Meet our Award-Winning Piano Teachers in London


The piano teachers at the Sokol Piano Academy are professional musicians and experienced educators who share a commitment to high standards of piano teaching. Each teacher follows the academy’s structured pedagogical approach while adapting lessons to the needs and interests of each student.

GEORGES SOKOL

GEORGES SOKOL

Founder & Principal Teacher


TEACHING LOCATION: SOUTH KENSINGTON
ONSITE FEES: £375/hour or £250/half-hour
SPECIALISM: early years & advanced students


Qualifications:

  • BA (Oxon) MA – Bachelor’s & Master’s in Music from Oxford University
  • ARCM – Associate of the Royal College of Music
  • Piano Performance diploma from the Royal College of Music

Credentials:

  • 100 million views on YouTube
  • Composer of many works, including a film score broadcast on Sky television
  • Recitalist and chamber music maestro, including soloist of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no. 1
  • Top Music Scholar at Winchester College
YUNA

YUNA

Piano Tutor & Principal's assistant


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON, KENSINGTON W8, MARYLEBONE W1
ONSITE FEES: £125/hour or £115/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children & adult beginners/intermediate

Qualifications:

  • Master’s in Music from Hong Kong Baptist University
  • BMus – Bachelor’s Music Degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Credentials:

  • Graduate Fellowship in Shanghai conservatory of Music
  • Experience and recognition in international competitions
  • Diverse Teaching expertise & mentorship over 13 years of piano instruction, specialising in piano performance, music theory, ear training and sight-reading for students of all levels
KONSTANTIN

KONSTANTIN

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: MARYLEBONE W1, HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON
ONSITE FEES: £175/hour (intermediate) or £195/hour (advanced)
SPECIALISM: classical for intermediate and advanced level

Qualifications:

  • Master’s Diploma with Distinction, Fellowship, and PhD from Royal College of Music
  • Diploma with Distinction from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory

Credentials:

  • Major prize winner of over 15 national and international competitions
  • Chosen to perform for HRH Prince Charles and CD recordings for Classical Records
  • Numerous concerto appearances as soloist in venues including Wigmore Hall and Southbank Centre
JULIAN

JULIAN

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: BALHAM SW17
FEES: £160/hour
SPECIALISM: children/adults grade 7+


Qualifications:

  • BA (Oxon) MA – Bachelor’s & Master’s in Music from Oxford University
  • GRSM – Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music
  • ARCM – Associate of the Royal College of Music

Credentials:

  • Performed in 40 countries & as soloist with BBC Symphony. Recorded over 20 CDs
  • Current Professor at the Royal College of Music & Chairman of the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe
  • Critically acclaimed concert pianist with 50 years of international performances
SOHYUN

SOHYUN

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON, MARYLEBONE W1
ONSITE FEES: £175/hour or £125/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children/adults intermediate & advanced level

Qualifications:

  • Master’s in Music Performance from Royal College of Music
  • BMus – Bachelor’s in Piano Performance from Royal College of Music

Credentials:

  • Prize winner of competitions including Piano Island Festival and Côte d’Azur International
  • UK solo concerts in Royal Albert Hall (Elgar Room), St. James’ Piccadilly among others
  • Worldwide recitals including in Finland, Germany,France, Russia & USA
LUCAS

LUCAS

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: BARNES SW13
FEES: £185/hour
SPECIALISM: classical for intermediate and advanced level

Qualifications:

  • Graduated with Distinction from Chopin University of Music in Warsaw
  • Piano Performance Diploma from Royal College of Music

Credentials:

  • First prize at San Marino & numerous other international piano competitions
  • Recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2018 and Royal Albert Hall in 2019
  • Performed all over the world as soloist and with major orchestras including at Winter Olympics in South Korea
  • His album ‘Espressione’ was nominated for International Classical Music Awards in 2018
DAMIR

DAMIR

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: KENSINGTON W8, MARYLEBONE W1, HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON
ONSITE FEES: from £150/hour or £125/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children & adult beginners/advanced

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Music (Hons) from the Royal College of Music
  • The Yehudi Menuhin School alumnus

Credentials:

  • Performed in over 15 countries as a recitalist, chamber musicians, and soloist including several concerto performances with Swiss orchestras
  • Appeared in leading venues and festivals including the Wigmore Hall, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Wimbledon Music Festival, and Sony Auditorium Madrid
  • Recipient of the prestigious ABRSM Scholarship
ANDREI

ANDREI

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN NORTH WEST (NW) LONDON
FEES: £170/hour or £135/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children & advanced level

Qualifications:

  • Diploma from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire
  • BMus – Bachelor’s in Piano Performance from Royal Academy of Music

Credentials:

  • Prize winner of many international competitions including in Russia, Italy, USA
  • Solo performances in Wigmore Hall and Tchaikovsky’s House amongst others
  • Concerto soloist with symphonic orchestras of Moscow and others
  • Valuable experience teaching teenagers and adults
RAYMOND

RAYMOND

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN EAST (E) LONDON
FEES: £200/hour or £175/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children

Qualifications:

  • BMus MMus – First Class Music Bachelor’s & Master’s from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Credentials:

  • Aberdeen Young Musician of the Year leading to soloist performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto with Aberdeen Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Several competition prizes including performances of Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos 1 and 3
LIZ

LIZ

Associate Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: LA, CA
FEES: o/a
SPECIALISM: jazz piano, jazz theory & composition

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s in Composing and Arranging from Dick Grove School of Music

Credentials:

  • Pianist/keyboardist in worldwide performances for artists including Dizzy Gillespie & Andy Williams
  • Award-winning arrangements for top artists and bands
  • Orchestrator for Emmy-winning composers including Steve Bernstein
  • Many years in the music team for the Academy Awards
INGA

INGA

Piano Tutor


TEACHING LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO ONLY
FEES: £95/hour or £85/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children & intermediate level adults

Qualifications:

  • BMus – First Class Bachelor’s Music degree from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • MMus – Master’s in Piano Performance from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Credentials:

  • Prize winner at international piano competitions in Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Greece, France & Lithuania
  • First prize at Bamber Galloway competition
  • Second prize at Beethoven Intercollegiate Competition
EDDIE

EDDIE

Piano Tutor


TEACHING LOCATION: EDGWARE ROAD W2, HOME VISITS
ONSITE FEES: £150/hour or £105/half-hour
SPECIALISM: children & beginners / advanced

Qualifications:

  • MMus – First Class Master’s Music degree from University of Auckland
  • MMus – First Class Master’s in Classical Piano Performance from the Royal College of Music

Credentials:

  • Successful solo and concerto performances in prestigious venues including King’s Place and Princess Alexandra Hall
  • Strong academic knowledge of music history, having given lectures and made recordings
  • Extensive experience teaching players of all levels
ANTHONY

ANTHONY

Associate Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: BLOOMSBURY WC1
FEES: £145/hour or £110/half-hour
SPECIALISM: adult beginners & intermediate

Qualifications:

  • Performance diplomas from the London College of Music & Mozarteum University Salzburg
  • DipABRSM in Piano Teaching

Credentials:

  • Current Head of Academic Studies at the piano faculty of University of West London
  • Professional pianist and conductor all over Europe
  • Past students have gained places at the Royal College of Music and other prestigious conservatoires
MANUEL

MANUEL

Associate Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO ONLY
FEES: £120/hour or £80/half-hour
SPECIALISM: beginners & advanced

Qualifications:

  • MMus – Master’s degree from the Royal College of Music
  • Advanced Level Diploma from Scuola di Musica di Fiesole
  • BMus – Bachelor’s degree from Luisa D’Annunzio

Credentials:

  • First Prize in Franz Liszt Center Piano Competition in 2021
  • Solo performances in Italy, Germany, UK.
  • Concerto soloist of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2