Roland and Almita Vamos

Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife who are violin and viola instructors. The Vamoses have been recognized at the White House seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the National Endowment for the Arts. They have been honored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on CBS' Sunday Morning News.

Roland Vamos was born July 20, 1930. He studied with Oscar Shumsky and William Lincer at the Juilliard School. Almita Vamos was born September 16, 1938, and studied with Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger at the Juilliard School. A performing artist, she won the Concert Artist Guild award in New York City along with other prizes.

The Vamoses are members of the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago and the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Prior to their positions at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, they were on faculty at Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of Minnesota, Western Illinois University, University of Kentucky, and Antioch College.

Orchestra Positions held by their students
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
 * New York Philharmonic
 * Metropolitan Opera
 * Chicago Symphony Orchestra
 * Boston Symphony Orchestra
 * Philadelphia Orchestra
 * San Francisco Symphony
 * The Cleveland Orchestra
 * Los Angeles Philharmonic
 * St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
 * Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
 * Minnesota Orchestra
 * Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
 * Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Oslo Philharmonic
 * Seattle Symphony
 * Singapore Symphony Orchestra
 * Iceland Symphony
 * Israel Philharmonic
 * Colorado Symphony Orchestra
 * Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra
 * Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
 * Kansas City Symphony
 * National Symphony Orchestra
 * Oregon Symphony Orchestra