As private teachers the musicians of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra bring a wealth of experience to the musical community in Central Ohio.   The following CSO musicians offer private instruction and have submitted their contact information for this page.

VIOLIN

Tom Fetherston
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VIOLIN

Tom Fetherston
Instruments: Violin, Viola
Genre: Classical
Age range: 7 to 170
Teaching location: Clintonville, and Kenyon College
Education: BM, MM Cleveland Institute of Music
CSO: Associate Musician since 2002
Orchestral Experience: : Dayton Philharmonic since 2002, Cleveland Opera/Cleveland Ballet/Ohio Chamber Orchestra since 1987. (also Akron Sym., Canton Sym., Erie Phil., Youngstown Sym., Ohio Light Opera - concertmaster, Albuquerque Civic Light Opera - concertmaster).
Other Bio information: Editor of The Leading Tone, Regional Orchestra Players’ Association (ROPA), 1998-2002; Secretary, Regional Orchestra Players’ Association, 2003 – ; Webmaster, ROPA, since 1997.
Contact Information: (614) 263-0586, tfetherston * earthlink.net

Korine Fujiwara
Instruments: Violin, Viola
Genre: classical
Age range: mixed age and level, by private audition/interview
Teaching location: Upper Arlington, Delaware
Education: MM Juilliard School, BM Northwestern University
Present position: Full-time CSO section violinist. CSO since 1992.
Orchestral Experience: CSO, ProMusica, Brooklyn Philharmonic
Contact info: (614)326-1066, camnkori * columbus.rr.com

Paula Korak
Instrument: violin
age: 5 and up
Teaching location: Bexley
Education: BA University of Missouri-Columbia
Orch. Experience: St. Louis Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, Stavanger Sym (Norway) Symphonica Galicia (Spain)
currently: CSO Associate, Chamber Music Connection Faculty, Orchestra and Chamber Coach, Private Teaching Studio
Contact Info: Home phone: 614-231-2967; Email: korakjp * sbcglobal.net

Mary Jean Neuman
Insrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: 5 yrs. and up
Teaching location: Upper Arlington
Education: BM and MM, Hartt College of Music
Present position: Full-time CSO violinist since 1990
Orchestral Experience: CSO; San Francisco Symphony; Teatro Comunale in
Florence, Italy; Hartford Symphony and Waterbury Symphony.
Contact info: (614) 486-4196 or mjneuman * hotmail.com

David Niwa
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: 6 yrs. and up (some piano experience preferred and no beginners over 12 yrs.)
Teaching location: Clintonville
Education: BM, Curtis Institute, MM, Juilliard
Present position: Full-time CSO Assistant Concertmaster since 1995
Contact info: dniwaz * ameritech.net or through CSO office 614-228-9600

Anna Svirsky
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: 5 yrs. and up
Teaching location: Powell
Education: Master of Music, Leningrad State Conservatory (Russia); Master of Music from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Present position: Full-time CSO section violin since 1985, Nationally Certified Music Teacher
Orchestral Experience: Leningrad Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony (MI)
Contact info: 740-548-4294

Zoran Stoyanovich
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: all ages
Teaching location: Columbus, Any
Education: Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington; P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory- Moscow, Russia; Academy of Art, Novi Sad- Yugoslavia
Present position: Full-time CSO section violin since 1989
Orchestral Experience: Louisville Orchestra (KY) associate concertmaster, 1988
Contact info: 614-224-1971 ; profzoran * yahoo.com

David Tanner
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: 8 yrs. and up, Adults, beginners fine
Teaching location: Dublin
Education: Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music, 1983
Present position: Full-time CSO section violin since 1984
Teaching privately since 1983
Orchestral Experience: Principal 2nd violinist, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, 1983-84
Contact info: davetanner * aol.com, 614-761-2126
http://www.davidtanner.com

Tatiana Vertjanova
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: All ages
Teaching location: New Albany. Will travel to homes in New Albany.
Present position: Full-time CSO section violin
Contact info: tatianav * marykay.com

Olev L. Viro
Instrument: Violin, Chamber Music Coach
Genre: Classical
Age range: 10 yrs. and up, Adults, beginners fine
Teaching location: Hilliard (travel to other location possible)
Education: Bachelor of Arts, SUNY Binghamton, Master of Music Violin, New England Conservatory, Graduate Studies, Syracuse University
Present position: Full-time CSO section violin since 1984, Music Director Upper Arlington Community Orchestra, Director Sonus Artis
Teaching privately since 1983, former Adjunct Capital University, Denison University, Otterbein College
Orchestral Experience: Principal 2nd violinist, Knoxville Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony
Contact info: olvln * aol.com, 614.264.7914

Charles Wetherbee
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: 7- adult
Teaching method: traditional
Teaching location: Clintonville
Education: Bachelor of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, teachers Aaron Rosand, Felix Galamir and Karen Tuttle
Present position: Full-time CSO Concertmaster
Orchestral Experience: 5 years as principal second violin of the National Symphony
Orchestra under Mstislav Rostropovitch, 8 years as concertmaster of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Contact info: 614-261-0510

Wei You
Instrument: Violin.
Genre: Classical
Age range: students from age 5 and up.
Teaching location: Dublin, OH
Present position: CSO associate musician
Education: Shanghai Conservatory of Music; Ohio University School of Music; Indiana University School Of Music.
Orchestral experience: Shanghai Broadcasting and Television Symphony Orchestra
Contact info: 614-868-5341, fiddleosi * yahoo.com

VIOLA

Brett Allen
Instrument: Viola, Violin
Genre: classical
Age range: 6 – adult
Teaching location: Your home, your school, my home.
Education: Bachelor of Music in Violin, Boston University; 1981; Artist's Diploma in Viola, Cleveland Institute of Music, 1989.
Orchestral experience: Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Viola, 1991-present; Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Ontario, Principal Viola, 1988-1990; Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Viola, 1987-1988; USAF Strings, Washington, D.C., Section Violin, 1982-1986; Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second Violin, 1981-1982.
Contact Info: kcleffer * gmail.com (preferred), or 614-268-4865

Dr. Catharine Carroll
Instrument: Viola
Genre: Classical
Age range: Serious students of any age by audition only
Teaching location: Worthington
Education: Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral Degrees in Viola Performance with a Music Theory cognate from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Present positions: Associate Professor of Viola, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and The Ohio State University; Principal Viola – Aspen Chamber Symphony; Artist/Faculty – Aspen Music Festival and School
Orchestral Experience: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Contact info: 614-888-2412, email: violadr * columbus.rr.com

Mary Farrington
Instruments: Viola, Violin
Genre: classical
Age range: all ages
Teaching location: Dublin
Education: Education: BM- Lawrence Uviv. and MM-Univ of Cincinnati
Present position: Full-time CSO violist since 1979
Contact info: mfarring * columbus.rr.com or 614-766-4510

Christina Larson
Instruments: Viola, Violin
Genre: classical
Age range: all ages
Teaching location: Clintonville, Upper Arlington
Education: Bachelor of Music from Columbus College, Columbus, GA; Master of Music from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
Present position: CSO Associate Musician on Viola since 1992
Contact info: (614) 457-3606

Chris Saetti
Instrument: Viola, Violin
Genre: Classical, mixed styles, improvisation
Age range: 5 yrs. and up
Teaching location: Cranbrook, (just east of Upper Arlington)
Education: BM from Indiana University, Studied teaching methods with Mimi Zwieg
Present position: Full-time CSO violist since 1985
Orchestral Experience: CSO, San Diego Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony
Contact info: (614) 457-3606, csaetti * columbus.rr.com

Ann Schnapp
Instruments: Viola, Violin
Genre: Classical
Age range: all ages
Teaching location: northeast Columbus area
Education: Bachelor Music in viola, Master of Arts in string pedagogy, both from OSU, Suzuki Method Teacher training
Present position: Per-service CSO viola section since 1975
Orchestral Experience: Lakeside Summer Symphony, Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra
Teaching experience: Teaching privately since 1975, coach students in area schools, adjudicate at competitions, faculty at Chamber Music Connection in Worthington
Contact info: 614-890-5896, email: acbs2 * hotmail.com

CELLO

Richard Bell
Instrument: Cello
Genre: Classical
Age range: 10 yrs. old to adult
Teaching location: Beechwold
Education: BM from University of Iowa, MM from Cleveland Institute of Music
Present position: Full-time Associate Principal Cello Columbus Symphony since 1978
Contact info: rebell * columbus.rr.com

Luis Biava
Instrument: Cello, conducting
Genre: Classical
Teaching location: Clintonville
Age range:All ages
Education: Juilliard, University of Michigan
Present Position: Full-time CSO Principal cello, since 1986
Contact info: 614-263-9397

Marjorie Chan
Instrument: Cello
Genre: Classical
Age range: 9 yrs. old and up
Teaching location: Granville, OH
Education: Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, University of
So. California
Present Position: Per-Service CSO Musician, Nationally Certified Music Teacher (MTA)
Orchestral Experience: Salzburg Symphony, Austria; San Jose Symphony, CA
Contact info: chan * denison.edu or (740) 587-3292

Terri Boselli-Smith
Instrument: Cello
Genre: Classical
Age: All ages
Teaching location: Dublin
Education: University of Akron, Donald White-Cleveland Orchestra
Position: CSO Associate Musician since 1999
Orchestral Experience: Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Wheeling
Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, Springfield (OH)
Symphony (Substitute Principal)
Contact info: 614-850-7343; terricello * columbus.rr.com

Pei-An Chao
Instrument: Cello
Genre: Classical
Age range: 7 and up
Teaching location: Grandview Heights
Education: BM, Manhattan School of Music; MM, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Present position: CSO full-time section cello since 2000
Orchestral Experience: New World Symphony 1998-2000
Contact info: (614)481-8867, vcp23 * yahoo.com

Mary Davis Fetherston
Instrument: Cello
Genre: classical
Age range: all
Teaching location: Clintonville
Education: BM Peabody Conservatory, MM College-Conservatory of University of Cincinnati; some Suzuki training
Present position: CSO Associate Musician since 1995
Orchestral experience: currently with CSO, Dayton Philharmonic, Columbus Bach Ensemble
Contact info: msdf * earthlink.net (614) 263-0586

BASS

Jean-Etienne Lederer
Instrument: Bass
Genre: Classical
Age range: All
Teaching location: Grandview Heights
Education: Southern Methodist University
Present position: CSO: Associate Musician since 2001
Orchestral experience: Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, New World Symphony, Memphis Symphony and West Virginia Symphony
Contact info: (614) 481-8867, jelederer * yahoo.com

Mark Morton
Instrument: Double Bass
Genre: Classical and Jazz
Age range: All ages (younger students study with Dr. Shao-lan Lee)
Teaching location: Downtown Columbus
Education: The Juilliard School: Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Music, Bachelor of Music, Diploma
Present position in CSO since what year: Principal Double Bass since 1995, member since 1985
Orchestras you have played in: New Jersey Symphony, Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal), Juilliard Orchestra (Principal), National Orchestra of New York (Principal)
Bio: Dr. Mark Morton is the Artistic Director of the American School of Double Bass, housed in a century-old restored firehouse near downtown Columbus, and is instructor of bass at Capital University. He is also the author of the popular Dr. Morton series of bass technique books from Basso Profondo Publications. A frequent recitalist and concerto performer, he has released four solo CDs: one with Gary Karr playing the music of Paul Ramsier. Thresholds, features advanced student repertoire. "Russian Rendezvous" features the music of Koussevitsky and Gliere. Another is etudes by Thomas B. Gale.
Contact info: 614-232-BASS; e-mail: asodb * aol.com ; fax: 614/232-2266
Web site: www.asodb.com

John Pellegrino
Instrument: Bass and beginning cello
Genre of teaching: Classical
Age range of students accepted: All levels on Bass and beginning cello
Teaching location: Grandview, Columbus and Delaware
Education: MM from Juilliard, BM from Manhattan School of Music
Present position: Full-time Assistant Principal Bass, member since 1989; Faculty: Ohio Wesleyan University, Artistic Director of Music on the Hill.
Orchestral experience: Current member of Grand Teton Music Festival and Peninsula Music Festival. Past member of: New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, New York Virtuosi, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Lake Placid Symphonietta, Roycroft Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Chamber Orchestra and Waterloo Festival Orchestra. Performed with the Symphony Orchestras of Minnesota, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, North Carolina, Saint Paul, and New Jersey.
Contact info: pellegrinobass * yahoo.com

FLUTE

Phyllis Hester
Instrument: Flute
Genre: Classical
Age range: any
Teaching location: Westerville, Ohio, located near I - 71 and Polaris Parkway
Education: BME, Ohio State University
Orchestral Experience: Affiliate Flute, Cols. Sym. Orch.,1984-present;
Principle and Second Flute, Cols. Light Opera Orch. 2001-2004;
Second Flute, Cols. Sym. Orch. 1966-1984
Chamber Music Experience: Paragon Trio, Paragon Music and Entertainment since 1996;
Classical Flute/Piano Duo, Hyatt on Capitol Square 1984-1989
Teaching Positions: Flute Instructor, Columbus Music Academy 1999-2005;
Flute Inst., Hauer Music 1996-1999; Flute Inst. Coyle Music 1992-1996;
Flute Inst., Otterbein College 1968-2003, Flute Inst., Heidelberg College 1989-1990;
Flute Instructor, Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1984-1988
Professional Business Experience: Proprietor, The Classic Touch, (Classical Musical Agency) 1987-1996
Teachers: Dr. Donald E. McGinnis, Ohio State Univ.; Bernard Goldberg, Pitt. Sym. Orch.;
William Hebert, Cleveland Orchestra; Master Classes with Marcel Moyse, Fred Wilkins and Jean-Pierre Rampal
Other Bio Information: Central Ohio Flute Association (C.O.F.A.) 1986-Present; C.O.F.A. Chairman
of Young People's Competition 1985-1987; National Flute Association
Contact Information: (614)890-8871, phester * wideopenwest.com
http://phyllishester-flutestudio.com

Katherine Borst Jones
Instrument: Flute, Piccolo, Ato Flute
Genre of teaching: classica
Age range of students accepted: high school, professional
Teaching location: Powell
Education: MM
Present position: Per-service 4th flute -Professor of flute at OSU
Co-principal ProMusica, principal flute New Sousa Band etc.
Contact info: jones.6 * osu.edu
614-292-4618

OBOE

Cynthia Stolba
Instrument: Oboe
Genre: Classical
Age range: beginner thru advanced
Teaching location: Clintonville
Education: MM-Juilliard, BM-Florida State University
Position: Full-time CSO 2nd oboe since 2000
Contact info: cstolba * yahoo.com, (614)262-2260

CLARINET

David Thomas
Instrument: Clarinet
Genre: classical, emphasis on orchestral
Age range: any age, adults welcome
Teaching location: Clintonville, near N. Broadway and 315
Education: BM in clarinet performance at Northwestern, has taught privately
for 25 years
Present position: Principal clarinet with the CSO
Orchestral Experience: New World Symphony 1998-2000
Contact info: dtclarinet * davidhthomas.net, 614-268-9337
http://www.geocities.com/dtclarinet/dtcsopage.html

BASSOON

Betsy Sturdevant
Instrument: Bassoon
Genre: classical
Age range: any
Education: Bachelor of Music and Performers' Certificate from the Eastman School of Music
Present position: Principal Bassoon, Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Contact info: 614-262-0878 ; betstur * aol.com

HORN

Julia Rose
Instrument: Horn
Genre: all
Age range: all serious students, beginner-professional
Teaching location: Dublin
Education: BM, University of Wisconsin
Present position: Full-time CSO Associate Principal Horn since 1997
Resume at http://home.columbus.rr.com/juliarose/resume.html .
Contact info: e-mail: jmpernic * yahoo.com
website: http://home.columbus.rr.com/juliarose/
phone: 614-889-7754

David Urschel
Instrument: Horn
Genre: All
Age range: All
Teaching location: Gahanna
Education: University of North Texas
Present position: Full-time CSO Second Horn
Contact info: e-mail: d_urschel * yahoo.com
phone: 614-478-7895

TROMBONE

Andrew Millat
Instrument: Trombone
Genre: Classical, Jazz
Age range: 8 yrs. and up, Adults, beginners fine
Teaching location: Hilliard
Education: Master of Music, University of Northern Colorado; Bachelor of Music, University of Cincinnati
Present position: Principal Trombone since 1990; Adjunct Instructor of Trombone, Cedarville University
Teaching privately since 1987
Performance Experience: Principal Trombone, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, 1987-1990; USAF Academy Band, 1981-1987
Contact info: amillat2445 * wowway.com; 614-777-9457

HARP

Jude Mollenhauer
Instrument: Harp
Genre: Classical
Age range: 6 - adult
Teaching method: traditional and "modified Suzuki"
Teaching location: Upper Arlington
Education: Bachelor of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania
Major teacher: Carlos Salzedo
Present position: CSO Principal Harp since 1985
Orchestral Experience: Principal Harp: Icelandic National Symphony, Pennsylvania Ballet, Opera Companies of Philadelphia,
Cincinnati Symphony.
Contact info: 614-487-9321