Piano Teachers at the Sokol Piano Academy

GEORGES SOKOL

GEORGES SOKOL

Principal


TEACHING LOCATION: HAMPSTEAD NW3 ONLY
FEES: £250/hour or £195/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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:

  • 60 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


TEACHING LOCATION: HAMPSTEAD NW3, HOME VISITS
FEES: £95/hour or £85/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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
FEES: £115/hour (intermediate) or £140/hour (advanced)
SPECIALTY: 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: BATTERSEA SW11
FEES: £120/hour
SPECIALTY: 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
CETTINA

CETTINA

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: WEST HAMPSTEAD NW6, HOME VISITS IN NORTH WEST (NW) LONDON
FEES: £95/hour or £75/half-hour
SPECIALTY: children

Qualifications:

  • Piano Diplomas & Masters from National Academy of Santa Cecilia/Pergolesi Conservatoires in Italy
  • Piano Teaching qualification from Bellini Conservatoire

Credentials:

  • Prize winner at numerous Italian competitions
  • Piano Concerto & solo recital experience in Italy, USA, UK & Austria
LUCAS

LUCAS

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: CHISWICK W3
FEES: £120/hour
SPECIALTY: 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
ANDREI

ANDREI

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HAMPSTEAD NW3, HOME VISITS IN NORTH WEST (NW) LONDON
FEES: £150/hour or £85/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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
INGA

INGA

Professor of Piano


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

RAYMOND

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: HAMPSTEAD NW3, HOME VISITS IN EAST (E) LONDON
FEES: £115/hour or £85/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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: £105/hour or £80/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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
SPECIALTY: 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
SAMUEL

SAMUEL

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: CHELSEA SW3
FEES: £95/hour or £80/half-hour
SPECIALTY: intermediate-level adults and children on piano and organ

Qualifications:

  • MPerf – Performance Master from Royal College of Music
  • BMus – Bachelor’s in Music from the Royal Northern College of Music

Credentials:

  • Successful concerto and solo recital tours all over Europe
  • Baroque music specialist and organ scholar
  • Exceptional knowledge of theory and improvisation
BERFINA

BERFINA

Piano Tutor


TEACHING LOCATION: HOME VISITS IN CENTRAL (W1) LONDON
FEES: £75/hour or £60/half-hour
SPECIALTY: 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
EDDIE

EDDIE

Professor of Piano


TEACHING LOCATION: EDGWARE ROAD W2, HOME VISITS
FEES: £100/hour or £80/half-hour
SPECIALTY: young adults & 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

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