Chicago Music Academy

Mr. Innocenti, a regular member of Civic Orchestra of Chicago, began his violin study at the age of seven in Monaco (Monte Carlo) and then continued his musical education in Paris, where he received the first prize at the conservatoire de Rueil-Malmaison, Paris. In 2006 he earned the Master of Music in Violin Performance at the University of Cincinnati (CCM).

With a Master's Degree in Piano, Ana Fau is an experienced teacher, and performer. Ana has taught at the Oakbrook Academy of Music, and French Lycee, and is currently a faculty member at Merit School of Music.Her students have won gold, silver an bronze medals at the Chicago Association of Music Teachers annual Sonatina Piano Competition 2007.

CELLIST IAN MAKSIN gave his first recital at age six in his native St. Petersburg, Russia. He has performed as a soloist and as a part of chamber ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Ian has performed as a concerto soloist with numerous orchestras throughout the United States and Europe and his live performances and interviews have been broadcast on Natinal Public Radio and its affiliate stations throughout the Unites States.

Born in Hasselt, Belgium, Karel Coninx began studying the violin aged five. After obtaining a Kandidaatsdiploma for violin and a Meesterdiploma for viola at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, he is currently combining a career as a chamber and orchestral player with a Performance Diploma program at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. His principal teachers were Urszula Gorniak, Paul Declerck, and currently Roger Chase