About Me:
My goal in teaching is to give every student individually what they need! Learning how to play the violin can be hard work, but it is also fun and once you start getting your own sound you will never want to stop anymore.
I like to use the "Suzuki-method" for younger kids, but nothing works for everyone, so we will figure out together how to make the best progress...!

It's important to see live concerts and I always encourage my students to go and tell them when good shows are coming up!

I also listen to recordings with my students and sometimes we even make one ourselves... usually a lot of fun!

Styles:
Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Availability:
All Brooklyn

Major Influences:
Bach, Mozart, Schostakowitsch, Perlman, Zukerman, Vengerov...

Experience:

• Concertmaster Stuttgart Music University [1999 - 2004]
• Tours with my pianotrio to Russia, Moldavia, Austria,Poland, Switzerland, Holland... [2000 - 2006]
• Concerts as a soloist with orchestra (first one age 8) [1991 - Present]
• Concerts as a member of several orchestras [1995 - Present]

Education:

• Master of Music in Classical Violin (MM), Manhattan School of Music [2008]

Studied With:

• Pinchas Zukerman [2006 - 2008]

Awards:

• Prize for special young artists - Rotary Club [2001]

Recent Performances:

• Concert at Carnegie Hall with my trio [April, 2008]

Discography:

• Tim Collins - "Fade" [2008]

Scholarships:

• DAAD [2006 - 2008]