Faculty

Department: conservatory
Yehuda Gilad
Clarinet Faculty, Music Director and Conductor, Colburn Orchestra
Strives for “total musicianship” and  has won the acclaim of both critics and audiences alike
Clive Greensmith
Cello and Chamber Music Faculty
Clive Greensmith has held the position of principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was the cellist of the Tokyo String Quartet for fourteen years.
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Ben Hong
Orchestral Repertoire for Cello
Cellist Ben Hong currently serves as Associate Principal Cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Eugene Izotov
Oboe
Eugene Izotov has recorded for Sony Classical, BMG, Boston Records, Elektra, SFSMedia, CSOResond, and was a featured soloist with the Chicago Symphony under the baton of John Williams on the Oscar-nominated recording for Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln.
Eloise Kim, DMA
Keyboard Harmony Instructor
Eloise has won numerous awards, including grand-prize of the Pinault International Piano Competition where she had her Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut at age 11, semi-finalist of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and finalist of the New York International Piano Competition. Kim won top prizes in the Lennox, Kingsville, WPPC (dedicated to Leon Fleisher), and Jefferson Young Artists International piano competitions.
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Thomas Kotcheff
Ear Training, Music Theory Faculty
Thomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles-based composer and pianist.