Diana Skobina

Location:

Manhattan, NYC
United States 10027

Contact:

(561)418-1462
dianaskobina@gmail.com

Additional Info:

Experienced professional pianist and accompanist with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance qualify for work with instrumentalists, as well as accomplished and patient piano teacher with 18+ years of experience in piano instruction, who works well with students of all ages and abilities including those with special needs and learning challenges. Organized, responsible, communicable, adaptable, able to work privately and with a big group of musicians, able to learn a big amount of music in a short time, having excellent sight-reading, able to transpose to any key, able to perform diverse styles of music, accompany different instrumentalists and singers, able to teach basics of music theory and history.

I am an award-winning pianist, collaborative artist, and piano teacher. I have won multiple awards and accolades through national and international music competitions including Dr. Solomon Mikowsky scholarship award in Manhattan School of Music in 2024, United States International Music Competition in California, USA 2022 (First Prize), “American Virtuoso” in New York, USA 2022 (Second Prize), “Online Wave” in Spain 2021 (First Prize), “American Music Talent” in Washington, USA 2021 (Third Prize), “Best Piano Teacher” in Paris, France 2022 for the contribution to the piano pedagogy and preparation students to the international music competition, “CA NOVA” in Turkey 2019 (First Prize), “Kingdom Music Stars” in London, United Kingdom 2018 (First Prize), also “The Best Collaborative Pianist” at the international music competition in Italy 2018, “The Best Collaborative Artist Award” at the “Istedod” international music competition in Uzbekistan 2017, and many others.
Teaching, performing and collaboration with instrumentalists are my greatest joys. My teaching career started when I was invited as staff member of one of the best music schools in Uzbekistan – School of Music and the Arts No. 7 in Tashkent in 2005, and since then my success as a teacher is noteworthy in that some of my students won national and international music competitions in Russia, The Ukraine, Italy, France, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, USA, Turkey, Spain, and United Kingdom. Upon arriving to the United States, I quickly formed my private piano studio and became sought-after teacher. Also, I was one of the District Piano Competition judges which was held in Miami, organized by Miami Music Teachers Association. I am a member of Music Teachers Association and Golden Key Honor Society.

Education and Training
 New York, New York, USA
Professional Performance Diploma in Classical Piano
Manhattan School of Music
9/2024 - current
 Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Master of Music in Piano Performance
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
08/2021 – 5/2023
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Master of Music in Piano Performance
The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
9/2010 – 6/2012
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Bachelor of Music in Piano and Organ Performance
The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
09/2006 – 06/2010
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Republican Academic Specialized Lyceum of Music named after Uspensky 09/1994 – 06/2006
 Participated in masterclasses of Aleksey Sultanov, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Yefim Bronfman, Denis Kozhukhin, Peter Serkin, Stephen Hough, Jon Nakamatsu, Paul Posnak, Johannes Marian, Choi Hye-Seon, Kevin Kenner and many others

Fees

$ 80.00 Dollars Per Hour

Instruments

Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Ballet Accompaniment

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