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Since October 2019
Instructor since October 2019
V i o l i n P e r f o r m a n c e - from basic to master level
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Performing with London Philharmonic Orchestra and other professional ensembles.

I started playing the violin when I was 5 years old, and throughout my musical education I've been extremely lucky to study with generous teachers and masters. They not only passed on the knowledge of the violinistic technique, but also sparked my musical imagination and taught me how to listen to, understand and perform music from different ages of history. Over the past years, I approached music education from both a theoretical and practical point of view. During my Erasmus at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2016, I attended the Teaching Skills Course. It helped me to understand the many mechanisms of a performer’s thought processes and, consequently, to adjust my teaching method to each student. In 2016, being a member of Southbank Sinfonia enabled me to gain experience working with instrumentalists, mentoring young musicians at Glyndebourne, Vaughan Memorial School and Thomas's Battersea School. In 2014, I graduated in Pedagogical Studies at the Academy of Music in Cracow (2014). This diploma included psychology, pedagogy, didactics, voice projection, violin teaching methods and an internship at a music high school as a Violin Teacher. Among my recent teaching experiences, in August 2019 I gave masterclasses at the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music, working with musicians of the Penderecki Youth Orchestra. During the same period, I taught musicians of the NOR59 Strykeinstitutt Orchestra in Oslo. Recently I have been selected to be an Ambassador with The Benedetti Foundation in London.

Orchestral experience:
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London
• Southbank Sinfonia 2016, Concertmaster and Leader; ’Side by
side’ with Academy of St Martin in the Fields
and Royal Opera House; Cadogan Hall London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London, Notre Dame de Paris, France, BBC Radio 3 London
• Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
• YPHIL International Philharmonic Orchestra Leader; Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage, New York; Symphony
Space, New York
• Sinfonia Varsovia, 36. Festival International de Piano de la Roque
d'Anthéron, France, La Folle Journée 2017, 2018, Tokyo, Japan,
National Philharmonic, Warsaw
• Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
• Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
• Cracow Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster;
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria; Beijing Concert Hall, China, Tianjin
Grand Theater, China, Cracow Philharmonic Hall
• Cracow Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra, Concertmaster
and Leader
• Lutoslawski Orchestra Moderna, Leader, Witold Lutosławski Concert
Studio, Warsaw, Poland
• Krakow Film Music Festival 2017, 2018 Sinfonietta Cracovia
• The Harry Potter Film Concert Series, tour 2018

Solo experience:
• Southbank Sinfonia, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor (movement), Cadogan Hall, London, 2016
• Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, 2014
• Cracow Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra 
 conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk, Glazunov Violin Concerto,
Cracow Philharmonic Hall, 2014
• SouthbankSinfoniaQuartet, Szymanowski Quartet no. 1, Royal Opera House, 2016
• SouthbankSinfonia, Golijov, Last Round, Southbank Centre, London, 2016
• Cracow Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra, Schnittke „Mozart à la Haydn”, 2015
• Cracow Chamber Group, J.S.Bach Violin Concertos, „Margaritae Baroci” Festival, 2015, 2016
• Przemysl Chamber Orchestra, Michal Spisak Andante & Allegro, Paderborn, Germany, 2013
• Podkarpacka Philharmonic Orchestra, Graduates Concert, 2011
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About Me
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London
• Southbank Sinfonia 2016, Concertmaster and Leader; ’Side by
side’ with Academy of St Martin in the Fields
and Royal Opera House; Cadogan Hall London, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London, Notre Dame de Paris, France, BBC Radio 3 London
• Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
• YPHIL International Philharmonic Orchestra Leader; Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage, New York; Symphony
Space, New York
• Sinfonia Varsovia, 36. Festival International de Piano de la Roque
d'Anthéron, France, La Folle Journée 2017, 2018, Tokyo, Japan,
National Philharmonic, Warsaw
SOLO EXPERIENCE:
• Southbank Sinfonia, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor (movement), Cadogan Hall, London, 2016
• Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, 2014
• Cracow Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra 
 conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk, Glazunov Violin Concerto,
Cracow Philharmonic Hall, 2014
• SouthbankSinfoniaQuartet, Szymanowski Quartet no. 1, Royal Opera House, 2016
• SouthbankSinfonia, Golijov, Last Round, Southbank Centre, London, 2016
• Cracow Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra, Schnittke „Mozart à la Haydn”, 2015
• Cracow Chamber Group, J.S.Bach Violin Concertos, „Margaritae Baroci” Festival, 2015, 2016
• Przemysl Chamber Orchestra, Michal Spisak Andante & Allegro, Paderborn, Germany, 2013
• Podkarpacka Philharmonic Orchestra, Graduates Concert, 2011
Education
• Fryderyk Chopin University, Warsaw- PhD Studies
• Cracow Academy of Music
 Master of Arts
• Sinfonia Varsovia Academy workshops with Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, Erasmus+ Programme 2014-15
• Artur Malawski Music School, Przemysl, violin class
• Artur Malawski Music School, Przemysl, vocal class
Experience / Qualifications
•Benedetti Foundation Ambassador •Teaching experience at Warsaw Chopin University of Music
•Penderecki Youth Orchestra- orchestral masterclass at The Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music
•Nor59 Orchestra Oslo, orchestral and chamber masterclasses
•Southbank Sinfonia side-by-side projects mentoring young musicians at Glyndebourne, Vaughan Memorial School and Thomas’s Battersea School
•Diploma in teaching, Cracow Academy of Music •Teaching Skills Course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
•DBS Certificate for Music Workshop Leader
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
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Film music
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Born on 11th June 1984 in Northern Iran in a city called Bandar-e-Anzali and raised in an educated family , Faraz started his musical education at the age of 18 at a local music institution as he just attended translation studies B.A course in Rasht Azad University.
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I have a real passion for music and that's why I would love to help inspire and guide new musicians on their quest to learn the violin. Age is irrelevant when it comes to my lessons but the most important thing is that the student comes with a real incentive to learn.

Everyone's musical journey is different and many people decide to learn an instrument for a different reason. Therefore, the regular structure for a lesson would very much differ from person to person. For example, beginners would mostly focus on sight-reading, proper form and technique. However, someone with a slight musical background could begin by learning pieces that they want to play and I would guide them with how to encompass the piece better and make slight adjustments to their technique along the way.
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– I favour a structured approach. I devise lesson plans in advance of every lesson, catered to the student's specific needs.
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Credentials
– I am a Musicology PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge.
– I have worked as a private violin teacher for 7 years (since I was 17). I have taught a variety of students, from beginners starting their instrumental training, to more advanced performers looking to improve their technical facility and performance skills.
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Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days That Shook Paris (Channel 4) (2015)
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– I led the University of Cambridge Experimental Music Ensemble (CUEME) during my MPhil year
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Born on 11th June 1984 in Northern Iran in a city called Bandar-e-Anzali and raised in an educated family , Faraz started his musical education at the age of 18 at a local music institution as he just attended translation studies B.A course in Rasht Azad University.
To achieve more comprehensive skills in violin-viola performance and teaching he later in 2007 continued his learning procedure in Capital Tehran where he first met Dr
Setare Beheshti faculty member of University of Tehran, School of Fine Arts.
Being under her instructions he got introduced to Suzuki School of Violin and simultaneously started to teach violin to several kids in different cities of province Guilan through Suzuki Method.
Since 2007 he has been teaching 40 to 70 students each week planning their music career in orchestras and string ensembles. He has also conducted several student violin recitals and introduced more than 10 students each year through those recitals.
In 2009 he enrolled BA course in Iranian music performance at The University of Guilan , school of Architecture and Art and graduated in 2014 . His final thesis was in two part; one was an article about a comparison between the styles of violin playing in Iranian classical music , and the other was performing 4 of his composition and arrangements for a mixed fusion ensemble.
At the autumn of 2014 he entered MA course in Ethnomusicology at University of Arts , School of Music, and has been graduated on 2017.
In 2012 he and four of his graduated colleagues have founded Guilan Chamber Orchestra mostly from the teenage students which has performed 3 independent concerts in different genres . He arranged two folk and Iranian classical song for the Orchestra performed in 2014.
He composed an Album called "The Impression on the Wall" in Iranian Orchestral style published in 2011 and have won the third prize in provincial productions' festival about a year later.
In 2010 he composed his first film soundtrack for a fictional documentary movie called " He owns a Factory near the Town".
He had been teaching in several private music academies meeting around 60 student a week developing his teaching career every day.
He is now studying Master of Music Education at Royal College of Music in London.
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Xanthe
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Everyone's musical journey is different and many people decide to learn an instrument for a different reason. Therefore, the regular structure for a lesson would very much differ from person to person. For example, beginners would mostly focus on sight-reading, proper form and technique. However, someone with a slight musical background could begin by learning pieces that they want to play and I would guide them with how to encompass the piece better and make slight adjustments to their technique along the way.
When it comes to young children, I've worked in nursery and primary schools with ages from 3-7. The most important thing is that they have fun during the lessons and gain a real respect for music early on. Technique, theory and sight-reading are still incredibly important but what's most important is that the child is having an enjoyable time while learning.

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Daniel
Approach to Teaching
– I favour a structured approach. I devise lesson plans in advance of every lesson, catered to the student's specific needs.
– Violin lessons tend to be carefully planned to focus on specific technical aspects of performance. To train musicality, I often teach this through the use of Kreutzer and Fiorillo etudes, Dont studies, and also pieces of repertoire catered to the student's musical interests and technical requirements.
– I am open to considering student repertoire suggestions if they are particularly passionate about a certain piece.

Lesson Structure
– Typically violin lessons range in length from 30 minutes to an hour, but I am flexible: I am more than happy to devise a lesson structure that caters for a student's requirements.

Credentials
– I am a Musicology PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge.
– I have worked as a private violin teacher for 7 years (since I was 17). I have taught a variety of students, from beginners starting their instrumental training, to more advanced performers looking to improve their technical facility and performance skills.
– I have performed at West Road Concert Hall (University of Cambridge), The Lee Tseng Hall (Wolfson College Cambridge), Buxton International Festival, Manchester International Festival, and The Bridgewater Hall.
– I have an extensive portfolio of performing credits on documentary films; recent highlights include the docuseries on Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein 'House of Maxwell' (BBC2, 2022), and 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' (Netflix) (Passion Pictures / Universal Pictures) (2021). Performance Credits:

Soundtrack:

House of Maxwell (BBC2) (2022) *Score nominated for BAFTA award
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (Netflix) (Passion Pictures / Universal Pictures) (2021)
The Schnoz (Premiered at the Jewish Film Festival 2020)
The Chillenden Murders (BBC2) (2017)
The Five Wives & Lives Of Melvyn Pfferberg (2016)
Conviction: Murder At the Station (BBC2) (2016)
Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days That Shook Paris (Channel 4) (2015)
Being AP (BBC + Toronto Film Festival) (2015)
The Battle for Marjah (HBO) (2012)

Popular Music Releases:

Grasscut – Human Estuary / The Garden / Witley Common (2021) (Lo Recordings)
Grasscut – Coprolite Tip / Courage Traveller / Edges Of Night (2021) (Lo Recordings)
Grasscut – September's Night Sky (2015) (Lo Recordings)
Grasscut – Beacon (2014) (Lo Recordings)
Grasscut – Pieces (2012) (Ninja Tune)
Essa Weira – Glimpse (2020)
Jaga Jazzist – Toccata (Grasscut remix) (2010) (Ninja Tune xx Vol. 2) (Ninja Tune)

– I hold an MPhil(Cantab) in Music from the University of Cambridge, where I specialised in Historical Musicology and Aesthetics.
– I led the University of Cambridge Experimental Music Ensemble (CUEME) during my MPhil year
– I have a first-class music degree (74.4%) from the University of Manchester, where I won three Hargreaves Prizes for Academic Achievement.
– I achieved a distinction (92%) in my ATCL Diploma in violin performance, and a First (78%) in my final violin recital for my undergraduate degree.
– I have worked as an Assistant Music Teacher, which involved teaching to A-Level Music students.

Ability of Students
– Violin: Beginner to first-level Diploma (ATCL or DipABRSM)
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