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Since April 2026
Instructor since April 2026
Online Piano Assessment and Summer Piano Reset Plan
From 113 £ /h
Fully online piano assessment and focused follow-up lessons in English for serious students who want a clear professional view of their current level, their main technical-musical bottleneck and the next practical steps.
This is not a casual lesson. It is a structured professional assessment for students who practise regularly but do not fully understand why their playing still does not sound free, stable, expressive or convincing.
I am a Russian-trained concert pianist and piano educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, international performance background, recordings, masterclasses and academic-level teaching experience.
I teach piano as an integrated system: sound, movement, rhythm, phrasing, memory, musical understanding and intelligent practice.
During the assessment, I look at the student’s playing as a complete musical and technical system:
— sound and tone quality
— body coordination and technical freedom
— rhythm, pulse and inner stability
— phrasing and musical direction
— articulation and dynamics
— reading and understanding the score
— voice balance, harmony, form and musical logic
— memory and reliability
— practice method and self-checking skills
After the session, the student receives a written summary with the main observations, the central bottleneck and a concrete practice plan for the next stage of work.
Possible formats:
1. Piano Assessment / Piano Reset
60 minutes online + written summary with a concrete practice plan
2. Piano Assessment + 4 focused follow-up lessons
After the assessment, we can continue with 4 online lessons focused on improving the main bottleneck: reading, rhythm, sound, movement, phrasing, memory or practice strategy.
Format: assessment session + 4 focused online lessons
This format can be especially useful during the summer break, before the new school year, before an exam, recording or performance, after a long break from piano, or when the student feels that regular practice is not bringing the expected progress.
The goal is not simply to add more pieces or more practice time. The goal is to understand what exactly is blocking progress and to build a clearer, more effective way of working.
Please write to me with a short description of the student’s age, level, current repertoire and what feels most difficult at the moment.
This is not a casual lesson. It is a structured professional assessment for students who practise regularly but do not fully understand why their playing still does not sound free, stable, expressive or convincing.
I am a Russian-trained concert pianist and piano educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, international performance background, recordings, masterclasses and academic-level teaching experience.
I teach piano as an integrated system: sound, movement, rhythm, phrasing, memory, musical understanding and intelligent practice.
During the assessment, I look at the student’s playing as a complete musical and technical system:
— sound and tone quality
— body coordination and technical freedom
— rhythm, pulse and inner stability
— phrasing and musical direction
— articulation and dynamics
— reading and understanding the score
— voice balance, harmony, form and musical logic
— memory and reliability
— practice method and self-checking skills
After the session, the student receives a written summary with the main observations, the central bottleneck and a concrete practice plan for the next stage of work.
Possible formats:
1. Piano Assessment / Piano Reset
60 minutes online + written summary with a concrete practice plan
2. Piano Assessment + 4 focused follow-up lessons
After the assessment, we can continue with 4 online lessons focused on improving the main bottleneck: reading, rhythm, sound, movement, phrasing, memory or practice strategy.
Format: assessment session + 4 focused online lessons
This format can be especially useful during the summer break, before the new school year, before an exam, recording or performance, after a long break from piano, or when the student feels that regular practice is not bringing the expected progress.
The goal is not simply to add more pieces or more practice time. The goal is to understand what exactly is blocking progress and to build a clearer, more effective way of working.
Please write to me with a short description of the student’s age, level, current repertoire and what feels most difficult at the moment.
Location
Online from Switzerland
About Me
I am a warm, attentive and highly structured teacher. My lessons are serious in content, but the atmosphere is calm, friendly and encouraging. I want students to feel that we are working together, with clear goals and without unnecessary pressure.
I believe in a clear method, but not in rigid teaching. In every lesson, technique, sound, coordination, rhythm, harmony, phrasing, form and musical expression are connected. At the same time, the path is flexible and adapted to the student’s level, repertoire, goals and personality.
I pay close attention to progress: not only to what still needs work, but also to what is already improving. I help students understand why something works, why something does not work yet, and how to practise so that progress becomes concrete and sustainable.
My teaching is precise, supportive and engaged. I enjoy explaining music in a way that makes technical work feel connected to a larger musical picture, not dry or mechanical.
My goal is to help students play with more freedom, confidence and understanding — and to make serious musical study feel clear, inspiring and alive.
I believe in a clear method, but not in rigid teaching. In every lesson, technique, sound, coordination, rhythm, harmony, phrasing, form and musical expression are connected. At the same time, the path is flexible and adapted to the student’s level, repertoire, goals and personality.
I pay close attention to progress: not only to what still needs work, but also to what is already improving. I help students understand why something works, why something does not work yet, and how to practise so that progress becomes concrete and sustainable.
My teaching is precise, supportive and engaged. I enjoy explaining music in a way that makes technical work feel connected to a larger musical picture, not dry or mechanical.
My goal is to help students play with more freedom, confidence and understanding — and to make serious musical study feel clear, inspiring and alive.
Education
Academic Music College at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Piano Performance
Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Piano Performance
Postgraduate Studies, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Piano Performance / Advanced Professional Training
Piano Performance
Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Piano Performance
Postgraduate Studies, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Piano Performance / Advanced Professional Training
Experience / Qualifications
I have over 23 years of professional experience as a pianist and teacher.
As a performing musician, I have appeared internationally in Europe, Russia, Asia and South America, both as a soloist and chamber musician. My artistic work includes concert performances, masterclasses, international competitions and studio recordings.
I am a prizewinner of international chamber music competitions, including the Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy, and the Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Karlsruhe, Germany. I have also recorded two chamber music CDs for the Russian label Melodiya.
My teaching experience includes university-level teaching, long-term private piano instruction, exam and performance preparation, and work with international students and families in Moscow, including diplomatic families.
This combination of concert experience and long-term teaching practice shapes my approach: structured, precise, attentive to sound and musical meaning, and adapted to the individual student.
As a performing musician, I have appeared internationally in Europe, Russia, Asia and South America, both as a soloist and chamber musician. My artistic work includes concert performances, masterclasses, international competitions and studio recordings.
I am a prizewinner of international chamber music competitions, including the Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy, and the Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Karlsruhe, Germany. I have also recorded two chamber music CDs for the Russian label Melodiya.
My teaching experience includes university-level teaching, long-term private piano instruction, exam and performance preparation, and work with international students and families in Moscow, including diplomatic families.
This combination of concert experience and long-term teaching practice shapes my approach: structured, precise, attentive to sound and musical meaning, and adapted to the individual student.
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Russian
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -04:00)
New York
Online via webcam
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
I offer fully online piano lessons in English for teenagers and adults who want thoughtful, structured and serious musical training.
My teaching is rooted in the Russian academic piano tradition, but the lessons are not limited to a narrow repertoire path. We can work with classical pieces or other music that is meaningful to the student — including modern, film, anime or jazz-oriented material — as long as the work remains serious, attentive and musically thoughtful.
In my lessons, technique, reading, coordination, sound, rhythm, phrasing, memory and expression are connected into one clear musical system. The aim is not only to learn pieces, but to understand how music works from inside: how the ear, mind, hands, body and musical intention come together.
I help students develop a deeper relationship with music as a living language — with direction, structure, breathing, sound, emotion and inner logic. The goal is for the student to play not mechanically, but with understanding, freedom, taste and personal expression.
I work best with motivated students: serious teenagers, advanced amateurs, returning adults, and learners preparing demanding repertoire, auditions or international exams, including ABRSM. In every case, the focus is on building a complete musical foundation: technique, sound, understanding, expression and confident independent practice.
I am a concert pianist and piano educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience. I studied at the Moscow Conservatory College and the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, taught at university level, performed internationally and recorded two CDs for Melodiya.
The lessons are structured, precise and demanding, but clear and respectful. My aim is to help each student not only play better, but understand music more deeply and gradually become more independent, intelligent and artistic at the piano.
My teaching is rooted in the Russian academic piano tradition, but the lessons are not limited to a narrow repertoire path. We can work with classical pieces or other music that is meaningful to the student — including modern, film, anime or jazz-oriented material — as long as the work remains serious, attentive and musically thoughtful.
In my lessons, technique, reading, coordination, sound, rhythm, phrasing, memory and expression are connected into one clear musical system. The aim is not only to learn pieces, but to understand how music works from inside: how the ear, mind, hands, body and musical intention come together.
I help students develop a deeper relationship with music as a living language — with direction, structure, breathing, sound, emotion and inner logic. The goal is for the student to play not mechanically, but with understanding, freedom, taste and personal expression.
I work best with motivated students: serious teenagers, advanced amateurs, returning adults, and learners preparing demanding repertoire, auditions or international exams, including ABRSM. In every case, the focus is on building a complete musical foundation: technique, sound, understanding, expression and confident independent practice.
I am a concert pianist and piano educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience. I studied at the Moscow Conservatory College and the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, taught at university level, performed internationally and recorded two CDs for Melodiya.
The lessons are structured, precise and demanding, but clear and respectful. My aim is to help each student not only play better, but understand music more deeply and gradually become more independent, intelligent and artistic at the piano.
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