Piano Teachers at the Sokol Piano Academy

GEORGES SOKOL

GEORGES SOKOL

Principal


TEACHING LOCATION: BY ARRANGEMENT
ONSITE FEES: £345/hour or £250/half-hour
SPECIALITY: beginners, intermediate & advanced level


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
JANICE

JANICE

Professor of Piano & Principal's Teaching Assistant


TEACHING LOCATION: KENSINGTON, HOME VISITS
ONSITE FEES: £195
SPECIALITY: classical for all ages

Qualifications:

  • Master’s in Piano Performance from Royal Academy of Music
  • BMus – Bachelor’s Music degree from Manhattan School of Music

Credentials:

  • First prize winner of numerous piano competitions in Asia
  • Versatile musician with practical knowledge of composition, theory, and music history
  • Considerable experience teaching children and adults
KONSTANTIN

KONSTANTIN

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: MARYLEBONE W1, HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON
ONSITE FEES: £175/hour (intermediate) or £195/hour (advanced)
SPECIALITY: 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
SPECIALITY: 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
BERFINA

BERFINA

Piano Tutor


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON
FEES: £95/hour £90/45 mins or £80/half-hour
SPECIALITY: very young children beginners

Qualifications:

  • Grade 8

Credentials:

  • Over 8 years’ experience teaching children
  • Worked in a piano school, running children group classes, music theory sessions, and concerts
  • Great rapport with children
LUCAS

LUCAS

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: BARNES SW13
FEES: £160/hour
SPECIALITY: 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
SOHYUN

SOHYUN

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL LONDON, MARYLEBONE W1
ONSITE FEES: £175/hour or £125/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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
ANDREI

ANDREI

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN NORTH WEST (NW) LONDON
FEES: £170/hour or £135/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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
SPECIALITY: 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
ANTHONY

ANTHONY

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: BLOOMSBURY WC1
FEES: £140/hour or £95/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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
LIZ

LIZ

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: LA, CA
FEES: o/a
SPECIALITY: 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
EDDIE

EDDIE

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: EDGWARE ROAD W2, HOME VISITS
ONSITE FEES: £150/hour or £105/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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
YINA

YINA

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: VICTORIA/PIMLICO SW1
ONSITE FEES: £150/hour or £120/half-hour
SPECIALITY: children & adults of all levels and genres

Qualifications:

  • MMus – Master’s Music degree from Royal Conservatoire Antwerp in Belgium

Credentials:

  • Decades of teaching experience including at The Hampshire School Chelsea
  • Past students received offers and scholarships at Guildhall, Trinity & Purcell
  • Past student was prize winner at San Sebastian International Piano Competition
MANUEL

MANUEL

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO ONLY
FEES: £120/hour or £80/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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
INGA

INGA

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO ONLY
FEES: £95/hour or £85/half-hour
SPECIALITY: 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