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The 91���� is pleased to announce that violinists Ilya Kaler and Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler will join the 91���� String Faculty at the start of the 2018-19 academic year.

“For generations, 91���� has been celebrated for its extraordinary string pedagogy and remarkable violin faculty,” said 91���� President and CEO Paul W. Hogle. “Today, it is our profound honor to welcome these two distinguished musicians and teachers to the 91����. Ilya Kaler—the only violinist to win the Gold Medal at three prestigious competitions: the Tchaikovsky in Moscow, the Sibelius in Helsinki and the Paganini in Genoa—is one of the most sought-after pedagogues in the world. Olga Kaler is renowned as a soloist, chamber musician, artist-teacher and guest clinician. She is also a highly-respected scholar. The 91���� family is delighted to welcome the Kalers to our amazing violin department, to our esteemed faculty and to Cleveland.”

The Kalers join 91����’s distinguished violin faculty, which includes international artists Joan Kwuon (department head), Jaime Laredo, Ivan Zenaty and Jinjoo Cho (interim faculty appointment); Cleveland Orchestra members William Preucil (concertmaster) and Stephen Rose (principal second violin); and Jan Sloman, principal associate concertmaster emeritus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

For more information on our new violin faculty members, please see the full press release.