Faculty
At OAcademy, a dynamic network of global mentors, music sector leaders, and visionary coaches guide the hands-on journey for fellows.
Strings
Citizen Artist | Cello
Grammy Award winner | Violin
Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Violin
Grammy-Winning Virtuoso | Violin
Sony Classical Artist | Solo Violin
Queen Elizabeth Competition Winner | Violin
Philadelphia Orchestra & Curtis Institute of Music | Principal Viola
Royal College of Music & Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu | Viola Professor and soloist
ARD Laureate | Viola
Hanns Eisler School of Music | Cello Professor
Innovative Listening Experience Opus Klassic Awards | Cello
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts | Cello Professor
Longy School of Music | Cello Professor
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Principal Double Bass
The MET Opera | Double Bass
Columbus Symphony Orchestra & LaGrange Symphony Orchestra | Principal Bass
Buffalo Philharmonic | Concertmaster
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra | Concertmaster
The MET Opera | Principal Viola
Stavanger Symphony | Principal Cello
Sphinx Medal of Excellence Winner
University of Music and Theater Munich | Professor of Double Bass
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bass
Monterey Symphony | Concertmaster
Philadelphia Orchestra | First Associate Concertmaster
Toronto Symphony | Concertmaster
London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Second Violin
Royal Conservatoire The Hague | Professor of Viola
Staatskapelle Berlin | Principal Cello
The MET Opera | Assistant Principal Cellist
Mariinsky Theater Orchestra | Assistant Principal Double Bass
Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Double Bass
Bard Conservatory | Violin Associate Professor
Bard Conservatory | Violin
National Arts Centre Canada | Violin
National Arts Centre Canada | Violin
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Second Violin
National Arts Centre Canada | Concertmaster
Bard College | Viola Artist-in-residence
National Arts Centre Canada | Associate Principal Viola
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Viola
National Arts Centre Canada | Assistant Principal Viola
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Cello
Bard Conservatory of Music | Cello
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Double Bass
Bard Conservatory | Double Bass Faculty
National Arts Centre Canada | Assistant Principal Double Bass
The MET Opera | Violin
SWR Symphony Orchestra & Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Principal Cello
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Assistant Principal Double Bass
The MET Opera | Associate Principal Viola
Winds
Vienna Symphony | Former Principal Flute
Berlin Philharmonic | Principal Clarinet
Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Flute
BBC Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute
Royal College of Music | Flute Professor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Flute
New York Philharmonic | Former Principal Solo Flute
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | Solo Oboe
Grammy-Winning Soloist | Solo Oboe
Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient | Clarinet
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bassoon
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Bassoon
Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute
Boston Symphony | Principal Flute & Flute Professor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo English Horn
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo E-flat Clarinet
Rochester Philharmonic | Principal Clarinet
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Solo Contrabassoon
Seattle Symphony | Principal Flute
Royal Academy of Music | Flute Professor
The MET Opera | Principal Piccolo
The MET Opera | Solo English Horn
Zürich Opera House Orchestra | Principal Clarinetist
The MET Opera | Associate Musician, Clarinet
The MET Opera | Second Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet
The MET Opera | Associate Musician, Clarinet
San Diego Symphony | Bassoon & Contrabassoon
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Flute
National Arts Centre Canada | Second Flute and Piccolo
Bard Conservatory | Flute
The MET Opera | Former Principal Flute
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Oboe
Hochschule für Musik Basel | Lecturer for Bass/Es-Clarinet
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Clarinet
National Arts Centre Canada | Second Clarinet
Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Associate Principal Bassoon
Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears | Oboe Professor
London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Oboe
London Symphony Orchestra | Principal Oboe
Brass
Berlin Philharmonic | Principal Horn
Berlin Philharmonic | French Horn
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | Principal Trumpet
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Trombone
Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León | Tuba
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tuba
Eric Aubier International Trumpet Competition Winner | Solo Trumpet
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Trumpet
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Tenor & Bass Trombone
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Horn
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra | Solo Trumpet
Hallé Orchestra | Principal Trombone
The MET Opera | Trombone
National Arts Centre Canada | Third Horn
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Trumpet
The MET Opera | Principal Trombone
National Arts Centre Canada | Principal Tuba
Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Bass Trombone
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal French Horn
Orchestra of the Opera House in Rome | Principal Trumpet
Harp
Philadelphia Orchestra | Principal Harp
Boston Symphony | Principal Harp
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Principal Harp
Royal Northern College of Music, UK | Harp Professor
Liceu Opera Orchestra | Principal Harp
The MET Opera | Associate Principal Harp
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Principal Harp
Percussion
Leonard Bernstein Award Winner | Percusssion
Yale School of Music | Lecturer in Percussion
Polar Music Prize Winner | Percussion
Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería | Percussion
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Percussion
Minnesota Orchestra | Principal Timpani
Bard Conservatory | Percussion
Bard Conservatory | Percussion
National Arts Centre Canada | Percussion
Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Timpani
University of Minnesota | Professor of Percussion
Conductors
Musical America - Conductor of the Year
National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada | Conductor
Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León | Former Music Director
Malmö Opera | Guest Conductor
Klangforum Wien | Conductor in Residence
Liège Royal Philharmonique | Conductor
Six-time Grammy Award-winning Conductor
Canberra Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Sinfonia of London | Artistic Director
Vancouver Opera | Music Director Emeritus
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Conductor
Tucson Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Conductor
Vienna Radio Symphony | Conductor
Opéra National de Lorraine | Conductor
English National Opera | Former Music Director
Los Angeles Philharmonic | Conductor
Montréal Symphony | Conductor
2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award Winner | Conductor
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Chief Conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Principal Conductor
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire | Music Director
Sydney Symphony | Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Conductor
Guildhall School of Music | Conductor
Industry
Teaching Artistry Advocate and Author
Dream Orchestra | Founder & Artistic Director
Harvard Kennedy School/ US Arts Envoy | Educator
Taiwan Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) | Executive Director
Bard Conservatory | Faculty and Sō Percussion | Member
U.S. National Institute of Mental Health | Research Scientist
Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Founding member
Play in the Zone | Creator, Jazz guitarist and music educator
Executive Coach, expert in women's mental and preventative health
Boston Symphony Orchestra | Former Principal Flutist, Coach & Advocate
Bard Conservatory | Faculty and Sō Percussion | Member
Askonas Holt | Artist Manager
21C Media Group | Managing Director, Digital and Creative Media
GLI Líderes Emprendedores | Curricular Director
BBC Philharmonic | Artistic Director
Director | Liu Kotow
Lenny's Studio | Principal and Founder
Platform Specialist
Lenny's Studio | PR & Media Director
Guildhall Innovation | Head of Guildhall Ignite
Grammy-Winning Soloist | Solo Oboe
European Union Youth Orchestra | Executive & Artistic Director
Author: Efortless Mastery, Liberating the Master Within
Arabella Arts | Managing Director
Evelyn Glennie | PR, Booking and Logistics Manager
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra | Senior Manager for Artistic Planning
Spitalfields Music | Chief Executive and Artistic Director
Gratia Arts | Creative Producer and Consultant
Programa Ibermúsicas | Secretaria Técnica
HarrisonParrott | Assistant Artist Manager
KD Schmid | Director
Intermusica | Assistant Artist Manager
University of Oxford Cultural Programme | Senior Programmer
Director | Sound Scotland