Maria - Piano teacher - Knoxville
Maria - Piano teacher - Knoxville

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Maria

  • Rate ₹5,290
  • Response 1h
  • Students

    Number of students accompanied by Maria since their arrival at Superprof

    2

    Number of students accompanied by Maria since their arrival at Superprof

Maria - Piano teacher - Knoxville
  • 5 (1 review)

₹5,290/hr

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  • Piano
  • Musical keyboard
  • Music reading
  • Music Theory
  • Organ

Highly-experienced, award-winning, Russian-trained pianist & organist offers top quality lessons both online and in Knoxville TN in person.

  • Piano
  • Musical keyboard
  • Music reading
  • Music Theory
  • Organ

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Recommended

Maria is a respected tutor in our community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About Maria

Get ready for a truly rich and rewarding experience! I studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Viktor Merzhanov. I am a 4th-generation pupil of Franz Liszt and 6th-generation of Beethoven. I was one of the fortunate few (Garrick Ohlsson among them) to study with Roberto Eyzaguirre, who was a student and friend of Claudio Arrau, one of the 20th-century's greatest pianists. Arrau studied with Martin Krause, who was one of Franz Liszt's final pupils. Liszt was taught by Carl Czerny. And Beethoven was Czerny's teacher.

Through this great lineage, learn an incredible technique that will enable you to play the music of your dreams!

I have been teaching piano for over 20 years, on the college level and privately.

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  • English

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English

I was born in Moscow, Russia. My mother was a piano teacher and started me playing at 4. I studied at the legendary Moscow Conservatory with Victor Merzhanov. In the US, I won the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition and debuted with the Symphony performing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. I earned my Bachelor's of Music at the University of Houston.

For my Master's, I studied organ at Rice University with the world-famous teacher Clyde Holloway. I won many national competitions, including Gruenstein Memorial Organ Competition in Chicago and San Antonio Pipe Organ Competition.

The Russian School of Playing has produced some of the world's greatest pianists. This method is fun and lays down the foundation for a relaxed way of playing, which gives confidence and technical security, while enabling one to produce beautiful "singing" tone on the piano. This helps students of all ages to take their piano-playing to new heights.

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Rates

Rate

  • ₹5,290

Pack prices

  • 5h: ₹25
  • 10h: ₹50

online

  • ₹5,290/hr

Details

Travel cost is $20. Organ students must provide access to an instrument.

Find out more about Maria

Find out more about Maria

  • When did your passion for music begin?

    I was born into a musical family in Russia. My mother was a piano teacher at the local music school. She gave me my first piano lessons but then decided that it would be better for me to have another piano teacher, who would be able to evaluate my progress more objectively.
  • Do you agree that some instruments are harder to master and, if so, which ones?

    Generally speaking, I would say that string instruments are harder to master than keyboard instruments. This is because they require an almost perfect sense of pitch from a student in order to produce a pleasing sound, since the precise placement for the notes is not marked on the strings as it is on the keyboard.
  • In your opinion, what does it take to be a successful musician?

    Perseverance of practice and love of music.
  • Which famous musician would you most like to have a conversation with?

    Valery Gergiev
  • What is your most inspiring experience as a musician?

    When an adult student comes to me wishing to realize their life-long dream of learning to play the piano and when I help them to learn their favorite piano piece.
  • In your own opinion, what does it take to be a Superprof in music?

    Love of music, patience, and compassion. Of course, it helps to have a wealth of performing and teaching experience. I was very fortunate in this regard as my musical education spans two continents, including both Russian and American schools of piano playing.
  • Describe your best Superprof lesson and explain why it was so great.

    One time a student came to the lesson in pain. We chose to work on a beautiful Nocturne of Chopin, concentrating on the beauty of sound production, and by the end of the lesson, the pain was gone. This is just one dramatic example. But with every lesson, there is always some beneficial therapeutic effect, be it only the release of tension from the stresses of life. Truly, music can heal the soul.
  • Finally, if you had to choose a piece of music or album to play on loop for a day, what would it be?

    Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto
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