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Teachers & Performers

Sharon Kam
CLARINET, HANNOVER
Sharon Kam is one of the world’s leading clarinet soloists and has been working with renowned orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Japan for over 20 years. At the age of 16,more

Alfred Brendel
PIANO, LONDON
Alfred Brendel studied piano, composition, and conducting in Zagreb and Graz, concluding his piano studies under Edwin Fischer, Paul Baumgartner, and Eduard Steuermann. He was the first person to record Beethoven’s piano oeuvremore

Dora Schwarzberg
VIOLIN, VIENNA
Dora Schwarzberg studied in Russia at the Stolyarsky School as well as with Yuri Yankelevich at the Moscow Conservatory. She has since performed with the world’s most important orchestras, including the New Yorkmore

Johannes Meissl
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRING PLAYERS / PIANISTS, VIENNA
Johannes Meissl is a professor of chamber music and has been Vice Rector for International Affairs and Art at the mdw ‒ University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since October 2019. Priormore