NEW APPROACH TEACHERS
Austria
Caroline Duffner
Studio and online Violin/ Viola
Workshops
Languages:English, German, Italian( some Spanish).
Post/ Current positions/ Education
Vienna Music University, LRSM violin performance with distinction
( Ass.board of the Royal schools of Music London).
5 years consecutive studies with Kato Havas in London and Oxford.
Soloist in Roehampton Festival, Oxford Festival.
KHANA representative for Austria
1 st Violin postions in Vienna Radio Orchestra, Durban Philharmonic ( SA),
Orquesta Phil de Gran Canaria, Bavarian Radio Orchestra.
Currently freelancing and teaching.
Teaching all levels and ages .
If required preparation for diplomas, auditions and grades in collaboration with the Royal schools.
Adapted Katò’s 12 lesson course for online lessons.
Workshops, lectures and teachers training courses in Italy, England,
Switzerland and Austria.
Contact:
e mail: violinist@gmx.at
Web: www.carolineduffner.com
Phone/ w.app: +43 6991 9201333
Facebook: Caroline Duffner Violin
Hungary
Zsuzsanna Forsman
Musician, violin -music theory teacher
Languages: English, Finnish, Hungarian
Past/Current Position/Education: Musician, violin -music theory teacher
Experience with Katò: KHANA representative
Private lessons from 1992, KHANA representative from 1992Teaches ages: 7-99
Contact:
Email: forsman.zsuzsanna@gmail.com
Italy
Monica Cuneo
Freelance Teacher
Languages: Italian and English
Experience with Katò: I translated 3 books by KH, studied with her in Oxford from 2003 to 2018; KHANA representative for viola
All ages
Workshops and online
Contact:
Email: viola@monicacuneo.com Phone: +39 347 4251857 WhatsApp: +44 7985025129
Website: www.monicacuneo.com
Japan
Chisumi Ishikawa
Part time teacher at Kobe College School of Music,
and private violin and viola teacher
Languages: Japanese and EnglishEducation: Graduated Osaka college of music
Experience with Katò: Studied with Katò Havas and Gloria Bahkshayesh from 2014-2018.
Translated “A New Approach to Violin Playing” by Katò Havas,
“Dancing Bows” and “Ringing Strings” by Gloria Bahkshayesh.
Japan Representative since 2015.
Ages: age 6- adults(no limit)
Workshops and online
Contact:
Website：https://shaku8-ishikawa.com/violin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/violinchis/
X: https://twitter.com/violinchis/
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/violinchis/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@violinchis
Netherlands
Gerianne Wigboldus
Private teacher
Languages: Dutch, English and GermanAges: age 6- adults(no limit)
Education: Bourdon Hogeschool voor Muziek
Current position: private teacher and violinist
Experience with Katò: Studied with Katò from 2008-2018
KHANA representative for the Netherlands since 2013
Workshops and online
Contact:
Email: geriannew@gmail.com Phone: +31640347777
Website: www.lekkervioolspelen.nl
United Kingdom
Marianne Rist
Cello Teacher
Languages: English, French and GermanPast/Current Position/Education: Cello Teaching Diploma at Salzburg Mozarteum, I taught for Sheila Nelson’s Strings Project, and presently teach for Bromley Youth Music Trust and Haberdasher’s Hatcham College and Primary School, and private lessons.
Experience with Katò: KHANA representative for Cello.
I met Katò at her Summer Course in Oxford, followed by lessons and workshops over many years. I found all contacts with her and with fellow students of the New Approach deeply meaningful and life-changing.Ages: All ages welcome
Prefers live lessons but will consider some online lessons as a follow-up
Workshops: Yes
Contact:
Email: marianne.rist@ntlworld.com
USA
Joanne Cohen
Private teacher
Language: English
Past/Current Position/Education: B.Mus, M. Mus.,Artist Diploma, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md. Graduate Study, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy. All degrees are in Violin Performance.
Faculty, Fine Arts Center, Arts High School, Greenville, SC, 9 years.
College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, Professor of Violin , Viola, 4 years.
Concordia College , Moorhead, MN, Professor Emerita, Violin, Viola, 24 years.
Present: Private teaching.
Experience with Katò: Study in London with Katò Havas, 4 years. Performances of solo and chamber music at the Purbeck Festival, Roehampton Festival and the Oxford Festival. Concerto performances at the Havas Workshop in Angwin, CA, and two Havas Workshops at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Performance as a member of the New Approach Players, at a Havas workshop in Sarasota, FL. Participant in Havas Summer Program in England, 6 years.
Ages: Adults, beginning at age 15
Contact:
Email: cohen@cord.edu Phone: 701-866-7935 WhatsApp: 864-451-7560
Karen Davy
Private teacher
Language: English
Past/Current Position/Education: Violin, Viola Faculty California Polytechnic University at Humboldt, Faculty, Sequoia and Humboldt Chamber Music Workshops, Eureka Symphony, Symphony of the Redwoods, Trinidad Bay Arts and Music Festival. BM, Cleveland Institute of Music. MS, Queens College CUNY.
Experience with Katò: 4 years studies in London and Oxford, Katò’s workshops in the UK and USA.
KHANA Treasurer for North America
Ages: 12 on
Workshops yes, online maybe
Contact:
Email: NorthamericanKHANA@gmail.com
Linda Gaines
Private violin/viola studio
Language EnglishPast/Current Position/Education: BM Eastman School of Music MM Northern Illinois University. The Florida Orchestra ( retired) New Approach Chamber Players Teacher with the Pinellas Youth Symphony (retired). Private violin/viola studio.
Experience with Katò: KHANA representative. Four years private lessons with Katò in London. Twenty years summer schools or workshops in England and the US
Ages: Adults 15 years of age and up
Workshops yes
Contact:
5143 Northdale Blvd
Tampa, FL 33624
Email: lgaines143@gmail.com Phone: (813) 727-2031
Karen Gorden
Studio and Online violin/viola and piano lessons (greater Washington DC area)
Languages: English (some French and German)
Past/Current Position/Education: Diplôme CSNM de Lyon
NMA, Yale University, School of Music.
Experience with Katò: Studied with Katò Havas for five years in London and Oxford.
US East Coast representative.
Ages: Adults (professional and community musicians); students age 12 and up
Workshops: Not at this time
Contact:
Email: lessons@gordenmusic.com
Strings and Keys Music Studio
Violin and piano teacher
Language: English
Past/Current Position/Education: Bachelor of Music is Music Therapy,
Violin and piano teacher in private studio 25+ years.
Experience with Katò: Four consecutive years as Kato’s student.
Online worldwide
Ages: all ages, starting at 4 years old
Contact:
Laura Lee
Email: lauralee@stringsandkeysmusic.com Phone: 925-900-3209
Website: www.stringsandkeysmusic.com
Daria D’Andrea
Language: English
Instruments: Viola and violin
Past/Current Positions/Education:
Freelance Violist with California Symphony,
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera,
Period Instrument Violinist and Violist with American Bach Soloists and Philharmonia Baroque,
Taught at SF Waldorf School and High School in the past,
Studied with Kato Havas in 1988-89 in Oxford,
Studied viola with Kato Havas in 1988-89 in Oxford from September 1988-October 1989, began teaching in Oxford
Studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Reed College in Portland, Oregon,
Ages: Beginners thru college students and adult students
Workshops: Clinics for string players
Contact information: daria.dandrea@gmail.com
For further information or to join Khana please contact:
Gloria Bakhshayesh, 3 Beacon View, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 6PX, UK
gloria.khana@gmail.com
