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Violin with Alex S.

Astoria, New York

Teaches online
Teaches Intermediate, Advanced
Age: 8-80
Teaching since 2009
D.M.A. in Violin Performance

    About Alex S.

    I am a professional violinist in NYC, with degrees from Juilliard (M.M. and D.M.A. in Violin Performance) and Harvard (B.A. in Music). Among my teachers are Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes of the Juilliard String Quartet, Lynn Chang (Boston Conservatory), and Robin Sharp (Stanford University). Outside of my studio, I teach at Juilliard in the Music Advancement Program, and at the Interlochen Arts Camp. My performance experiences range from solo (performances with the Sendai Philharmonic, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and AXIOM Ensemble, among others) to orchestral (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New World Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and more) to even popular music (Stars of the Lid tour and Cheryl B. Engelhardt's CD One Up)! I am constantly evaluating my own musicality and the physical mechanics of how I play, and I apply this to my teaching of students of all levels.

    Instructor details

    Location:
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    22-27th St, Fl.

    Teaching Hours

    Sunday
    6 AM-12 PM
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    Pricing
    60 minutes
    $90
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    Experience

    Violin Instructor

    Jun, 2017 - Present

    Interlochen Center for the Arts

    I teach violin and chamber music at the Interlochen Arts Camp, a summer arts program for students grade 3-12.

    Violin Instructor

    Sep, 2016 - Present

    The Juilliard School

    As a faculty member of Juilliard's Music Advancement Program, I teach violin and chamber music to intermediate students of diverse backgrounds underrepresented in the classical music field.

    Violinist

    Feb, 2016 - Present

    Momenta Quartet

    Momenta: the plural of momentum – four individuals in motion towards a common goal. This is the idea behind the Momenta Quartet, whose eclectic vision encompasses contemporary music of all aesthetic backgrounds alongside great music from the recent and distant past.  The New York City-based quartet has premiered over 100 works, collaborated with over 120 living composers and was praised by The New York Times for its “diligence, curiosity and excellence.” In the words of The New Yorker’s Alex Ross, “few American players assume Haydn’s idiom with such ease.”

    Education

    B.A. in Music

    Aug, 2005 - Jun, 2009

    Harvard College

    D.M.A. in Violin Performance

    Aug, 2011 - Jun, 2016

    The Juilliard School

    M.M. in Violin Performance

    Aug, 2009 - Jun, 2011

    The Juilliard School

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