“ I’m able to transmit my knowledge effectively to students of all ages and help them progress rapidly in their playing.”
- Oleg
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I began my music training in Russia at a young age, studying with some of the most prominent violin teachers at the time, Zoya Mahtina and Eduard Grach, which has allowed me to inherit the principles of the Russian school of playing in techniques, sound production and music style. I later moved to the United States and continued studying with Dmitry Berlinsky and Emmanuel Borok, getting acquainted with the American school of solo and orchestra playing. Having learned a variety of different approaches to violin and after 8 years of experience, I’m able to transmit my knowledge effectively to students of all ages and help them progress rapidly in their playing. In the last 8 years I've been teaching a lot of students of all levels, from people playing as a hobby to students preparing for auditions and performances. I also incorporate music theory into my lessons.
Name: Oleg (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
016 - 2019: Texas Christian University, Artist’s Diploma. Professor: Elizabeth Adkins. 2013 - 2015: Meadows School of Arts, SMU, Performer's Diploma. Professor: E. Borok. 2009 - 2011: Michigan State University, Artist's Diploma. Professor: D. Berlinsky. 2007 - 2009: Moscow Conservatory. Professor: E. Grach. 1997 - 2007: Central Pre Conservatory Music School "P. Tchaikovsky." Teacher: Z. Mahtina.
Performed major violin concertos for violin and orchestra: 2018: Texas Christian University Symphony Orchestra, cond. German Gutierrez, J. Brahms’ Violin Concerto. 2017: Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, cond. Robert Austin, M. Bruch’s Violin Concerto. 2017: Garland Symphony Orchestra, cond. Robert Austin, M. Bruch’s Violin Concerto. 2017: Arlington Symphony Orchestra, cond. Robert Austin, M. Bruch’s Violin Concerto. 2015: SMU Percussion Ensemble, cond. John Lee, Robert Rodriguez "Concerto for Violin and Pecussions" Dallas Premiere. 2010: Michigan State University Orchestra, cond. Boe Benson, J. Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. 2006: Central Pre-Conservatory Music School "P. Tchaikovsky" Orchestra, cond. E. Yakupov, F. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. 2005 to 2008: performed P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto each year with Moscow State Orchestra, cond. Mark Gorenstein, Alexander Slutsky. 2004: Moscow State Orchestra, cond. Alexander Slutsky, N. Paganini’s Violin Concerto n.1.
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Rates and Studio Policies
Registration Fee: $25.00 (One-time lifetime registration fee may be used by all family members)
Rates for instruction:
30 minute private lesson: $39.00
45 minute private lesson: $49.00
60 minute private lesson: $59.00
Travel charge: additional $15.00 per visit (for lessons in a client's home as opposed to my studio)
1. Cancellation Policy
Lessons not cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice are billable to the client and payable to the teacher. This does not of course apply to travel fees unless the notice is effectively given at the door and the teacher has travelled to the location.
2. Cessation (quitting) Policy
A client must provide a 2 lesson notice period to stop lessons. So a weekly student needs to give 2 weeks of notice, a biweekly student works out to 3 weeks notice and a twice weekly student works out to a week of notice.
3. Illness Policy
Lessons cancelled due to illness or extraordinary circumstances with less than 24 hours notice remain billable to the client and payable to the teacher.
BAH teachers are encouraged to offer a make-up lesson at a future date in the interest of client relations and general goodwill. This only makes sense as teaching a student with the flu for example, will ruin the rest of your week's employment.
No more than 2 lessons may be made up due to illness within a 60 day period.
4. Rescheduling Policy
Any lesson can be cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice.
Summer Vacation and Extended Absence Policy
Clients may schedule longer absences for trips etc. 24 hours notice is required.
It is normal and typical for students and about 20% of our teachers to schedule a break in the summer. We do not enforce a notice period (see cessation of lessons) at the end of a long summer break.
5. Evaluation Period
There are no free trial lessons with Beethoven at Home but we do offer a 2 lesson evaluation period where it is easy to try out a teacher. There are no free lessons during the evaluation period and clients may choose to discontinue the lessons at any time by providing the required 24 hours notice. After the student's 3rd lesson the required 2 lesson notice period will apply (see cessation of lessons above).
Lessons in your home
Oleg is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Oleg can provide online instruction. While other platforms are possible BAH strongly recommends the use of the Zoom video conferencing platform as it is optimized for music lessons and audio quality.
Oleg's Studio Location
Oleg offers lessons from his studio. Please note that map locations are based on the postal code of the teachers studio. address will be released to you if needed.