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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President:
Min Sun Kim
Minsun Kim is the founder of Long Island Conservatory and President of the LISMA Non-Profit Foundation. Her achievements stemmed from her passion for music, both the learning and teaching of it. Minsun Kim organized and directed summer music festivals as follows:

- Director, LISMA International Music Competition, New York 2008
- Director, LISMA International Music Festival, New York 2008
- Director, LISMA Student Competition, New York 2008
- Director, Bi-Annual LISMA Sponsored Long Island Conservatory Student Concert with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra at Grand Hall, Russia, 2008
- Director, Steinway & Sons Hall Spring Annual Concert, New York 2008
- Director, LISMA International Music Competition, New York 2007
- Director, LISMA International Music Festival, New York 2007
- Director, LISMA Student Competition, New York 2007
- Director, Steinway & Sons Hall Spring Annual Concert, New York 2007
- Director, LISMA International Music Competition, New York 2006
- Director, LISMA International Music Festival, New York 2006
- Director, Steinway & Sons Hall Spring Annual Concert, New York 2006
- Director, NCMA&LIC Concerts, New York 2005
- Director, LISMA International Music Festival, New York 2005
- Director, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Annual Spring Concert, 2005
- Director, Old Westbury Garden Spring & Fall Annual Concert, New York 2005
- Director, Steinway & Sons Hall Spring Annual Concert, New York 2005
- Director, LISMA International Music Competition, New York 2004
- Director, Summer Music Festival, Beijing, China. 1998
- Director, Summer Music Festival, Gubio, Italy. 1997
- Director, Summer Music Festival, Prague Conservatory, Prague, Czech. 1996
- Director, Summer Music Festival, Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary. 1995
- Director, Summer Music Festival, Gnessin College, Moscow, Russia. 1994

Vice President:
Yelena Savranskaya, Ph.D (Vice President of Public Relation)
Dr. Yelena Savranskaya earned her Concert Violinist degree
from Saint-PetersburgConservatory, Russia. She was a
Professor of Chamber Music Department of Saint-Petersburg
Conservatory and also played in famous Kirov Ballet
(Mariinsky Theatre). Mrs Savranskaya was a co-founder of
"Saint-Petersburg Mozarteum" Orchestra and was on
concert tours in Germany, Switzerland, USA, Taiwan,
South Korea and Portugal.Since 1997 Mrs. Savranskaya lives in
New York, USA. She plays solo recitals and chamber
ensembles around Metropolitan area. Mrs. Yelena Savranskaya
is a Concertmaster ofArcady Music Festival,Verismo Opera,
Lyric Opera, Richmod Orchestra and A.EinsteinCollege Orchestra.

Violetta Zabbi (Vice President of Academic Affair)
Dr.Violetta Zabbi-pianist,vocal coach.
D.M.A. Odessa Academy of Music
M.M,B.M.-Odessa State Conservatory
In 1997,she moved to NY and taught piano at Long Island Conservatory and the
Shostakovich Music School in Brooklyn.Since 2002 she becomes the Director of
Piano Department at LIC.In addition to her teaching,Dr Zabbi has performed
as accompanist as well in Ukraine and USA.In 1999 she was Music Director for
the Workmen's Circle in New York. Dr. Zabbi is also a faculty member of NY
Opera Studio,Music Director Summer Program of NYOS at Vassar College where
she also teaches Russian IPA.

Chairman:
Patrick Cadet, Ph.D
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, Post-Doctoral Fellow
- National Institute of Mental Health PI –Grant
- Member of various scientific editorial Boards author of over 30 publications
- Patent Holder

Members:
Hae Jung Kim
-Professional Pianist.
-BM/MM, Juilliard School of Music.
-1st Prize winner of K;ln International Competition.
-1st Prize winner of D'Angelo Competition.
-1st Prize winner of Maria Callas International Competition.
-Performed with Moscow Philharmonic, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, NHK Symphony, St. Petersburg Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, etc.

Thomas V. Bilfinger, M.D., D.Sc.
-Chief of Thoracic Surgery, SUNY at Stony Brook.

Tobias Esch (M.D.)
-Research fellow and training in neurology at the University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany .
-Research fellow at the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard Medical School (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) in Boston, U.S.A.
-Faculty at the Humboldt University Berlin, research fellow at the Institute for General Practice & Family Medicine, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Germany
-Member of the 'German Society for Musicians' Medicine'

Gregory L. Fricchione, M.D.
-Director of the Carter Mental Health Center.
-Director of the Harvard Medical School Consultation Psychiatry Program.

Oxana Yablonskaya
-Professor, Juilliard School of Music.
-Professional Pianist.
-Moscow Conservatory.

Dana F. Winslow
Owner Winslow Prodns. Ltd., 1983-96; ptnr.  Schiavetti, Geisler,
Corgan et al, 1989-96; assoc. justice Village of Old Westbury, 1991-
96; village atty, Village of Centre Island, 1988-96; justice N.Y.
State Supreme Ct., 1996; Pres. Elect of New York State Supreme Court
Justices assoc. 2005; commr. N.Y. State Commn. On The Jury, 2003-;
Chair adv. Commn. N.Y. State Jud. Inst., 2000-; counsel World Tae Kwan
Do championships, 1993; adj. prof. law sect. Grad.Bus. Law, St. John's
U., 1998-2000. Judo instr. Various univs. Washington met. Area; 5th
Dan Tae Kwan Do, 1997;mem. N.Y. State Supreme Ct. Justice Task Force
on N.Y. Ct. Reform, 1997-, chair, 2003; bd. Dir. N.Am. Riding for
Handicapped Assn., 1983-87; chmn. Publicity and pub rels. Nat.
Equestrian Sports day; atty., legal counsel advisor U.S. Take Kwan Do
Union, U.S. Olympic Com. For 1988 Olympics, 1984-89, co-organizer spl.
Song presentation for benefit Gift of Life Program honoring Nancy
Reagan, N.Y.C.,1984; appeared off-Broadway and cmty. Prodns.musicals;
pres. Glen Players, Glen Cove, N.Y. 1985-87., bd. Dir., 1986-90;
trustee, police commr. Village of Old Westbury, 1976-81

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Professors’ Department List
PIANO

Mikhail Zeiger, Ph D
Tamara Poddubnaya, Ph D
Michael Bulychev
Kaoru Ishizeki
Dr.Takeo Sakashita
Dr.Violetta Zabbii

Hae Jung Kim
Dr.Hiejae Erica Rho
Eiichi Shimada
Armine Vardanyan
Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov
Dr. Jee Young Kim
Vivian Choi
Miao Hou

STRINGS

Violin/Viola
Albert Markov
Dr.Yelena Savkanskaya
Olivera Rialas
Romulo Benavides
Anna Kheyfets
Liya Touch
Sergey Ostrovsky

Cello
Dr.A.George Ginovker
Kalin Ivanov
Andrey Tchekmazor
Miho Zaitsu


Double Bass
Mathew Elliott

Guitar
Marc Koslovsky
David Galvez
Eric Kurimski


Harp
Antonina Svetlova

VOICE Dr. Il Ryoung Lee
Malaika Alvaro
Dr.Eun Gyu Seo
Tatyana Kolchina
Bogdan de Moschetti
Dr. Benjamin Sosland
Natalie Wilson
Grace (Gong Ja)Cho
Dr. Lee Myeongsook
Lauren S. Lee
WOODWIND/BRASS

Flute
Koaki Shinkai
Sally Shorrock
Maria Johnson

Clarinet
Dr.Aki Uwabe
Igor Elentukh

Oboe
Gregory Weissman

Bassoon
Adrian K. Morejon

Saxophone
Dr.Aki Uwabe
Igor Elentukh

Trumpet/ Trombone
Joseph Fantozzi
Michael Boscarine

Seyran Adilov

Tuba
Michael Boscarine

Horn
Marc Cerri

Percussion
Gernot Bernroider
Andreas Brade
Brian Woodruff

COMPOSITION/CONDUCTING

Arkady Leytush
Dr.Takeo Sakashita
Dr.Lyudmila German

Dr. Jee Young Kim

Mikhail Zeiger, Ph D
Michael Bulychev

Jessica Oblak, Ph D

JAZZ
Marc Koslovsky
Andrew Bain
Mark Anderson
Mathew Elloitt
THEORY/MUSIC THERAPY

Arkady Leytush
Dr.Takeo Sakashita
Mikhail Zeiger, Ph D
Michael Bulychev
Dr.Eun Gyu Seo
Anna Kheyfets
Dr.Lyudmila German

Dr. Jee Young Kim

Armine Vardanyan
Kaoru Ishizeki
Steven Bernstein
Dr.Violetta Zabirchenko
Dr.Benjamin Sosland
Dr.Aki Uwabe
Dr.Il Ryoung Lee
Andrew Bain
LIBERAL ARTS

Kathereen Oneil
Filiz Gulay
Mary Gesualdi
Jennifer Myers
Janice Hecht

 

Administrators

Undergraduate/
Graduate/
Artist Diploma

Audrey (Jiyeon) Paik (Executive Admin.)

Sabrina Troeger
Eunice Shin
Annabelle Avenier

 

Pre-College
Paula Song
Ludmilla (Mia) Emmanuel
Karen Taque
Matthew Cheong

 


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