
Faculty SIMA 2022 (photo: Marco Blessano)
Faculty 2023
Violin
Nora Chastain - violin masterclass 2023
Professor for violin at the Universität der Künste Berlin and professor for 30 years at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste until 2020
Ana Chumachenco - violin masterclass 2023
Violin Professor at the Munich University of Music and at the Reina Sofia University of Music Madrid
Philip A. Draganov - violin masterclass 2023 and artistic director SIMA
Professor for violin at the Bern University of the Arts (starting 2023).
Violin Faculty at the Zurich University of the Arts (Pre-College Division)
and the Zurich Conservatory (MKZ), Violin faculty Winterthur Conservatory until 2021.
Jose G. Flores - violin and viola masterclass 2023
Andreas Janke - violin masterclass 2023
Professor at the Hochschule der Künste Zürich and first concertmaster of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Zohrab Tadevosyan - violin masterclass 2023 - assistance Ana Chumachenco and faculty chamber music
Viola
Thomas Selditz - viola masterclass 2023 and faculty chamber music "play & coach", workshop "the path to mental strength"
Violoncello
Thomas Grossenbacher - violoncello masterclass 2023
Professor at the Hochschule der Künste Zürich and former principal cellist of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Joseph Hasten - violoncello masterclass 2023
Troels Svane - Violoncello masterclass 2023
Faculty chamber music and piano accompanists 2023
Special guests
Julia Fischer - Special master course for selected participants
One of the world´s leading violinists, Julia Fischer is a versatile musician also known for her extraordinary abilities as a concert pianist, a chamber musician and a violin teacher.
SIMA - physiotherapy
Brigitte Gerber-Zaugg - Physiotherapist