My musical training began in Riga, Latvia, at the Emils Darzins Music School and continued at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and the Odessa National Academy of Music. I moved to Paris in 1993 to study piano pedagogy at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, in the class of Germaine Mounier.
My teaching career began in Ukraine, where I taught at the Odessa state music school and later served as piano professor at the Uzhhorod conservatory, accompanying choirs and chamber ensembles along the way. Since 1993 I have run independent studios in France, Belgium and the United States, and I have taught piano and music theory at several local music schools in France.
I teach in English, French, Russian.
Education
- 1993 to 1994: Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Paris, France. Advanced piano pedagogy, class of Germaine Mounier
- 1980 to 1982: Odessa National Academy of Music, Odessa, Ukraine. Teaching, accompaniment and chamber music, class of Doctor Yuri Dikiy
- 1977 to 1980: Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia. Class of Doctor Nora Novik
- 1973 to 1977: Emils Darzins Music School, Riga, Latvia. Class of Ruta Schwinka
Teaching studios
- 2019 to present: Cary, North Carolina
- 2013 to 2019: Raleigh, North Carolina
- 2012 to 2013: Bordeaux, France
- 2008 to 2012: Blois, France
- 2000 to 2008: Onzain, France
- 2000: Brussels, Belgium
- 1995 to 2000: Lille, France
- 1993 to 1995: Paris, France
Earlier teaching posts
- 2008 to 2012: Piano and music theory teacher at local music schools in Onzain, Celettes, St Gervais la Forêt, Fossé and Montlivault, France
- 1987 to 1993: Piano professor at the Uzhhorod conservatory of music, Ukraine, and accompanist for choirs and chamber ensembles
- 1982 to 1987: Piano teacher at the Odessa state music school, Ukraine, and accompanist for choirs and vocal ensembles
Professional memberships
- Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
- Raleigh Piano Teachers Association (RPTA)
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