Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12 (La Follia)

In spring of 2022 I received my Bachelor's degree in music (Orchestral Strings Performance) from university of California, Northridge. As of now, I am continuing my studies to obtain a master's degree in the same area. During my studies, I have performed with orchestras and collaborated with music bands in different genres. My passion for music has made me go beyond the courses offered at the university and will always try to go even further. Anything related to music is fun to learn and even more fun to teach. At the same time, Music requires focus, attention, dedication and practice. If you already have being learning music and enjoying it, I encourage you to never stop and dig in more, as the music is a never-ending world. And if you are just picking up the instrument and have a purpose for it I would like to congratulate you on your decision. Regardless of your background, there's always a unique and effective way to teach each of you. I will be delighted to teach and help you.

I graduated from Moscow conservatory in 2010 and passed a 3-year post-graduation course as a classical violist. My work experience is over 20 years and it includes solo, ensemble, and orchestra performances as a classical violist. Due to my old passion for electric violin I studied and practiced a lot to achieve freedom in each existing music style and genre out of the classical range. Now, feeling free to improvise within each genre I am ready to share such a rare knowledge of how to implement violin or viola in any style of music. Nevertheless, I keep my classical skills on the highest level as well.

I am a freelance violist originally from Massachusetts USA, currently living and working in Vienna, Austria. As a soloist, I have appeared at festivals and in concert series in Vienna, Prague, Jerusalem, New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont. I have extensive experience playing in orchestras such as the Bard Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Summer Nights Orchestra (principal), the Orchestra of Ramallah, and the Vienna Summer Music Festival Orchestra (principal). I have attended numerous chamber music festivals in the USA and abroad. I have experience teaching beginning through advanced viola and violin. I believe in tailoring my sessions to fit the student’s needs. I have a range of intuitive technical exercises, etude and scale systems, and a wide variety of repertoire to introduce to my students, but I am also excited to work on whatever the student brings to the lesson.