I am a native of Belarus, graduated from Belarusian Music Academy in Minsk in Piano Performance and Voice Performance. During and after my studies I was employed as a pianist with the Belarus Philharmonic, a vocal coach for the National Opera, and a vocalist for the National Chamber Choir.
From 1991 to 1995 I performed and taught in Poland, Italy, and Belarus. As a soloist, I have appeared with symphony orchestras under conductors Giuliano Silveri, Tadeush Chachaj, Gennady Provatorov, and Yury Yefimov. I am a winner of two national piano competitions, as well as the Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition in Terni, Italy.
In 1995, I was invited by Jerome Rose to come to the United States for further studies. I have completed Masters degree in Piano Performance with Jerome Rose and Voice Performance with Andreas Poulimenos at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I won the 29th Annual Competition in Music Performance as a pianist.
In 1997, I was awarded a University Fellowship of Temple University, where I received Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance with minors in Piano Pedagogy and Voice Pedagogy (2005). I studied Piano with Harvey Wedeen and Voice with Christine Anderson. I had been employed by the University as an Artist-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor of Piano and was on the faculty of the Nelly Berman School of Music as a Piano and Voice Instructor from 1997 to 2007.
The Perfect Pitch Music Studio became my main focus beginning the fall of 2007. I have always been striving to help students excel to their best potential and abilities, and continue this quest in the new home I found in Springfield, Virginia.
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