• Manage performance, rehearsal, and audition schedules for musicians, faculty, and internal staff• Produce and distribute info to members/staff and organize press releases and external communications

• Performed as an apprentice violinist with renowned professional opera company• Adapted to new music, colleagues, and conductors, mastering a total of three full operas in two weeks

• Developed personalized lesson plans and pedagogical techniques to train students to play the violin• Advised parents on management of child’s practice to increase musicality of the student

• Led orchestra in collaboration with pop artist, Annett Louisan, in concerts throughout Germany and China• Expressed concise ideas to the conductor on behalf of the orchestra regarding sound and technique

• Commanded performances for a cumulative audience of over 30,000 listeners at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Disney Hall, and other stateside venues, in addition to concerts throughout Russia and England• Served as cultural ambassador for Russian/American affairs in person, on radio, and on television