Violoncello Top 10 schools

1. Juilliard School & U of MI School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

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Department website: Violoncello (Juilliard) Strings (U of Michigan)

​Notable Faculty: Richard Aaron Darrett Adkins Timothy Eddy Joel Krosnick (Juilliard)

                      ​Richard Aaron Anthony Elliot (U of Michigan) 

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2. New England Conservatory

Department website: Strings

​Notable Faculty: Paul Katz Natasha Brofsky 

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3. Yale School of Music

 Department website: Violoncello ​

 Notable Faculty: Ole Akahoshi Paul Watkins

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4. USC Thornton School of Music

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Department website Strings

​Notable Faculty: Ralph Kirshbaum Ben Hong Andrew Shulman

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5. Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute

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Department website: Violoncello

Notable Faculty: Amit Peled Alan Stepansky

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6. Curtis Institute of Music

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Department website: Strings

​Notable Faculty: Carter Brey Peter Wiley

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7. Oberlin College- Conservatory of Music

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Department website: Woodwinds Violoncello

​Notable faculty: Amir Eldan Darrett Adkins

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8. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Department website: Strings

​Notable faculty Peter Stumpf Eric Kim Emilio Colon

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9. U of Rochester Eastman School of Music

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Department website: Strings​

Notable Faculty: Alan Harris Rosemary Elliott David Ying Steven Doane

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10. Boston University College of Fine Arts

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Department website: Strings

​Notable Faculty: Michael Reynolds Rhonda Rider Hyun-ji Kwon 

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