OUR TEAM
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VICKY HYUNJIN LEE
Founder/CEO
Praised by the Seattle Times for her "Delight virtuosity, and a terrific talent," Vicky is a concert violinist and an educator in NYC. She is a distinguished artist of international stature, winner of numerous prizes and awards, TV and radio appearances, and major performances in various European countries and the U.S. She has been teaching violin over 15 years & teaches at Omaha Conservatory of Music. As a founder and a CEO of GLOTONE, she performs, designs & directs all masterclasses and events.
B.M. & M.M.
New England Conservatory of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Stony Brook University
TANUJ APTE
Co-Founder/CTO
Tanuj is the Chief Technical Officer and a Co-founder at GLOTONE. As the former CEO at Autopods, Inc, he is passionate about helping people build businesses through the effective use of technology. Tanuj has experience developing and managing websites, web-apps and mobile apps to fulfill the needs of all modern businesses.
B.Sc. Information Systems
Carnegie Mellon University
PHILIP SETZER
Head of Violin
Master Series Artist
A founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, Grammy Award winner. He is affiliated with Marlboro, Aspen, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Banff, Heifetz Music Festivals and many more. He is a jury member of International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition and appears at schools around the world, including The Curtis Institute, London's Royal Academy of Music, The San Francisco Conservatory, UCLA and The Mannes School.
Faculty/ Professor of Violin
SUNY, Stony Brook University
Cleveland Institute of Music
STEPHANIE BONK
Marketing Assistant
Violinist Stephanie Bonk is currently a student in the DMA program at Stony Brook University. She recently completed her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where she studied with Bin Huang and Renée Jolles. While at Eastman, served as the concertmistress of the Eastman Philharmonia numerous times under Neil Varon and Leonard Slatkin, and she was also a teaching assistant to Renee Jolles. Additionally at Eastman, Stephanie was involved with a weekly hospital-music performance partnership in which music students played in hospital lobbies; at Stony Brook University, she is
B.M. & M.M.
Eastman School of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Stony Brook University
SHLOMO MINTZ
Violinist
"Words of Wisdom"
Shlomo Mintz has dedicated all of his life to music. Regarded as one of the foremost violinists of our time, esteemed for his impeccable musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique alike.
PRIZES & AWARDS
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Premio Accademia Musicale Chigiana - 1984
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Diapason D’Or - 1981
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Grand Prix du Disque - 1992, 1997, 1998
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Gramophone Award - 1994
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Edison Award for the Prokofiev Violin Concertos, recording with Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Claudio Abbado - 1985
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Edison Award - 2001, 2007
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Honorary Doctoral Degree by the Ben-Gurion University, Israel - 2006
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Cremona Music Award - 2016
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Honorary Fellow of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Israel - 2022
HAGAI SHAHAM
Violinist
"Kreutzer Etude Series"
"Bach Intensive"
Displaying a dazzling combination of technical brilliance and a uniquely profound musical personality, Hagai Shaham is internationally recognized as one of the astonishing violinists.
Hagai Shaham and his duo partner, Arnon Erez, won the first prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich in the Violin-Piano duo category, the first competitors to be awarded this coveted first prize since 1971.
Hagai Shaham recorded for Decca International, Chandos, Biddulph, Naxos, Classic Talent and AVIE. He records regularly for Hyperion, where his CDs received critical acclaim.
Faculty/ Professor of Violin
SUNY, Stony Brook University
Tel Aviv University
Heifetz Music Festival
NANCY ZHOU
Violinist
"Dounis Method"
Lauded as one of today's probing musical voices infused with searing virtuosity, Nancy Zhou is rapidly building an international profile after winning the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern Violin Competition. With a robust online presence that seeks to invigorate appreciation for the art and science of the violin, her thoughtful musicianship resonates with a global audience in such a way that brings her on stage with leading orchestras around the world.
Nancy plays on a Joseph Guarneri violin from 1730-33 known as the “Le Sphynx”, on generous loan to her from a private sponsor.
B.M.
New England Conservatory of Music
Harvard University
Associated Artist of the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, supported by the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation.
SOOVIN KIM
Violinist
"Paganini Caprice Series"
Korean-American violinist Soovin Kim is an exciting player who has built on the early successes of his prize-winning years to emerge as a mature and communicative artist. After winning first prize at the Niccolò Paganini International Competition, Mr. Kim was recipient of the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and the Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award.
Soovin Kim founded the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont in 2009.
Faculty/ Professor of Violin
New England Conservatory of Music
Yale Univeristy
BELA HORVATH
Violinist
Bela is a soloist, recitalist, and an educator in NYC. He is a winner of numerous international awards and has played many concerts around the world, including the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, France, England, Slovakia, Hungary, the United States and Canada. He currently is a violin faculty at Manhattan School of Music pre-college devision and Heifetz music festival.
B.M.
Conservatorio Scuola di Musica Franz Liszt
M.M.
Manhattan School of Music
GRACE PARK
Violinist
As a winner of 2018 Naumburg Violin Competition,
she showcases her artistry
as a dynamic soloist and dedicated chamber musician. Grace has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada
at venues such as Walt Disney Hall, The Kennedy Center,
The Rudolfinum in Prague, Schubert Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jordan Hall and Tri-Noon at Rockefeller University. She has performed and participated in festivals such as Music @ Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, Festival Mozaic, Yellowbarn, and Perlman Music Program, where she has performed with many of today's celebrated artists.
B.M. & M.M.
New England Conservatory of Music
ELIZABETH FAYETTE
Violinist
Praised by the New York Times for her “alluring, lustrous sound and seasoned virtuosity,” is quickly building a reputation as a soloist and chamber musician known for her passionate and energetic performances. As the 2013 winner of The Juilliard School’s prestigious Violin Competition, she made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in October 2013 with the Juilliard Orchestra under conductor Alan Gilbert. Also in 2013, Ms. Fayette debuted with the Houston Symphony as a prizewinner in the 2013 Ima Hogg Competition. An international musician, among her other performance credits are solo appearances at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater and the Aspen Music Festival, as well as chamber music concerts at Paris’ Fondation des Etats-Unis, the American Academy in Berlin, the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music and Berlin’s Hanns Eisler Academy of Music. A former first violinist of the Vega String Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at Emory University, she now performs nationwide with Manhattan Chamber Players, New York Chamber Players, and Philadelphia Music Chamber Society.
B.M.
Curtis Institute of Music
M.M. & Artist Diploma
The Juilliard School
REGI PAPA
Violinist
Regi is a soloist, recitalist, and an educator in NYC. The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, He has been a featured soloist with many orchestras throughout Greece, among them the Soloists of Patras Orchestra, the Volos Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Contemporary Music, the Kamerata Orchestra, the Greek National Radio Orchestra, and the National State Orchestra of Thessaloniki.
B.M.
Manhattan School of Music
M.M.
The Juilliard School
Doctor of Musical Arts
Stony Brook University
NIKKI CHOOI
Violinist
Praised for his passionate and poetic performances, internationally-acclaimed violinist Nikki Chooi has established himself as an artist of rare versatility. Described as “expressive, enchanting, and transcendent,” Nikki is a recipient of prizes at the Queen Elizabeth and Tchaikovsky Competitions, and was awarded 1st Prize Winner of the Montreal Symphony's ManuLife Competition, the Klein International Strings Competition, and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.
As Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2016-2017, Nikki worked closely with singers and conductors including Renee Fleming, Susanna Phillips, Elīna Garanča, Eric Owens, Fabio Luisi, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
A passionate educator, Nikki is currently on the violin faculty at University of Ottawa and has presented masterclasses at the San Francisco Conservatory, Morningside Music Program at the New England Conservatory, Orchestra of the Americas Academy, Sphinx Academy at the Curtis Institute of Music, Hong Kong Cultural Center, and the University of Auckland.
B.M.
Curtis Institute of Music
M.M.
The Juilliard School
TIMOTHY CHOOI
Violinist
A popular soloist and recitalist, he is sought after as much for his passionate performances as for his wide-ranging repertoire. Recent honors include Second Prize, Belgium’s world-renowned 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition, First Prize, the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Germany, and the First Prize, the 2018 Schadt Violin Competition in the USA. Recently he was the recipient of one of Europe’s most coveted prize, “Prix Paternot” which recognizes a promising and accomplished international artist at the prestigious Verbier Festival in Switzerland.
An avid educator with a passion for sharing his international experience with young musicians, Timothy Chooi is the Professor of Violin at the University of Ottawa. He performs on the 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivarius on a generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts and the 1709 "Engleman" Stradivarius on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan.
B.M. & Artist Diploma
The Juilliard School
Professional Studies
Kronberg Academy
SVEN STUCKE
Violinist
Praised by the New York Concert Review for his “effortless precision in his intonation and intense expressiveness”, acclaimed German violinist Sven Stucke has appeared with orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. Winner of the Louise-Henriette International Violin Competition and the Queen Sophie Charlotte International Violin Competition, Mr. Stucke has made a number of CD and radio recordings for RBB, WDR, MDR and SWR. Sven is the Artistic Director of the Karwendel Music Festival since 2015, founding member of the Karwendel String Quartet and has been invited for masterclasses in Asia, Europe and the US.
Sven has been awarded scholarships of the Maggini Foundation, International Association of Wagner Societies, Manhattan School of Music, Associazione Intonarumori and Doms
Stiftung.
Sven plays on a famous 1765 T. Balestrieri violin from a
private collection.
B.M.
Manhattan School of Music
M.M.
Manhattan School of Music
KINGA AUGUSTYN
Violinist
Kinga is a virtuoso concert violinist, recording artist, and an educator in NYC. Kinga has performed as a soloist with orchestras in the United States, Europe and Asia, including the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum, the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Riverside Symphonia. She has toured China and performed at China’s most prestigious venues such as Beijing Poly Theater and Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
She has a tremendous passion for teaching and has been teaching for over 10 years in NYC.
B.M. & M.M.
The Juilliard School
JENNIFER GERSTEN
Violinist
Winner of the 2018 Rubin Institute Prize in Music Criticism, Jennifer Gersten is a freelance journalist, music critic and an educator in NYC.
B.M.
Yale University
M.M & Doctor of Musical Arts
Stony Brook University
DOORI NA
Violinist
Currently living in New York City, Doori plays with numerous ensembles around the city. He has played with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with tours in the US, Japan, and Europe performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Musiverien in Vienna. Doori has been active in teaching and doing outreach at schools. He has worked at the Juilliard School as a teaching assistant to Catherine Cho as well as working as a coach for the Pre-College Orchestra. Outreach to schools include going to Sarasota, Florida with the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates with Juilliard Global Ventures, and the British International School of Chicago with The Juilliard School President, Joseph Polisi.
B.M. & M.M.
The Juilliard School