Hans Jørgen Jensen is professor of cello at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. As one of the leading pedagogues of our generation, Professor Jensen has given workshops and master classes across the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Brazil, Korea, Australia, and Israel. His former students have been first prize winners in international competitions, and won positions in major orchestras including The New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. He has also written pedagogy books “CelloMind" and “PracticeMind” published by OvationPress.

Masterclass:

August 25, 2024 @ 2pm-4pm

Andrew Shulman, virtuoso cellist and conductor, is principal cellist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and cellist with Los Angeles Piano Trio. He enjoys a richly varied career as recitalist, soloist, chamber musician, conductor and pedagogue, maintaining a flourishing studio at the USC Thornton School of Music. Many of his students have gone on to win international competitions and principal positions in major orchestras and chamber groups.

Masterclass:

November 16, 2024 @ 11:30am-1:30pm

Martin Chalifour has been Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1995. Apart from his LA Phil duties, he maintains an active solo career, playing a diverse repertoire of more than 60 concertos. Chalifour began his orchestral career with the late Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony, playing as Associate Concertmaster for six years. Subsequently, for five years he occupied the same position in the Cleveland Orchestra. He teaches at Caltech and at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.

Masterclass:

February 22, 2025 @ 1pm-2:30pm

In addition to her role as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Batjer has served as the curator of LACO’s chamber music series Westside Connections and In Focus since 2007, and in 2019, she was named director of chamber music and training programs. Batjer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Ivan Galamian and David Cerone. She joined the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music in 2005 and the Colburn Academy in 2014, where she teaches violin and directs the Academy Virtuosi Ensemble.

Masterclass:

March 1, 2025 @ 10:30am-12:30pm