ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN WINKLER TO FACULTY

MEDIA ADVISORY: December 15, 2021

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ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF
KATHLEEN WINKLER TO FACULTY

 

Current Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Classical Violin and Co-Chair of Strings at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice joins prestigious summer music festival starting in summer 2022.
 

ASPEN, COLORADO—The Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) has announced the appointment of distinguished violin pedagogue Kathleen Winkler as an AMFS artist-faculty member. 

Says AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher, “Kathy is a consummate musician and teacher, mentoring young violinists at the very highest level. This, and her joyful approach and collegial spirit, make her a perfect fit with our faculty here in Aspen. I am very pleased she will be joining us here next summer.”

As an award-winning instructor, Ms. Winkler’s students can be found as performers in the world’s leading orchestras, as winners of national and international competitions, and holding prestigious prizes including Fulbright Awards and the Pulitzer Prize in Music.

Formerly on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory and The Cleveland Institute of Music, as well as serving as a visiting professor at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Ms. Winkler has been a professor of violin at The Shepherd School of Music for the past 21 years, holding the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Classical Violin since 2011 and the university’s prestigious Julia Mile Chance Award for excellence in teaching .

She attended Indiana University where she received her Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, as well as the coveted Performer's Certificate. She also attended the University of Michigan where she received her Master of Music degree, summa cum laude.

She will begin her tenure in Aspen in summer 2022.

For more information on the Aspen Music Festival and School’s educational programs , visit aspenmusicfestival.com/students-welcome/about-the-school.

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