Our faculty are not only great artists and performers in their own right, but they are dedicated teachers and mentors to young musicians.
Each brings a passion for giving back to the next generation of performers on the international stage, fostering group collaboration in a chamber music setting, and excellence for solo artists.
We draw faculty members from institutions all over the US, Europe and Italy, with many returning year to year.
Voice
MARIA LUIGIA BORSI
Voice
Decca Artist
AGATHA CARUBIA
Voice
Visiting Professor
CHRIS TURNER
Voice
Assistant Professor SFA State University
LEON P. TURNER
(ON LEAVE FOR 2025)
Voice
Visiting Professor SMU
CAMILLE KING
(ON LEAVE FOR 2025)
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Piano
INNA FALIKS
Alpert School of Music
University of California Los Angeles
BORIS BERMAN
Yale School of Music
IAN JONES
Royal College of Music
London
CAROL LEONE
(ON LEAVE FOR 2025)
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
ANTONIO ARTESE
Dean and Program Director
Chigiana Global Academy Programs
Composition
RICHARD DANIELPOUR
University of California, Los Angeles
Curtis Institute
TONINO BATTISTA
Conductor in Residence
ORCHESTRA DI PADOVA E DEL VENETO
Orchestra in Residence
Padua, Italy
Masterclasses
ROBERTO PROSSEDA
Piano
Course Instructors
KATE BOLTON-PORCIATTI
Music History
IRENE LIONE
Italian Language Instructor
Università per Stranieri di Siena
IDA FERRARI
(ON LEAVE FOR 2025)
University of Siena
Strings
RICHARD AARON
Cello
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
AARON BEROFSKY
Violin
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
ALBERTO BOLOGNI
Violin
ISSM “Luigi Boccherini” – Lucca
AARON BOYD
Violin
Southern Methodist University
ROBERT DEMAINE
Cello
Principal – L.A. Philharmonic
KATHRYN VOTAPEK (campus liaison)
Viola / Violin
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MIMI ZWEIG (campus liaison)
Violin
Indiana University – Bloomington
ATAR ARAD
Viola
Indiana University – Bloomington
MICHELLE SCHUMANN
Mary Hardin Baylor
Piano
Other Instruments
PAOLO CARLINI
Bassoon
Orchestra della Toscana
MARIO DANI
Oboe
ISSM “Rinaldo Franci” – Siena
LUCIANO TRISTAINO
Flute
ISSM “Rinaldo Franci” – Siena
PAOLO ZAMPINI
Flute
Conservatorio “Luigi Cherubini” – Florence
WENDY YOUNG
Harpsichord
LUIGI ATTADEMO
Guitar
MARIA CHIARA FIORUCCI
Harp
MATTEO PARMEGGIANI
Conductor in Residence
ORCHESTRA SENZASPINE
Bologna, Italy
