Guest Artists : Artists
Violin
Glenn Dicterow
Violinist Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation. His extraordinary musical gifts became apparent at the age of 11 when he made his solo...
Piano
Vladimir Feltsman
Pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman is one of the most versatile and constantly interesting musicians of our time. A regular guest soloist with leading symphony orchestras in the United States and abroad, he appears in...
Tenor
Anthony Dean Griffey
Four-time Grammy Award Winning American tenor Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on opera, concert and recital stages around the world with his beautiful and powerful lyric tenor voice, gift of dramatic...
Cello
Mark Kosower
One of the outstanding cellists of his generation, Mark Kosower has earned an international reputation among musicians and critics alike for his extraordinary instrumental mastery, musical integrity, and powerfully expressive performances. In 2011/12, Kosower plays...
Violin
Tasmin Little
In 2008, Ms. Little was the subject of a television documentary which followed her ground-breaking project "The Naked Violin". This ambitious project, which boldly embraced the internet and offered up a free downloadable recital of...
Mezzo-Soprano
Nancy Maultsby
Nancy Maultsby's unique vocal timbre and insightful musicianship keep her in demand by opera companies and orchestras throughout the world. Her operatic career includes a wide range of roles in prestigious houses such as Lyric...
Violin
Elmar Oliveira
Unsurpassed in his combination of elegance and impeccable artistry, Elmar Oliveira is one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today. He has become a familiar and much-admired figure at the world's foremost concert...
Piano
Awadagin Pratt
Artist-in-residence
Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. In 1992 Mr. Pratt won the Naumburg International Piano Competition...
Piano
Alexander Toradze
Alexander Toradze is universally recognized as a masterful virtuoso in the grand Romantic tradition. Mr. Toradze maintains frequent appearances with the leading orchestras of North America, including the New York Philharmonic, Met Orchestra, Boston Symphony,...
Piano
George Vatchnadze
Artist-in-residence
Geroge Vatchnadze has appeared with orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Israel, Russia, Japan, Taiwan, as well as Central and South America. Among others, he has...
Piano
Diane Walsh
With a reputation as a performer of "romantic sweep and arching lyricism" (The New York Times) and "a pianist with superb technique," (The Boston Globe) Diane Walsh has created an international career of distinction. She...
Piano
William Wolfram
Artist-in-residence
American pianist William Wolfram was a silver medalist at both the William Kapell and the Naumburg International Piano Competitions, and a bronze medalist at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. A versatile recitalist, concerto...
Featured Faculty Artists
Bassoon
Chad Cognata
Chad Cognata joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Bassoon in 1991. He has performed as a solist with the CSO on several occasions, including performances of concertos by Mozart and Vivaldi. Since 1996, Mr. Cognata...
Harp
Anna Kate Mackle
Anna Kate Mackle has served as the principal harpist of The Florida Orchestra since 1999. She formerly served as principal harpist of the New World Symphony, the Spoleto Festivals (Italy and USA), Sarasota Opera, the...
Violin I
Jeffrey Multer
EMF alumnus (two summers) and concertmaster Jeffrey Multer returns to Greensboro and the Eastern Music Festival for his twenty-fifth season in 2010. Mr. Multer is also first violinist of New York City?s critically acclaimed Elements...
Horn
Kevin Reid
A native of Florida, Kevin Reid is currently the principal horn of the Jacksonville Symphony and has previously been a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. His solo performances include Mozart's Forth...
Flute
Les Roettges
Les Roettges, principal flute of the Eastern Music Festival, has been principal flute of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra since 1986. A native of Ohio, Mr. Roettges became a student of The Cleveland Orchestra?s Maurice Sharp...
Clarinet
Shannon Scott
Shannon Scott has been principal clarinet of the Eastern Festival Orchestra since 1991. She is the instructor of clarinet and history of music and clarinetist for Solstice Woodwind Quintet at Washington State University School of...