2025 String and Chamber Music Faculty
Danielle Belen
CSS Founder and Artistic Director, Associate Professor of Violin, University of Michigan
Center Stage StringsElbert Tsai
Faculty, San Francisco Conservatory Pre-College Academy
Center Stage StringsHoracio Contreras
Associate Professor of Cello, University of North Texas; Faculty, Music Institute of Chicago
Center Stage StringsSang Mee Lee
Director of CSS Chamber Music; String Department Chair, Music Institute of Chicago
Center Stage StringsSimon James
Professor of Violin, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Center Stage StringsFabiola Kim
Assistant Professor of Violin, University of Michigan; Founder, Sounding Point Academy
Center Stage StringsKristina Zlatareva
CSS Managing Director; Violin/Viola Faculty, Northwestern Music Academy
Center Stage StringsEric Nowlin
CSS Visiting Artist; Prinicipal Violist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Center Stage StringsLeo Singer
Faculty Director, University of Michigan Prep Division
Center Stage StringsIlana Setapen
CSS Visiting Artist; Associate Concertmaster, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Center Stage StringsAnnie Fullard
Violinist & Founding Member, The Cavani String Quartet
Center Stage StringsRyan Meehan
Violinist, Calidore String Quartet; Associate Professor, University of Delaware
Center Stage StringsAmir Eldan
CSS Visiting Artist; Professor of Cello, University of Michigan
Center Stage StringsThe Telegraph Quartet
Resident Quartet, University of Michigan
Center Stage Strings