Jiwon was born to music-loving parents and received a little violin on her first birthday. As she started studying the violin, Jiwon won numerous competitions in her native Korea. Soon, her teachers recognized her talent which ultimately led to her acceptance to The Juilliard School.

Her past performances include Young Musician's Concerts at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tulley Hall, "Fanfare for Humanity II," a fund-raising concert for Hurricane Katrina victims. She gave recitals and performed at various chamber music concerts at Lincoln Center concert halls.

Jiwon received many scholarships for her musical merit. She attended Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) and Hotchiss Summer Portals on full scholarship and was invited to perform at a concert in Florida promoting LSM. In summer 2010, she attended the Great Mountains Music Festival at Alpensia, PyeongChang, Korea as a residence counselor on full scholarship. This summer, Jiwon attended New York Summer Music...

I graduated from Mannes College of Music with a BS in violin performance. While at Mannes, I was a student of Sally Thomas (Julliard School) and other primary teachers include Claudia Schaer, Amy Barlowe and Oscar Ravina. I have had chamber music studies with Ann Setzer, Peter Prosser, Chin Kim, Gena Raps, and members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and NY Philharmonic. Masterclasses include those with Cho-Liang Lin, Pamela Frank, and Ida Kavafian. I am graduate of the Mannes Pre-College division Honors program and alumna of both the New York Youth Symphony and Meadowmount School of Music.

I am also registered with the Suzuki Association of America and have completed Suzuki teacher training for books 1 - 8 at NYC's School for Strings, working with Ekaterina Gerson and Allen Lieb. I have also had additional pedagogy training with Ann Setzer of the Julliard School.

I recently completed Music Mind Games Unit 1 teacher training with Michiko Yurko, and look forward to...

Born in Chicago to a musical family, Amali began piano lessons with her mother at age five, and cello lessons a few years later at the Merit School of Music. She completed her formal studies at the Manhattan School of Music in 2007 where her primary teachers were Julia Lichten and Margo Tatgenhorst-Drakos. Recent performance experience include the New England Symphonic Ensemble, Zero Gravity Contemporary Music Ensemble, and in master classes with cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Ron Leonard. Amali has taken part in festivals such as the Mannes Beethoven Institute and the Tanglewood Institute and has taught at summer programs such as the Kinhaven Music School. She currently plays in Tiger Lilies, a duo project that seeks to blend folk music with creative improvisations and arrangements as well as alice., a pop and jazz based septet that has recently completed it's second full-length album, a.443. She enjoys an exciting performance and teaching schedule in the New York City area, and believes...

Oleg is a violinist who represents the brilliant Russian violin school which is arguably one of the leading violin schools in the World during 20th century. In 1984 he was accepted to Moscow Conservatory of Music and in 1991 he graduated Conservatory with highest marks in violin and piano. In 1990 he was invited to participate in IV International Violin Competition 'Isola di Capri' (Capri Italy) and won 1st Prize of this competition playing N. Paganini's 4th Violin Concerto with cadenza which Oleg composed especially for this event. After competition he was invited to participate in music festival in Rimini Italy where he shared the stage with such famous musicians as Boris Berezovsky (1st Prize 1990 P.I.Tchaikovsky Piano Competition) Enrico Pace and Evgeny Bushkov (both winners of many international competitions). After one year with State Symphony Capella of Russia where conductor was legendary Gennady Rozhdestvensky and where Oleg performed in section 1st Violins in 1992 he...

• I have over 20 years experience as a music teacher, conductor, theater/orchestra director and a performer in Russia, Norway and the United States.
• I possess excellent interpersonal skills and over the years developed the ability to communicate efficiently and connect with every student I teach.
• I am creative and enthusiastic while working with people of all ages.
• I have a reputation of being passionate about achieving professional goals.

Employment:
09/08- Present NYC Board of Education, P.S. 48
• Band & Orchestra Director
• Teach children K-5 to play musical instruments in small groups and large ensembles
• Organize and perform Winter and Spring Concerts

02/08- Present Yakov's Music for Gifted & Talented, Inc, Brooklyn, NY
• Founder and Music Director
• Teach various musical instruments and vocal

06/07-06/08 Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony, Lynbrook, NY
• Music Director, Conductor
• Conducted weekly...