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JOSEF FEIGELSON, Founder/Director of Institute for Strings

TEACHER OF CELLO, DOUBLE-BASS, PIANO AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Latvian-born cellist Josef Feigelson had studied with legendary Mstislav Rostropovich at the world famous Moscow Conservatory and received many important awards including prizes in the 1974 Tchaikovsky (Moscow) and the 1976 J.S. Bach (Leipzig) International Competitions, and a 1990 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

In addition to concerts around the world, Mr. Feigelson is regularly teaching young string players and serves as a juror at  competitions. He gave master classes at Aspen and Waterloo Festivals, Rutgers University, Chautauqua Institution, Detroit Civic Orchestra, and other venues in the United States and abroad. Among his outstanding private students are: Astrid Schween, cellist of the Lark Quartet; Tim Park, current solo cellist with the Berlin Opera in Germany, and Jeansun Lee, winner of numerous prestigious awards. As pianist, he had accompanied singers and instrumentalists, and for the past ten years had offered private piano lessons.

After the masterclass with cellists of the Detroit Civic Orchestra and their manager

At the 2006 International Davidov Cello Competition in Kuldiga, Latvia

Performing with the Leipzig Radio Orchestra in Germany