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'''Roland and Almita Vamos''' are a husband and wife who are among the leading [[violin]] and [[viola]] instructors in the world.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/03/arts/classical-music-a-breakthrough-put-on-hold.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm CLASSICAL MUSIC; A Breakthrough Put on Hold]</ref> Their pupils have become prominent soloists, members of world-renowned chamber groups and orchestras, and laureates of prestigious international competitions. The Vamoses have been recognized at the [[White House]] seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. They have been honored by the [[American String Teachers Association]] (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on [[CBS]]' ''Sunday Morning News''.
'''Roland and Almita Vamos''' {{IPA|/ˈveɪmoʊs/}}<ref>[https://www.wfmt.com/2021/12/11/70th-anniversary-special-interview-with-almita-roland-vamos/ WFMT: 70th Anniversary Special: Interview with Almita & Roland Vamos]</ref> are a husband and wife who are [[violin]] and [[viola]] instructors.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/03/arts/classical-music-a-breakthrough-put-on-hold.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm CLASSICAL MUSIC; A Breakthrough Put on Hold]</ref> The Vamoses have been recognized at the [[White House]] seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. They have been honored by the [[American String Teachers Association]] (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on [[CBS]]' ''Sunday Morning News''.


'''Roland Vamos''' studied with [[Oscar Shumsky]] and [[William Lincer]] at the [[Juilliard School]]. '''Almita Vamos''' studied with [[Mischa Mischakoff]] and [[Louis Persinger]] at the [[Juilliard School]]. A performing artist of the highest caliber, she won the prestigious Concert Artist Guild award in New York City along with many other prizes.
'''Roland Vamos''' was born July 20, 1930. He studied with [[Oscar Shumsky]] and [[William Lincer]] at the [[Juilliard School]]. '''Almita Vamos''' was born September 16, 1938, and studied with [[Mischa Mischakoff]] and [[Louis Persinger]] at the [[Juilliard School]]. A performing artist, she won the Concert Artist Guild award in New York City along with other prizes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Almita Vamos {{!}} Music Institute of Chicago|url=https://www.musicinst.org/almita-vamos|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.musicinst.org}}</ref>


Dr. and Mrs. Vamos are members of the faculty at the [[Music Institute of Chicago]] and the [[Chicago College of Performing Arts]]. Prior to their position at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, they were on faculty at Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Minnesota, and Western Illinois University.
The Vamoses are members of the faculty at the [[Music Institute of Chicago]] and the [[Chicago College of Performing Arts]]. Prior to their positions at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, they were on faculty at Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of Minnesota, Western Illinois University, University of Kentucky, and Antioch College.


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== Orchestra Positions held by their students ==
==Students of the Vamoses==

===Prominent Students===

* [[Rachel Barton Pine]] (Soloist and recording artist. 1st Prize [http://www.bach-leipzig.de/ Johann Sebastien Bach International Music Competition], 2nd Prizes in the József Szigeti Violin Competition, the [[International Fritz Kreisler Competition]] and 3rd Prizes in the [[Paganini Competition]] and the [[Montreal International Musical Competition]], laureate [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]]. President of [http://www.rebf.org/ REB Foundation].)
* Aimee Kreston: Prize winner in the Tibor Varga International competition; Concertmaster of L'Orchestre de Paris; Concertmaster of Pasadena Symphony; Concertmaster of Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra
* [[Jennifer Koh]] (Soloist, recording artist. 2nd Prize [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]] and 1st Prize [[Irving M. Klein Competition]].)
* [http://benjaminbeilman.com Benjamin Beilman] (Winner of 2010 [[Montreal International Musical Competition]], 3rd Prize 2010 [[Indianapolis Violin Competition]], 1st Prize [http://www.yca.org Young Concert Artists International Auditions], Grand Prize [http://www.ccicps.org/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage 2009 Corpus Christi International Competition], Astral Artist Competition and Stulberg International String Competition)
* [[Cathy Basrak]] (Assistant Principal Violist in the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] and winner of the 1995 [[Primrose International Viola Competition]] and winner of [[Irving M. Klein Competition]])
* [http://christinacastelli.com Christina Castelli] (Soloist, recording artist. Laureate, [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]]. First Prize Winner of 1997 [[Primrose International Viola Competition]]. First Prize Winner of 1998 and 2005 Sphinx Competition. Concerts with Cleveland, Atlanta, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Colorado and other U.S. symphonies. Carnegie Hall debut in 2004. Ravinia debut in 2007.)
* [[Kirsten Johnson]] (Associate Principal Violist in the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]])
* [[Benny Kim]] (Soloist)
* Isabella Lippi, (Soloist)
* [[Simin Ganatra]] (Violinist in [[Grammy Award]] winning [[Pacifica Quartet]])
* [[Sibbi Bernhardsson]] (Violinist in [[Grammy Award]] winning [[Pacifica Quartet]])
* [[Erin Schreiber]] (Assistant Concertmaster of [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra]])
* [[Ying Quartet]]: Janet Ying, Timothy Ying (violins) and Philip Ying (viola) ([[Grammy Award]] winning Ensemble In Residence at The [[Eastman School of Music]] and winner of the 1993 Naumburg Chamber Music Award)
* [[Daniel Ching]] (Violinist in Miro Quartet and on faculty at the [[University of Texas at Austin]])
* Lydia Hong (Principal 2nd violinist of New York City Ballet, winner of WAMSO)
* [[Elisa Barston]] (Principal Second Violin of the Seattle Symphony. Previously the Associate Concertmaster of the [[St. Louis Symphony Orchestra]])
* [[Stephanie Arado]] (Assistant Concertmaster of the [[Minnesota Orchestra]])
* [[Siow Lee Chin]] (Soloist and winner of the 1994 Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition in Mexico City)
* [[David Bowlin]] (Violinist and teacher at The [[Juilliard School]] from 2002-2005 and currently a professor at [[Oberlin Conservatory of Music]])
* [[Julia Sakharova]] (Violinist in critically acclaimed Arianna String Quartet, Violin Professor at the University of Missouri- St. Louis)
* [[Viacheslav Dinerchtein]] (Viola Soloist)
* [http://nyphil.org/meet/orchestra/index.cfm?page=profile&interviewNum=103&personNum=935&selectedNav=&showText=1#tabview=tab0 Kuan-Cheng Lu] New York Philharmonic since 2004-05 season. 1st Prize Taiwan National Violin Competition, 1st Prize ASTA string competition, the Raphael Bronstein Award, and the Taiwan Chi-Mei Corporation’s Outstanding Young Artist award. Served as concertmaster of the Verbier Orchestra and Pacific Music Festival.
* [http://davidyonan.com David Yonan] (Violin soloist, chamber musician and teacher, faculty North Park University, Chicago, Midwest Young Artists), 1st Prizes at the International Violin Competition Kloster Schoental, Germany and the International Ruggero Ricci Concerto competition Berlin, 2nd prizes and silver medal at the International "Luis Sigall" Violin Competition, Vina del Mar, Chile and the International "Concours Ruggiero Ricci", Iserlohn, Germany, 3rd prizes, International Queen Sophie Charlotte Violin Competition, Mirow,Germany and at the Guderyahn Strings Competition, University of South Dakota, USA, Brahms Prize of the Carl Flesch Academy Baden-Baden, Germany.

Amy Oshiro-Morales joined The Philadelphia Orchestra’s second violin section in January 2008; she was previously assistant concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony. She also previously held the associate concertmaster chair of the Colorado Symphony and was assistant concertmaster of the Grant Park (IL) Orchestra. She has also performed as a guest musician with the New York Philharmonic.

Ms. Oshiro-Morales made her debut with the Chicago Symphony at the age of 12 and has appeared numerous times as a soloist with the Saint Louis Symphony, the Napa Valley Symphony, the Minnesota Sinfonia, and others. She has collaborated with such artists as Vadim Repin, Alban Gerhardt, Jason Vieaux, and Gil Shaham.

Ms. Oshiro-Morales began violin studies when she was three years old. She studied with Almita and Roland Vamos at Oberlin Conservatory, where she received the Dean’s Talent Award scholarship. She continued her studies at the Juilliard School with Robert Mann, the founder and former first violinist of the Juilliard Quartet.

In the summers Ms. Oshiro-Morales has been a guest artist at the Sun Valley Summer (ID) Symphony, the Cactus Pear Music Festival (TX), the Grand Teton Music Festival (WY), the National Orchestral Institute (MD), and the Innsbrook Institute (MO), among others.

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===Orchestra Positions===
* [[New York Philharmonic]]
* [[New York Philharmonic]]
* [[Metropolitan Opera]]
* [[Metropolitan Opera]]
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* [[Singapore Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Singapore Symphony Orchestra]]
* Iceland Symphony
* Iceland Symphony
* [[Israel Philharmonic]]
* [[Colorado Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Colorado Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra
* Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra
* Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
* [[Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra]]
* Kansas City Symphony
* [[Kansas City Symphony]]
* National Symphony Orchestra
* [[National Symphony Orchestra]]
* Oregon Symphony Orchestra
* [[Oregon Symphony Orchestra]]
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra

===Competition Winners===

====Gold/1st Place====
* [[Montreal International Musical Competition]]
* [[Young Concert Artists]]
* [[Tchaikovsky Youth Competition]]
* Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition
* [[Primrose International Viola Competition]]
* [[Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists]]
* [[Irving M. Klein Competition]]
* [[Carl Flesch International Violin Competition]]
* [http://www.bach-leipzig.de/Johann Sebastien Bach International Music Competition]
* [http://www.ccicps.org/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage Corpus Christi International Competition]
* Kingsville International Young Performers Competition
* WAMSO
* [http://www.stulberg.org Stulberg International String Competition]

====Silver/2nd Place====
* [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]]
* [http://www.michaelhillinternationalviolincompetition.com Michael Hill International Violin Competition]
* József Szigeti Violin Competition
* [[International Fritz Kreisler Competition]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090725030836/http://www.odensesymfoni.dk/cncomp/show/english/violin.aspx Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition]

====Bronze/3rd Place====
* [http://www.violin.org 2010 Indianapolis Violin Competition]
* [[Paganini Competition]]
* [[Montreal International Musical Competition]]

====Laureates====
* [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]]
* Stradivarius International Violin Competition


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 24 April 2024

Roland and Almita Vamos /ˈveɪmoʊs/[1] are a husband and wife who are violin and viola instructors.[2] The Vamoses have been recognized at the White House seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the National Endowment for the Arts. They have been honored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on CBS' Sunday Morning News.

Roland Vamos was born July 20, 1930. He studied with Oscar Shumsky and William Lincer at the Juilliard School. Almita Vamos was born September 16, 1938, and studied with Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger at the Juilliard School. A performing artist, she won the Concert Artist Guild award in New York City along with other prizes.[3]

The Vamoses are members of the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago and the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Prior to their positions at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, they were on faculty at Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of Minnesota, Western Illinois University, University of Kentucky, and Antioch College.

Orchestra Positions held by their students[edit]

San Antonio Symphony Orchestra

References[edit]

  1. ^ WFMT: 70th Anniversary Special: Interview with Almita & Roland Vamos
  2. ^ CLASSICAL MUSIC; A Breakthrough Put on Hold
  3. ^ "Almita Vamos | Music Institute of Chicago". www.musicinst.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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