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SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

VIOLA fACULTY A native of

Paul Hersh, former violist and pianist of t he Lenox Quartet, stud ied viola with William Primrose.

Don Ehrl ich, Assistant Principa l Viola

Russia, Leonid Gesin studied with A.G. Sosin at Leningrad State Conservatory, where he later served as a

of the San Francisco

Symphony, has been a frequent soloist and chamber

He is a former facu lty member of Grinnell College and SUNY at Binghamton, and has been artist-in-residence and visit ing faculty at the University of California at Davis, Temple University, Oregon State University, University of Western Washington, Berkshire Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and the Spoleto (Italy) Festival ofTwo Worlds. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and many ot her groups.

member of the faculty. He per formed for 17 years with the Leningrad State Philharmonic. He also taught viola and violin for five years at the Rimsky Korsakov Special Music School in Leningrad, then emigrated to the U.S. in 1978.Gesin is a member of the San Francisco Symphony and of the Navarro String Quartet. He appears in Chamber Music Sundaes and performs with the Sierra Chamber Society.

musician in the Bay Area and around the world in such groups as the Aurora String Quartet and Stanford String Quartet, and on such series as Chamber Music West, Chamber Music Sundaes, and the Mendocino Music Festival. He received his B.M. from t he Oberlin Conservatory, his M.M. from the Manhattan School of Music and

his D.M.A from the University

of Michigan.

Offering the Music Diploma, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music. Students from around the world come to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for several reasons: • A student-teacher ratio of 6-to-1 . • The opportunity to study with an exceptiona l faculty in one of the world'smost diverse and exciting cultural centers.

For more information, contact: SFCM Office of Admission 1201 Ortega Street San Francisco, CA 94122-4498

tel: [415] 759-3431 fax: [415] 759-3499 admit@sfcm.edu www.sfcm.edu Founded 191 7 Co lin Murdoch, President Deborah Berman, Dean

• Extensive performance opportunities both on campus and around the city. Concerts and recitals are presented at the Conservatory's Hellman Hall nearly every day of the school year. We have a faculty for great music.