Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy is Director of Strings and Orchestra – Dr. G. Williams School of Music, University of West Florida; Concertmaster – Pensacola Symphony Orchestra; Director – UWF Summer StringFest. He graduated from the Moscow Gnesin Academy, Russia; Rutgers University, NJ; Fontainebleau Conservatoire Americaine, France. Teachers: A.Steinhardt and M.Tree – Guarneri Quartet, O.Charlier – Paris Conservatory, and V.Berlinsky – Borodin Quartet. He performed in USA, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Russia. His students continue education at Juilliard, Cleveland Institute, IU, FSU, Universities of N. Texas, Maryland, Iowa, South Illinois, and Encore & Meadowmount Music Festivals.