Festival Faculty (H-M)
Desmond Hoebig, cello
Hoebig is principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra and a cello professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is the former associate principal of l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and former principal cellist for the Cincinnati Symphony and Houston Symphony Orchestras. Hoebig won first place at the Munich International Competition, CBC Talent Competition and Canadian Music Competition, and was an award-winner in Moscow's Tchaikowsky Competition. He has been a featured guest soloist with all the major orchestras in Canada, as well as the Cincinnati, Houston and Madison Symphonies, Stuttgart Philharmonic and the Radiodifusao Portuguesa (Lisbon). A former cellist in the Orford String Quartet, Hoebig also has appeared at the Marlborough, Vancouver, Banff, Steamboat Springs and Scotia Festivals. His has three recordings with pianist Andrew Tunis – one of which, "Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano," was nominated for a Juno Award.
Lawrence Hurst, bass
Hurst has been a music professor and chairman of the string department at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music since 1986. He offers workshops and master classes throughout the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Beijing, Hong Kong and Christchurch, New Zealand. Hurst as taught at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Eastern Michigan University, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. For many summers, he served as a faculty member at the Interlochen Arts Camp (formerly the National Music Camp).
Gregory Hustis, horn
Hustis is principal horn with the Dallas Symphony. He has been a solo artist with the Utah, Knoxville and Dallas Symphonies, and the Dallas, Latvian, Northwest Chamber and Sarasota Orchestras. He also was a featured artist at the Scotia, Round Top, Mainly Mozart, Orford, Bowdoin and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. The accomplished recording artist, additionally has served as: a faculty member at Southern Methodist University; a member of the advisory council for the International Horn Society; and as the artistic director of chamber music at the Music in the Mountains Festival in Colorado.
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Chamber musician and viola soloist, Kashkashian appears regularly at the festivals in Marlboro, Lockenhaus and Salzburg. She has maintained duo partnerships with Robert Hill, harpsichordist, Robyn Schulkowsky, percussionist, and Robert Levin, pianist. Her discography includes concerti of Britten, Penderecki, Kancheli and Schnittke; sonatas of Hindemith and Shostakovich; chamber music of Bach and Schuman; the Brahms Sonatas with Robert Levin (which won the 1999 Edison prize); and the concertos of Bartok, Eotvos, and Kurtag (which won the Kannes prize for best solo album). Most recently, her release of Luciano Berio's Voci and Naturale was awarded the 2002 Edison prize. She has also claimed awards in the ARD Munich and Lionel Tertis Competitions. Kashkashian has recorded on DGG, Sony and ECM labels. She is a former faculty member at the University of Indiana and conservatories in Freiburg and Berlin, Germany.
Ani Kavafian, violin
Kavafian is an internationally acclaimed recitalist, soloist and chamber musician who has performed with many of America's leading orchestras including: New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, Phoenix, and Rochester. She is an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; violin professor at McGill University in Montreal; artistic director of the Mostly Music Festival in New Jersey; a guest artist at the Chamber Music Northwest, OK Mozart, Bridgehampton and La Jolla Chamber Music Festivals.
Nancy Ambrose King, oboe
King is currently a professional soloist and recording artist, the president of the International Double Reed Society and faculty member at the University of Michigan. She previously taught at Indiana University, University of Illinois, University of Northern Colorado and Duquesne University. She holds recordings with Cala Records, Boston Records, Athena, Araesque, Naxos and CBS Masterworks labels. As a popular guest artist, King has been featured at the Bowdoin, Strings in the Mountains and the Idyllwild Music Festivals. More on King's artistry and coming performances can be found at www.kingoboe.com.
Julie Landsman, horn
Landsman is principal horn for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She has been co-principal horn for the Houston Symphony and principal horn for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the past. Landsman has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic and Orpheus, as well as serving as a guest artist at the Marlboro, La Jolla Summerfest, Santa Fe and Aspen Music Festivals. She is currently a faculty member at the Juilliard School of Music.
Timothy Lees, violin
Lees' list of musical achievements include serving as concertmaster for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The graduate of the Eastman School of Music has been awarded the Performer's Certificate, third prize in the Sitson Ma International Violin Competition. Previous work includes positions as concertmaster for the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
Ronald Leonard, cello
Leonard is a Gregor Piatigorsky Professor at the University of Southern California. He was the former principal cello for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His list of accomplishments includes frequent guest artist visits to the Aspen, Round Top and La Jolla Music Festivals, as well as the National Orchestra Institute. Leonard currently serves as president of the Los Angeles Violoncello Society.
Robert Levin, artistic director and piano
Levin is the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Humanities at Harvard University. He has served as a faculty member at the Curtis Institute, SUNY Purchase; Conservatoire Américain (Fountainebleu, France); and the Staatliche Hoschschule für Musik (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany). His recordings include the complete Bach harpsichord concerti, the complete Beethoven piano concerti and the Mozart piano concerti. Levin also is the president of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany.
John Miller, bassoon
Solo and recording artist, Miller is the principal bassoon in the Minnesota Orchestra. He also is the founder and ongoing member of the Boston Baroque Ensemble, Bubonic Bassoon Quartet and American Reed Trio. He teaches at the University of Minnesota and is a soloist with many orchestras and premier concerti recordings.
Frank Morelli, bassoon
Soloist, chamber musician and teacher, Morelli studied with Stephen Maxym at the Manhattan and Juilliard School of Music. He was the first bassoonist to be awarded a doctorate by the school. A member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the woodwind quintet, Windscape, he also has made nine appearances to date as a soloist at Carnegie Hall. He now serves as a faculty member at Julliard, the Yale School of Music, Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Stony Brook.
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