Experience & Education

• Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Köln, Deutschland 2012 – 2015

  Master of Music, Professor Zakhar Bron
  Master of Music degree with Professor Zakhar Bron.

• Indiana University Jacobs School of Music 2007 – 2009

  Performer Diploma/Performer Certificate, Prof. Jaime Laredo
  Received Performer Certificate - top award in performance, studied with Prof. Jaime Laredo.

• Indiana University Jacobs School of Music 2003 – 2007

  Bachelor of Music, Prof. Nelli Shkolnikova
  Bachelor of Music degree with top 1% standing, with Prof. Nelli Shkolnikova.

• Estonian Academy of Music, Talinn, Estonia 2014 – Present

  Guest Artist and Faculty
  Teaching masterclasses and performing in solo recitals.

• Kronberg Festival, Germany 2013 – 2013

  Assistant to Professor Zakhar Bron
  Assistant to Professor Zakhar Bron.

• Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland 2012 – 2012

  Guest Masterclasses
  Teaching masterclasses.

• Academy of Music, Belgrade, Serbia 2011 – 2011

  Guest Artist and Faculty
  Teaching masterclasses and performing in solo recitals.

• University of Texas at Austin, USA 2010 – 2011

  Artist in Residence
  Teaching masterclasses, coaching chamber music and performing in solo/chamber recitals.

• Banff Music Festival, Canada 2010 – 2010

  Guest Artist/Lecturer
  Participating as guest lecturer in a seminar focusing on contemporary music and performing with composer/pianist Lera Auerbach.

• Summit Music Festival, New York, USA 2010 – 2010

  Guest Artist and Faculty
  Teaching masterclasses alongside Steven Isserlis, Ida Haendel, etc., performing as a soloist, performing chamber music with Victor Danchenko, Julian Milkis and others.

• Verbier, Kronberg, Idyllwild, Banff, Interlaken and Stratford Festivals 1997 – Present

  Guest Soloist/Chamber Musician
  Guest artist, performing chamber and solo concerts.

• Solo 1995 – Present

  Concert Soloist
  Collaborations with conductors including Leonard Slatkin, Antonio Mendez, Sigiswald Kuijken, Andrew Constantine and Joshua Weilerstein.

• Chamber Music 1997 – Present

  Chamber Musician
  Collaborations with Jan Lisiecki, Jaime Laredo, James Campbell, Mark Kaplan, Bion Tsang, Orion String Quartet, Victor Danchenko, Julian Milkis, Anton Nel, Emille Naoumoff and Lera Auerbach.

• Recording 2005 – Present

  Recording Artist
  Solo CD debut on Naxos/Sono Luminus labels, as concertmaster of ASO on Decca, broadcasts on WDR Köln, RTS-1 Belgrade, CBC Canada, Radio Klassisk Denmark, Interlochen Public Radio, WFMT Chicago Classical, etc.

• Aarhus Symphony Orchestra 2013 – 2017

  1st Concertmaster
  Performing as concertmaster, soloist, judging auditions.

• The Annex Quartet 2012 – Present

  1st Violinist
  First violinist in the Toronto-based Annex Quartet, performances in such venues as the St. Lawrence Center for the Arts and the Stratford Festival.

• Composition 2005 – Present

  Composer
  My music has recently been commissioned and performed by such artists as Jeanne Marie Conquer of Ensemble Intercontemporain and soprano Lyubov Petrova.

• Contemporary Music 2003 – Present

  Performer/Promoter
  I've personally worked with and premiered works of such composers as John Adams, Fabian Panisello, Murray Schafer, Bryan Christian, Ned Rorem, Toivo Tulev, Hans Abrahamsen and Lera Auerbach.

• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 2019 – Present

  Guest Leader

• Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra 2019 – Present

  Guest 1st Concertmaster

• Estonian National Symphony Orchestra 2019 – Present

  Guest Concertmaster

• Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance 2019 – Present

  Guest Professor

• Beethoven Bonn Orchestra 2020 – Present

  Guest 1st Concertmaster

• The Royal College of Music, London 2020 – Present

  Guest Professor

• The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff 2020 – Present

  Guest Professor