TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Polina Rathbone Violin Studio (New York City) 2022-
  • Polina Rathbone Violin Studio (Cary/Apex, NC) 2016-2021
  • Polina Rathbone Violin Studio (Sunnyvale, CA) 2007-2015
  • Gorin School of Music (Mountain View, CA) 2004-2007
  • Kherson Children’s Music School (Kherson, Ukraine) 1995-1997

PROFESSIONAL STUDY

Neil Weintrob (Teaneck, NJ) 2002-2014

  • Faculty, Manhattan School of Music
  • Student of Oscar Shumsky, David Madison, Ivan Galamian, and Raphael Bronstein

Aida Baker (Portland, OR) 2001-2002

  • First Violin, Portland Symphony Orchestra
  • Student of B.A. Katarovich and J. Heifitz

A.N. Karavatsky (Donetsk, Ukraine) 1998-2001

  • Faculty, Donetsk State Conservatory
  • Student of B.A. Katarovich

V.I. Sandler (Donetsk, Ukraine) 1997-1998

  • Dean, Donetsk State Conservatory
  • Graduated from Moscow Asperantura
  • Studied with L. Kogan

N.P. Levchenko (Kherson, Ukraine) 1993-1997

  • Faculty, Kherson State Music Uchilische
  • Graduate of Kiev Conservatory
  • Studied with O. Prahomenko

EDUCATION

  • Donetsk State Conservatory (Donetsk, Ukraine) 1997-2001
  • Kherson State Music Uchilische (Kherson, Ukraine) 1993-1997