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

Bahman Saless

Conducting Faculty

Founder of the Boulder Chamber Orchestra and Co-Founder of the International Conducting Institute (ICI)

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

Vlad Boyadjiev

Recording, Mixing & Editing

Studio Engineer with over 600 international movie credits, including films by Disney, Universal, & Warner Bros.

Mihail Yossifov

Jazz Faculty

One of the most successful Bulgarian Jazz Trumpeters in the industry, leader of the Big Band Module for Conductors