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Elena
- Rate £83
- Response 11h
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Number of students Elena has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Elena has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

£83/hr
1st lesson free
- Piano
Classically Trained European Piano Instructor for Motivated Teens and Serious Adults Seeking Structured, High-Level Online Training
- Piano
Lesson location
Recommended
Elena is a respected member of our tutor community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Elena
I am a concert pianist and piano educator with 23 years of teaching experience, from private work with students of very different levels to university-level teaching at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music.
I graduated with honours from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and later completed postgraduate studies there. For more than twenty years, I performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Russia and internationally across Europe, Asia and South America.
I received First Prizes at the Salieri–Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Italy and the Max Reger International Chamber Music Competition in Germany, and recorded two chamber music albums for the Melodiya label.
My teaching is rooted in the Russian academic piano tradition, but what defines my work most clearly is the way I approach music itself. I teach it as a system and a language, helping students see the musical logic behind the notation and develop a progressively freer relationship with the score and the instrument.
The most valuable part of playing the piano is the feeling of genuinely owning the music: being able to enter its world, experience it fully and bring your own musical hearing to life at the instrument. My role as a teacher is to make the path from the score to that state as direct and natural as possible.
I work online in English with motivated teenagers and adults, from beginners to advanced players, including returning pianists and students preparing for examinations, auditions and performances.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
- Russian
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Russian
You can spend years learning one new piece after another and still remain at roughly the same level: reading note by note, struggling to see the connections within the music, and feeling dependent on a teacher.
I do not believe this should be the normal outcome of piano lessons.
My aim is to develop musicians who understand what they are doing and gradually gain genuine freedom at the instrument. Reading, technique and musical understanding develop together, so that less attention is consumed by the process of decoding and executing the score — and more becomes available for the music itself.
With beginners, I teach students to read musical patterns rather than individual notes, so that score reading becomes fluent and natural. At the same time, they learn to understand how music works from the inside, gradually developing a freer command of its language.
For pianists who already play but feel they have reached a plateau, I identify what is actually limiting further progress. Difficulties that appear separate are often connected. I look for the underlying cause and build the work around it.
After a long break, much of the previous experience is still there, but in a fragmented form. I bring it back into active use, identify the genuine gaps and organise what remains into a working system from which the student can move forward.
With advanced students, I work at a professional level, including mental practice and principles from Stanislavski’s system.
I also prepare students for ABRSM and Trinity examinations, music-school and conservatory assessments, auditions and performances.
The introductory 30-minute meeting offered through Superprof is used to discuss your goals, previous experience and whether my approach is the right fit. The first full working lesson allows me to assess your current foundation and establish the most useful direction of work.
Regular lessons take place weekly. I work with students interested in consistent development over time.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Ms Elena is a teacher that helped me to return back in music after 2 years of break. She encourages me every class and I have such a huge inspiration after our communication that helps me to keep progressing in fast pace. Thank you for everything!
First of all, I would like to mention the friendly atmosphere that prevailed at every lesson. It was really enjoyable and made me feel comfortable, which certainly contributed to the all-round development of my musical skills.
My teacher was a real fine musician who not only imparted his knowledge but also inspired me with his enthusiasm. He had a deep attention to detail that allowed me to better understand conceptual thinking in music.
Each class was filled with practical exercises to develop listening and harmonic thinking. We also studied the basic patterns of music, which helped me to better understand the structure of compositions.
Elena shared with me how to practice more efficiently was very helpful. This really helped me to optimize my learning process and achieve better results.She brings patience, dedication, and enthusiasm to every lesson, helping my kids grow in skill and love for music. I highly recommend Elena for her supportive and fun teaching style, perfect for children of all ages and skill levels.
Perfect! Could already tell from first lesson that she is an expert at teaching. Elena is the type of teacher that makes you believe in yourself. She is knowledgeable not only about the technique of piano playing, but also music theory and history. We are lucky to have her here.
Ms Elena is just a perfect teacher! Great balance between being so nice and friendly person and being so flexible but responsible and demanding
Her teaching method is unique and efficient, and she is always able to tailor her teaching to the needs of each student and develop the most suitable learning plan according to the characteristics of each student. Whether it's from teaching the basics to fine-tuning advanced skills, she always demonstrates and explains over and over again to make sure that each one of us can truly understand and master.
Not only that, she also pays special attention to the psychological growth of her students. I remember that when I encountered bottlenecks and setbacks, she never criticized or blamed me, but encouraged me with warm words, so that I could regain my confidence and continue to move forward. Her patience and care always filled me with hope and motivation on the road of learning piano.
Under her guidance, I have not only made remarkable progress in my skills, but more importantly, I have felt the charm of music and the endless fun of piano. Her teaching is not only to impart knowledge, but also to lead students into the world of music, to feel the beauty and depth of it.
Ms. Elena has been teaching piano to our daughter for a few weeks. She is professional and knowledgeable in her field. She has high work ethics and loves teaching.
She has made it easier for our daughter to learn how to play piano, by providing the structure needed in this area. She also makes sure that sight reading, playing and other fields go hand in hand in order to create balance needed.
I highly recommend Ms Elena.
Elena is a wonderful teacher! My daughter came to Elena 8 months ago to improve her technique and develop her musicality. This was our initial request. At lessons, in addition to analyzing pieces, Elena and my daughter constantly play exercises for technique, work on the emotional content of the piece.
My daughter is learning to analyze systematically, to orientate herself in styles, and has become very interested in practicing. In addition to all of the above, Elena is a wonderful person, patient and attentive.
10 out of 10! I recommend the teacher, of course!
I want to say a huge thank you to Elena for her hard work, professionalism and great experience! Our classes are already paying off. I had to reconsider my approach to self practicing, now I don't rely on muscle memory, but use my brain to the fullest. I was afraid to approach polyphony, for me it is the most difficult section in music, but thanks to Elena's lessons, in one day I learned by heart 6 lines of the prelude. And this is a huge achievement for me. You are a wonderful teacher and musician who can only be admired. The information you share is just invaluable. I have learned so much, I'm sure not all musicians know that you can practice without an instrument. This is a revelation to me and there is nothing to add.
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Rates
Rate
- £83
Pack prices
- 5h: £413
- 10h: £827
free lessons
The first free lesson with Elena will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 30mins
online
- £83/h
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