Ilya Kaler

Violin, Cleveland Institute of Music

Ilya Kaler is the only violinist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki, and the Paganini Competition in Genoa. He is considered to be one of the most outstanding personalities of the violin today whose career ranges from soloist to recording artist to chamber musician and professor.

Levon Ambartsumian

Violin, University of Georgia School of Music

Levon Ambartsumian became the First Prize winner of Zagreb International Violin Competition in 1977. Two years later, he was a prize winner of the Montreal International Competition and in 1981 he won the All-Union Violin Competition in Riga. He is known, not only for his talent with the violin, but also for his work as a teacher of violin at the University of Georgia School of Music.

Bradley Fuller

Host/Producer, SC Public Radio's Sonatas and Soundscapes

Bradley Fuller has maintained a deep interest in classical music since the age of six, leading him to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of South Carolina, studying under Phillip Bush. Today he is known throughout the South Carolina area as the host of Sonatas and Soundscapes, exploring a diverse and colorful range of music.