Let there be music everywhere.
Violin Instructors
Andrés is a professional violin teacher/performer graduated from the Universidad de Lanús. Academic in Argentina (Bachelor's Degree in Music)
He has been awarded Professor in Instrument: Violin. from Piazzolla Conservatory. In title on issue. Year 2021 and also a Violin and Viola Professor of the Berisso Orchestra-School. City of Berisso. From April 2014 to February 2018.
Regular violin lessons with Maestro José Bondar (Private), Violin Masterclasses with Professor Anastasia Storer (USA) Nicolás Favero (Argentina), Gilles Apap (France) Dmitri Berlinsky (Russia) and Campos do Jordao, Brazil.
He has been an active performer as a soloist and as a collaborative violinist for other instruments and various orchestras.
He was a violinist for Camerata Académica del Teatro, Orquesta Estable del Teatro and The National Symphony Orchestra Argentina.
Besides, he was also a guest member ( Violin ) for the Suginami District Philharmonic Orchestra (杉並フィルはハーモニー管弦楽団) and the Nakano District Citizens' Symphony Orchestra (中野区民交響楽団)in Tokyo.
Currently he is studying in Yokohama National University. Andres received a Japanese MEXT scholarship for the Teacher training program.
A very dedicated violinist and educator. His warm, humble and approachable personality one that has surely helped him succeed.
He speaks 3 languages - English, Spanish and Japanese.
Naoko. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Naoko-sensei completed a master's degree in ancient instruments at the Conservatoire de Genève.
She has been active as a violinist and has participated in the Musique Musicale du Palais du Louvre under Marc Minkowski, Orfeo 55 under Nathalie Stutzmann, Classical Players Tokyo under Masahiro Arita and the Tokyo Mozart Players under Tatsunori Numajiri. She also has extensive experience in teaching mainly in Japanese and French.
Maria has been playing the violin since the age of 13. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Arts from UCASAL (Universidad Católica de Salta). Throughout her career, she has performed with several ensembles and orchestras, including the Orchestra of the Bicentenary, the Young Symphonic Orchestra of Salta, and Camerata Stradivari.
In addition to her musical background, Maria has a strong interest in languages. She is
fluent in Spanish and English, has basic knowledge of Portuguese, and is currently
studying Japanese.
Katie has had a love and passion for music, especially playing violin, since childhood, and is very happy to be a part of sLs Japan. She has previously helped in teaching the Irvine Classical Players youth orchestra in her childhood home of Southern California, U.S.A. and loves to help others in their own musical journeys. She has been working in Japan as a music teacher since 2019, and prior to that graduated with a Bachelor's Degree of Violin
Performance from the Peabody Conservatory in Maryland, USA. She enjoys playing music of a variety of styles in addition to classical, including American traditional fiddle music, jazz, and popular music. She believes that understanding music from many different angles and being able to form a personal connection with it is an important part of learning.
Yevhen is a highly accomplished Ukrainian violinist and certified music educator based in Tokyo, bringing over 9 years of rigorous European academic training to sLs Japan Music Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and Pedagogy from the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music named after R. Glier, and an Associate Degree from the S. Vorobkevych Chernivtsi Regional Professional College of Arts.
With more than 5 years of extensive teaching practice conducted across both college and academy levels, Yevhen specializes in the classical European violin school. As an active performer, Yevhen’s high artistic caliber is demonstrated by his participation and success in international music competitions, both as a soloist and a chamber ensemble player.
He is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
Josefina is a multi-instrumentalist and multilingual teacher. Highly committed, focused and certified music instructor, She holds a master of Science degree and Musical Arts (Pontificia Universidad Católica). A Certified Violin Teacher. She can teach Violin, Guitar, Piano and Vocal. Working with children is one of her passions. She has 10 years’ experience teaching violin and music to kids and adults. She used to work in Australia and Chile as a music teacher at an international school and a bilingual school. She speaks 3 languages - English, Spanish and Japanese. A good music performer and music tutor with a wonderful personality.Her principle is " children should learn through emotions and not through repetition. "