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Katherine
- Rate $80
- Response 1h
$80/h
Contact
1st lesson free
- Violin
- Viola
A graduate student of the Juilliard School, I have years of experience teaching all ages and all varieties of levels. I am highly adaptable, supportive, and caring!
- Violin
- Viola
Lesson location
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At Katherine's house: New York
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from New York
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About Katherine
Violist and Violinist Katherine Chernyak has played on stages throughout the United States, Europe, and China. Born in Ontario, Canada, she received her bachelor's degrees in biology and violin performance at Bard College and Conservatory. Presently based in New York City, she is a student at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Carol Rodland. Katherine has been fortunate to have performed in venues like Carnegie Hall, MET Museum in New York, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, National Cathedral in DC, and Ravinia Festival in Chicago. Katherine is an alum of many summer music programs such as Kneisel Hall, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Passionate about orchestral playing, she is a substitute player with the Orchestra Now and is a participant of the New York City Orchestra Project, bringing high-quality orchestra concerts to audiences in New York City. She has played under the batons of Marin Alsop, Joseph Young, JoAnn Falletta, Tan Dun, and more. As a chamber musician, Katherine has been coached by talented musicians like Laurie Smukler, Ronald Copes, Itamar Zorman, Brian Hong, Raman Ramakrishnan, and more. Katherine won the Binghamton Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and played solo in their winter concert in 2020, was a finalist in the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Concerto Competition (2026) and the Lowell Chamber Orchestra Competition (2026), and received Honorable Mention in the Yamaha Young Artist Competition (2026). They have participated in masterclasses led by Ken Hakii, Natasha Brofsky, and Adele Anthony, as well as; the Horzowski Trio, Pacifica, Jasper, and the Cassatt Quartets. Enthusiastic about teaching, Katherine teaches locally, and was a member of Bard Conservatory’s Music Mentorship Initiative, teaching children virtually in Kenya. Katherine has been assistant concertmaster and principal viola of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra and concertmaster of ensembles like the Bard Baroque Ensemble— leading their debuts at Fisher Center and in the Next Generation Festival at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in spring 2025–, Bard’s Opera Workshop, and the East West Ensemble, performing in the China Now Festival at Carnegie Hall. Katherine believes in connecting different forms of art, playing in unique settings like the Rohmer Gallery or the National Gallery of Art in DC, and has worked with the Innovation Studio at the University of Maryland to create performances that engage and interact with audiences. She enjoys playing contemporary music and has worked with notable composers like Joan Tower, Xinyan Li, as well as debuting new music in Bard’s Contemporary Jazz Composers’ Ensemble and Cope Collective in New York City. In the summer of 2025, Katherine joined the East West Ensemble on their first tour to China, performing in seven cities with a diverse program of music ranging from pieces by Zhou Long to Antonio Vivaldi. Notable teachers of Katherine’s include Melissa Reardon, Luosha Fang, and Erica Kiesewetter, as well as James Bagwell for conducting. In her free time, Katherine plays ultimate frisbee, piano, and jazz violin.
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
- Russian
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Russian
I believe every student has the ability to achieve joy and freedom of expression through music and it is my job to help them reach this place of comfort and finesse. I am flexible with my teaching style, and am able to provide advice on technique while nurturing artistic skills.
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Rates
Rate
- $80
Pack rates
- 5h: $400
- 10h: $800
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Katherine will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $80/h
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