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Just in: Hilary Hahn and Midori sign on as teachers at Juilliard

Just in: Hilary Hahn and Midori sign on as teachers at Juilliard

The two stars are among six new teachers in the college division string faculty, announced today. It’s a mid-career moment.

Here’s the press release:

Award-winning violinist Stella Chen, three-time Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn, esteemed violinist and pedagogue Midori, principal associate concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and Pre-College faculty member Sheryl Staples, and first violinist and founding member of the Brentano Quartet Mark Steinberg are joining the violin facultyIn addition, Nina Lee, celebrated cellist of the Brentano Quartet, will join the cello faculty.

“With the addition of these distinguished artists, we add to the depth and breadth of instruction we offer our students,” says David Ludwig, dean and director of the Music Division. “These new faculty members share a passion for mentoring the next generation of musicians to achieve their fullest potential as young artists.”

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