At age 15 was accepted into the elite program at the Odessa School of Music in the former USSR.
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.
Professional Career:
Member of the Kiev State Symphony Orchestra
Soloist/First Violin in the Kiev Chamber Orchestra
Member of various Bay Area orchestras including the San Jose, Berkeley and Santa Rosa Symphonies
Performed with: San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco Ballet Company.
Regularly perform with the top Russian companies, such as Kirov and Bolshoi, on their visits to the Bay Area