Music

Cello

Wei D.

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Background check

Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Speaks English, Mandarin, French

Teaching since 1992

Artist Diploma

2 Repeated Students

Learn how to play the cello, understand the music, and much more with an experienced professional

Good habits and an excellent attitude make great cellists. It doesn't hurt to love music too. I love music and I love to share my passion with my students. Having a teacher who is an experienced performer is an important quality in a teacher. I am a professional classical musician currently working as a freelance cellist in the Chicago area. I play with Chicago Philharmonic, the Northbrook Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Northwest Indiana Symphony, among others. Before coming to Chicago I played for 13 seasons with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. I have taught privately for over 20 years including 2 years in Paris. My teaching is a reflection of my teacher, Phillippe Muller. I studied with Msr. Muller while studying at the Paris Conservatory. Msr. Muller is currently a Professor of Cello at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

Instructor details

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Location:

Teacher's Studio

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W Huron Street. Chicago

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

1 PM-5:30 PM

Tuesday

1 PM-5:30 PM

Wednesday

1 PM-5:30 PM

Thursday

1 PM-5:30 PM

Friday

1 PM-5:30 PM

Saturday

7 AM-10:30 AM

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Pricing

30 minutes

$50

45 minutes

$75

60 minutes

$84

90 minutes

$125

120 minutes

$167

About Wei D.

4.6

(13)

Even though I have been teaching and performing on the cello for most of my life, it's not all there is to who I am. I am a meditator ( I just recently start to offer one-on-one guided mindfulness meditation sessions on the Takelessons platform ( I got my culinary art certificate 5 years ago), a mom, a wife. I have a cute little Tibetan Terrier that loves visitors. My husband and I love hiking in beautiful places. Studying with me will be fun but it will also be challenging. I believe that being able to make music with your own two hands is worth the effort. And of course, I believe that cultivating our mind is one of the most rewarding practice we could do in life.

ReviewsWrite a review

92%

4.6

13 Reviews

Rebecca

Teacher's studio

Wei is always patient and detail-oriented, from musical to technical aspects of the music, nothing is too tedious for her! My son loves his time with Ms. Wei, there is a joy that comes through her enthusiasm to create something beautiful during classes, with her student. We feel very lucky to have found her!

Posted Mar 8, 2024

Rebecca

Online

Wei is absolutely amazing! We feel so lucky to have found her, Wei is so patient and understanding, her warmth and passion came through each lesson, she worked on all the details with my son for each excerpts and pieces, no matter how tedious, making it technically more sound and the phrasings more musical, my son absolutely loves his lessons, thank you Wei, we are truly grateful for your dedication and loving care!

Posted Feb 29, 2024

Rebecca

Online

Wei was so patient and knowledgeable, her warmth and enthusiastic teaching style totally put my son to ease. Her attention to details in both musicality and technique totally impressed us, one feels like playing the cello should be very organic, instead of practicing and playing robotically. We feel so lucky to have found her and we do so look forward to my son's weekly lessons!

Posted Feb 7, 2024

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Experience

Section Cellist

Sep, 2017 - Present

Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra

Substitute Musician

Mar, 2017 - Present

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Section Cellist

Sep, 2015 - Present

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra

Section Cellist

Sep, 2014 - Present

Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra

Section Cellist

Sep, 2000 - Jun, 2013

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Principal Cello

Sep, 1998 - Jun, 2000

Orchestre International de Paris

Meditator

Jan, 1991 - Present

Private

Daily meditations

Education

Artist Diploma

Sep, 1981 - Jun, 1988

Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing China

Artist Diploma

Sep, 1996 - Jun, 1997

Paris Conservatory of Music

First Prize Diploma, Music Analysis

Sep, 1994 - Jun, 1996

National Superior Conservatory of Music, Paris

First Prize Diploma in Chamber Music and Cello Performance

Sep, 1989 - Jun, 1994

Paris Conservatory of Music

Awards

First Prize

Jun, 1985

First National Cello Competition of China, Beijing

Winner

Jun, 1991

Douai International Cello Competition, Douai France

Affiliations

American Federation of Musicians

Sep, 2000

A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.