Roland and Almita Vamos

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Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife teaching team who are among the leading violin/viola instructors in the United States. Many of their pupils have become laureates of in the most prestigious international competitions. The Vamoses have been named Distinguished Teachers by the National Foundation of the Arts, and have been recognised at the White House five times. They were also honored by the American String Teachers Association with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on CBS' Sunday Morning News.

Roland has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching four times, and the ASTA Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award for his achievements.

Almita studied with Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger at the Juilliard School, and was also a pioneer of the Suzuki Method of music education in the USA.

Both Roland and Almita are currently part of the faculty at Northwestern University.