Biography
Moscow piano teacher in the 4th generation of the family.
Russian pianist and bilingual piano teacher with a successful track of being a dedicated piano expert and educator.
Graduate of the renown Moscow Conservatory (Ph.D.) and The Gnesin Music Academy (M.Mus).
Trained at the Manhattan School of Music (New York City. Studio of Professor Arkady Aronov).
Piano lessons in Moscow and online worldwide for adults and children, in English and in Russian.
President of World Association of Piano Teachers in Russia (WPTA-Russia)
Awards and acknowledgements
Award-winning piano instructor with a global reach
Performed solo and chamber music in Russia, Italy, Switzerland and the USA
Winner of international piano competitions
Winner of National Competition “The best teacher of Russia -2015” (National Credit Rating Agency).
Awarded with Official Gratitude of the State Duma Educational Committee of Russia “for personal contribution to developing innovative teaching techniques in contemporary education, spreading progressive pedagogical practices, and raising prestige of teaching profession” (Moscow, 2015).
Teaching
Professional piano coaching based on the Russian piano tradition and proprietary teaching method “Mental Cluster”©.
On mission to promote fine piano music as a source of inner prosperity, culture and beauty, as well as to elevate the piano appreciating community in the society.
Among the students are top officials of Russian business and diplomacy; participants and winners of national and international music competitions.
Keen on intuitive drawing, aviation, space, fine tea and Chinese philosophy.
Writings and publications
Writes for major music editions of Russia.
Author of more than 100 scientific and federal press articles devoted to piano art (39 articles contributed to RSCI).
Current Hirsh index is 4 
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My latest articles on the Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Forbes
🖋 Samara is a hero-city – How the XI Trans-Siberian Art Festival ended
🖋 Why does pianist Miguel Chebba have the words “Save and preserve” written in Russian on his ring?
🖋 Sirius hosts the Great Summer Music Festival
🖋 How to spend a seaside holiday with the Great Summer Festival in Sirius
✎ Chopin, Beethoven and Carmina Burana: the main classical music concerts of the summer – 2024
🖋 The final concerts of the Trans-Siberian Art Festival took place in Moscow
🖋 Pianist Lugansky played at the Spring Festival in Sirius
🖋 The Samara Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Moscow together with Vadim Repin
🖋 New Year’s music festival opened in Sirius
🖋 Pianist Kempf spoke about his love for Rachmaninoff and new concerts in Russia
🖋 Maestro Vasily Petrenko will hold a festival in New Jerusalem
🖋 The world premiere of a new composition by Arvo Pärt took place
🖋 Composer Sofia Gubaidulina: Nowadays every artist freely develops his imagination
🖋 Maestro Kent Nagano performed at the festival in Novosibirsk
🖋 Maestro Vladimir Fedoseev performed at the Trans-Siberian Festival
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Author of the first Russian scientific monograph on cognitive processes in piano performance (Yelina S. “Mental Play in the Art of Piano Performance”, Moscow, 2015).
If you are interested in having piano lessons in Moscow or online, training courses for adults and beginners, contact me