Yanchi Chen

Yanchi Chen began her musical studies on the violin at the age of four in the studio of Derong Wang, one of the top music conservatories in China. As a child, she won many awards and competitions. During her middle and high school years, she was concertmaster of the City Youth Symphony Orchestra in her hometown. Later at Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Yanchi studied with professor Xiaoyu Li, a student of Viennese world-class violinist Roswitha Randacher.

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Slavica Ilic

Slavica Ilic is a graduate of the Sarajevo Music Academy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she studied with David Kamhi. She was a member of the Sarajevo Opera, Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra. Before moving to the USA, she also taught in Europe for a number of years. She has served on the faculty of SIFA since 1998.

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