Learn from Great Strings Teachers

I am a professional cellist with extensive international experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal. I was the cellist in the Castalian String Quartet and toured internationally with them and other ensembles. I am also the cellist of the Wigmore Soloists.

Don Spangler is an accomplished guitarist, composer, and educator with over 15 years of experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance and is a first-place winner of the New England Classical Guitar Competition.

I am Federico Utge, a guitarist, singer, pianist, and music teacher from Argentina. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance with a focus on Popular Music from the National University of Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina. I also studied Musical Composition with a focus on Popular Music at the same university.

Luisa Gutiérrez studied the Classical interpretation Master´s Degree at the University of the Arts in Rotterdam, with cello professor Jeroen den Herder and previously, she had obtained the Higher Degree of Music at the Katarina Gurska Higher Center in Madrid, under the tutelage of international concert cellist Adolfo Gutiérrez.

Did you ever want to learn from a guy who writes for GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE? Here’s your chance! In fact, Patrick not only writes lessons for Guitar Player, he’s written for Premier Guitar as well. He’s a Magna Cum Laude Graduate of Berklee and has been teaching guitar to all age groups at all levels for over 10 years.

Violist, Conor McAvinue is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland studying with Choong-Jin Chang at Peabody Conservatory. Prior to Peabody, Conor received a master's degree at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University with James Dunham and a bachelor's degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Dimitri Murrath and Jonathan Vinocour.

I am based in NYC classical cellist and a music teacher from Georgia. I was a principal cellist in Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater for 12 years before I moved to the United States. I earned my MM degree from Tbilisi State Conservatory and Graduate Degree in Music Education from CUNY/Brooklyn College.

I got involved with music at young age in Cyprus by having lessons under the guidance of the well respected bassist Omiros Andreou (Zilla Project) and guitarist Manolis Vourakis (Blues Wire). I am now working in London as a professional musician and a freelance bassist, after graduating from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.

My name is Dave Cipriani, I have been playing guitar for over 30 years, and professionally for 20. I have a BA in Classical Guitar Performance from St. Mary's College of Maryland, an MFA in World Music Performance from California Institute of the Arts. I currently mainly play 20-string Indian Slide Guitar and 7-string classical guitar in improvised styles.

Mari De Napoli is currently pursuing her master's degree at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music in violin performance with Blair Milton. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with her degree in Violin Performance.