Festival Faculty (N-V)
Charles Neidich, clarinet
An internationally known soloist, Neidich is also a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has been a faculty member at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. He claimed first prize in the 1985 Naumburg and 1982 Munich International Competitions. He also was the first American to receive a Fulbright Grant to study in the former Soviet Union. His recordings can be found on the Sony Classical, Sony Vivarte and Deutsche Grammophon labels.
John Perry, piano
Perry is a piano professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He has been a visiting artist at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and served as a faculty member at the Colburn School for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, the Idyllwild School of the Arts in Idyllwild, Calif., the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Holland Music Sessions. He was dubbed honoree at the World Piano Pedagogy Conference in 2004.
William Purvis, horn
Purvis is a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet, Orpheus, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, The Yale Brass Trio, The Triton Horn Trio and Mozzafiato. His recordings include the Mozart Concerti, the Sinfonia Concertante KV 297b with Orpheus for Deutsche Grammophon, and the Horn Trios of Brahms and Ligeti for Bridge. He is currently a faculty member at the Yale and Juilliard Schools of Music, and SUNY Stony Brook.
Thomas Robertello, flute
Chamber musician, recitalist and flute professor, Robertello currently teaches at Indiana University's School of Music. He is a former member of the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh and National Symphonies. Robertello has previously also been a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. He has made guest appearances for the Pacific and Grand Teton Music Festivals.
Joseph Silverstein, violin
Silverstein is an internationally known solo and recording artist. He has been conductor laureate for the Utah Symphony, and was the former concertmaster and assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony. Previously, he has served as artistic advisor for the: Baltimore, Toledo, Oakland and Virginia Symphonies. Silverstein has performed with more than 100 orchestras in the United States, Europe, Israel and the Far East. He also has been the Sylvia and Robert Zell Faculty Artist Chair.
Susan Starr, piano
International concert and recording artist, Starr was the winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. She has made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago, Minnesota, Washington National, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. Starr also has served as an artist-in-residence and piano professor at the Florida International University in Miami. Her other positions include serving as a faculty member at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and New Jersey, and as a distinguished professor at Rutgers University. She also has been the Carl Zwinck Faculty Artist Chair.
Robert Vernon, viola
Vernon is the principal viola for the Cleveland Orchestra and chairman of the viola department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She additionally performs as a soloist with Cleveland Orchestra and other ensembles throughout the United States. Her performances at music festivals include: La Jolla, Marlboro, Aspen and Blossom. Additionally, she was a faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival, Blossom Festival School and Encore School for Strings. Her recordings include work for Telarc and London/Decca.
Allan Vogel, oboe
The principal oboe and frequent soloist for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Vogel also makes guest appearances as principal oboe for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her list of achievements includes appearances with the: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. She also has been the featured artist at the: Marlboro, Santa Fe, Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Chamber Music Northwest, La Jolla Summerfest and Oregon Bach Festivals. Vogel is the founding member of Bach's Circle. She currently serves as a faculty member at the University of Southern California at the California Institute of the Arts. She also is a board member of the American Bach Society.
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