Biography
I was educated as a piano performer/ teacher in the best traditions of the Russian Piano School at the Belarus, then Soviet Union, State Academy of Music in 1984,and there, later on, I received my Master's Degree in Piano Music. Even as an undergraduate student, I was eager to get as much professional experience as possible. Since then, as a professional, my motto is that there is always room for challenge as well as improvement.
I played with the Byelorussian State Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Orchestra of the Belarus State Academy of Music. In Poland,
Belarus and Canada,
I regularly performed with numerous chamber ensembles. As an accompanist, I
enjoyed work with many talented performers playing violoncello, oboe, bassoon,
and clarinet.
For more than twenty years, teaching piano music has been my main job, both challenging and rewarding. I worked with students of all levels and ages including 5-year old beginners and Performance Grade students. Work in different countries, such as Belarus, Poland and Canada, and with people of various nationalities and mentalities has been a continuous educational process for myself too.
Teaching and performing experience raised questions, gave ideas and as a result influenced research activity. While preparing Doctorate Theses and participating in numerous conferences, I created the innovative concept of developing musicians’ feelings and imaginative thinking. (Interested can find the list of published works in the Bibliography section).
Teaching through my school of music and serving as an executive with ORMTA, are my main and enjoyable occupations.
