Lecturing Faculty and Guest Artists
Malcolm Yuen
Programme Director
Associate Conductor, Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director of the Irish Chamber Ensemble, and Juror, Wiener Musikseminar
John Beal
Live Orchestra to Film
Internationally Recognized Live to Film Conductor and Acclaimed Film Composer, Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
Federico Borlandelli
Opera Coach
Descendent of Gioachino Rossini, Opera producer, Opera vocal coach, Opera staging and costume specialist
Derek Gleeson
Conducting Faculty
Music Director of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra and Executive Director of the European Academy of Fine Arts
Bernhard Kerres
Career Development and Promotion
Former Artistic Director and CEO of the Wiener Konzerthaus, founder of HELLO STAGE, and an industry leader in Career Management Education
Vincent de Kort
Conducting Faculty
Dutch Conductor in high demand with the world's leading opera houses, including Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg, Royal Swedish Opera, and dozens more.
Grigor Palikarov
Conducting Faculty
Conductor of the National Opera and Ballet, Sofia, the Symphony Orchestra-Pazardzhik, and the "Classic FM" Symphony Orchestra, Sofia
Christo Pavlov
Conducting Faculty
Music Director of the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra, Music and Record Producer, Orchestrator and Score Supervisor
Walt Straiton
Conducting Faculty
American Conductor & Music Executive (Yamaha, Conn-Selmer); Performances with Chuck Mangione, Chris Botti, Bob James, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich
Nayden Todorov
Conducting Faculty
Music Director of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra the much-lauded Thracia Summer International Music Festival
Niki Petrov
Conducting Faculty
Accomplished Bulgarian Studio and Classical Conductor, Orchestrator, Score Supervisor and Classical Percussionist
Debbie Smith
Recording, Mixing & Editing
Studio Engineer and Lecturer in Recording, Mixing & Editing
Mihail Yossifov
Jazz Faculty
One of the most successful Bulgarian Jazz Trumpeters in the industry, leader of the Big Band Module for Conductors