San Francisco Bay area competition winner 1966, 1st place for strings
Concertmaster of the Sonoma County Youth Symphony, 1968
Member of the Santa Rosa Symphony 1966 - 1970

Founder and Director of the Allegro String Trio - with over 45 performances a year, we are the premiere string ensemble in the beautiful California wine country.

Sonoma State University
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Adult Extension Division
Childhood teacher, Bernice Goldman, studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music along with Isaac Stern from their teacher, Naom Blinder.
Adult teacher, William Barbini, studied with Galamian at Eastman and several other teachers at Juilliard, including the co-concertmaster of the legendary NBC Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. Mr. Barbini performed with the New York Philharmonic for 28 years under the direction of Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta.

I will teach you the joy of performing along with the technique you need to...

Began violin lessons at age 8.
At age 15 was accepted into the elite program at the School of Music in Odessa, Ukraine.
Continued on to one of the premier music Universities in the world: Kiev State Conservatory, where I received a Masters degree in Teaching and Performing arts.
Throughout my higher education I have held Violin Instructor positions first at the Kiev Music School and then at the Conservatory.

My Professional Career in Ukraine and USA includes performance with numerous symphony and chamber groups, such as Kiev Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Jose Symphony.
I am passionate and dedicated to my Art which is reflected in my teaching style and in the results my students consistently achieve.
My ultimate goal as an instructor is to convey to my students the beauty of making music. I define success to be the ability to see the joy that playing for yourself and others...

Attended the University of Notre Dame du Lac in Indiana; graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Theory and History (as well as Graphic Design).

Deer Valley High School Orchestra, 2001–2005 (concertmaster, 2003–2005)
East County Youth Orchestra, 2004–2005 (concertmaster)
Los Medanos College Orchestra, 2004–2005
Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra, 2005–2009

Held together a high school quartet ("Sixteen Strings") from 2003 to 2005; led and brought the quartet to CMEA (California Association for Music Education) competitions, earning Superior rankings for all performances.

As part of the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra, I have toured in the Midwest, Florida, Guatemala, and at Carnegie Hall with the Chieftains in New York. Also recorded with the Notre Dame Folk Choir on their album "Songs of Saints and Scholars".

Being a younger teacher, I teach beginning to intermediate violin to all ages (5 and up), but specialize in dealing with younger kids — music...