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