the California Institute of Music.

Michael Tseitlin (USA), Professor at the California Institute of Music, Artistic Director of the Festival.

Filipa Fernandes (Portugal), distinguished teacher and performer.

Rui Fernandes (Portugal), Director de Orquestra "Os Violinos" and professor at the Academy of Music in Lisbon.

Eugene Gratovich (USA), Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Masaoki Inoue (Japan), Professor at the Tokyo College of Music.

Viola
Michael Tseitlin (USA).
Eugene Gratovich (USA)

Violoncello
Nathaniel Rosen (USA), Gold Medal winner at the Tchaikovsky International Competition, Professor at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Southern California.

Levon Mouradian (Portugal), Laureate of the Tchaikovsky and the Pablo Casals International Competitions, violoncellist with the Gulbenkian

Double Bass and Orchestral Studies
Artem Chirkov (Russia), Principal Double Bass of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic.

Piano
Muza Rubackyte (France), concert pianist, internationally acclaimed concert pianist.

Gena Raps (USA), Faculty at the Mannes College in New York City.

Alexei Sokolov (Russia/China), Professor at the Tianjin Conservatory in China.

Ana Queiros (Portugal), faculty at the Escuola Profissional De Musica of Viana do Castelo.

Brass and Jazz Improvisation Studies
Rick Overton (USA/Japan), Professor at the Tokyo College of Music.

Abel Pereira (Portugal), Principal French Horn with the Oporto National Orchestra

Nuno Inácio (Portugal), Flute

António Rosa (Portugal) clarinetist with the Oporto National Orchestra, faculty member at the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian, Aveiro, and the Universidade Católica, Porto.

Sérgio Carolino (Portugal), tuba faculty at the Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo in Oporto, and the tuba soloist with the Orquestra Nacional do Porto.

Conductor
Michael Tseitlin (USA), internationally acclaimed conductor, conducted orchestras in USA, Italy, Germany, Russia, Portugal, Latin America, and Belgium.

Composers-in-Residence
Antonio Victorino D’Almeida (Portugal), internationally acclaimed Portuguese composer.

Accompanists
Olga Ermakova (Russia)

Mavzhida Gimaletdinova (Russia), Faculty at the St. Petersburg Conservatory