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Eleonora Rotshteyn
Executive Director, School of Music, Art and Dance
Pianist and composer Eleonora Rotshteyn is a winner of the National Young Pianist Competition, the World Piano Competition, and Leschetizky Society competition. She has made piano appearances in Russia and the US in various venues, some of which include Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and New York’s and New Jersey's Steinway Halls. Ms. Rotshteyn's works have been commissioned and performed by the Mannes Orchestra and numerous other chamber ensembles. Ms. Rotshteyn holds degrees from Mannes College of Music, and Queens College. She is a former member of the faculty at Port Jefferson Music Academy, School for Strings, Hoff-Barthelson Music School and is an adjunct professor at BMCC, CUNY. Since 2022, Eleonora is a Co-Executive Director of Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Dance in Brooklyn, NY.
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Stella Shvarsfeld
Executive Director School of Music, Art and Dance
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Irina Shchipacheva
Piano Instructor
Graduate of the Kyiv (Kiev) Conservatory.
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Irena Sheyn
Piano Instructor
Graduate of the Rostov-on-Don Conservatory.
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Irina Volinsky
Piano Instructor
Graduate of the Kyiv (Kiev) Conservatory.
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Margarita Levitskaya
Piano Instructor
Graduated from the Gnessin State Musical College/Institute in Moscow, now known as the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (RAM), one of Russia’s most prestigious and renowned institutions for higher musical education.
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Yanina Rozovskaya
Piano Instructor
Yanina Rozovskaya is a classically trained concert pianist, piano educator, accompanist, and music pedagogue with extensive international experience in piano performance and education. A graduate of the Tashkent State Conservatory, Special Piano Faculty, she received advanced training in solo and collaborative piano performance, pedagogy, piano technique, repertoire, musicianship, and accompaniment. Throughout her career in Uzbekistan and the New York/New Jersey area, Ms. Rozovskaya has taught students from beginner through advanced levels, developing technical proficiency, musicianship, sight-reading, repertoire, and performance skills.
Ms. Rozovskaya is a Steinway & Sons Piano Teacher Partner and a Registered Piano Teacher with the Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada). She specializes in preparing students for RCM, NYSSMA, and Piano Teachers Congress of New York (PTC) examinations and recitals, with students achieving advanced RCM piano and theory results through Grade 10, including Distinction and Honors recognition. She has served as a Board Member of the Piano Teachers Congress of New York and Co-Chair of its Fall and Spring Piano Recitals, while continuing an active career as a performing and collaborative pianist, including chamber music, instrumental and vocal accompaniment, and ballet and choreography accompaniment.
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Olena Voitova
Piano Instructor
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Svetlana Yurina
Piano Instructor
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Olga Sakvarelidze
Piano Instructor
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Irina Vasilyeva
Piano Instructor
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Sofia Fomina
Piano Instructor
An outstanding piano teacher with broad experience. A graduate of the Minsk Music Conservatory, she taught piano in Belarus and Tashkent.
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Yelena Savranskaya
Violin, Viola and Chamber Music Instructor
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Alisher Latif-Zade
Violin, piano, chamber and jazz ensemble, song writing, composition, music theory, music technology and software, coaching music of Central Asia and Middle East Instructor
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Margarita Miloslavskaya
Cello Instructor
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Aleksandr Glukhoy
Guitar and Accordion Instructor
Graduated from a Moscow music academy as a professional guitarist and teacher. He has taught in the US and Ukraine and prepares students for admission to prestigious schools.
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Olga Lomteva
Voice Instructor
Has performed with companies around the world in operatic roles by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky.
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Gianna Terranova
Voice, Musical Theater and Drama
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Andrinelle Garcia
Voice and Musical Theater
Adrinelle Chiesa is a Puerto Rican soprano and oboist recognized by Opera News for her “technical brilliance and dramatic commitment.” She has performed twice as a soloist at Lincoln Center and twice as a soloist with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared in productions such as Don Giovanni, West Side Story and Puzzles and Games. Deeply connected to her Puerto Rican roots, she is passionate about promoting classical Puerto Rican vocal repertoire, including works of her own in collaboration with other composers.
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Arnold Shvetsov
History of Art, Theater & Drama Instructor
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Lyudmila Grushanskaya
Modern, Ballroom & Latin-American Dance Instructor
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Svetlana Spichinetsky
Classical Ballet, Baby Ballet and Baby Dance Instructor
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Nona Alekperova
Classical and Modern Ballet, Barre/Stretch Instructor
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Amy Hargroves
Dance, Baby Dance, Mommy and Me Classes and Tutoring (Math and ELA/Creative Writing) Middle School Exam Preparation
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Jennifer Ayzman
Pilates and Dance Instructor
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Randa Ebrahim Badawy (Rony)
Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
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Dilnoza Karimova
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Veronica Ballard Lilija
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Galina Bash
Drawing, Painting and Crafts
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Anstasiia Serova
Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
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Anna Denysenko
Baby Music and Rhythmic Instructor
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Viktor Toporov
Mathematics, Physics, Regents, SAT Prep, SHSAT Prep and Middle School Exam Preparation
Viktor Toporov is an experienced mathematics, physics, and statistics educator with more than 30 years of teaching and tutoring experience. He specializes in Regents Mathematics and Physics, Precalculus, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Physics 1 & 2, and AP Statistics.
Viktor taught Mathematics and Physics at The Windsor School in Flushing, NY, where he also coached the school’s New York Math League team, developed instructional programs, and participated in Regents Examination grading. Earlier in his career, he taught physics at the Preparatory School of Kyiv State University and prepared students for mathematics and physics competitions.
With a Master of Science in Physics from Kyiv State University, Viktor combines strong subject expertise with an individualized, problem-solving approach designed to help students build confidence, master challenging material, and prepare successfully for academic examinations and competitions.
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Oleksandr Bondarenko
Chess Instructor
