Ludovico Lorello
Piano
Ludovico Lorello is a pupil of the Neuhaus piano school, graduated in Piano Performance and Teaching with the highest distinction at the 'P. I. Tchaikovsky' Conservatory. Later on, he specialised with some of the world's finest musicians such as V. Ashkenazy, V. Dvorkin, V. Balzani, S. Iwasaky, M. Crudeli, etc.
Winner of multiple awards and international competitions, Ludovico won the prestigious Rendano Enfant Prodige prize at the age of five, which granted him a lifelong scholarship. Collecting more than 20 first prizes in various competitions across Europe, he gave his first recital at the age of 6 and was a guest of many orchestras, such as the Italian Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra Mediterranea, the Orchestre National de France, and many others.
Nowadays, he teaches Solfeggio and Music theory at the LRMA Academy, and Piano at the RSPL, he's well-known to be a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher.
Alongside his music career, Ludovico earned a BSc in Physics in Milan and a BSc in Management and Finance in London.
Dr. Kateryna Levchenko
Piano
Kateryna Levchenko is one of the most brilliant pianists and piano teachers of our generation. She has been a pupil of V. Krainev and S. Zakharova, from whom she inherited the Neuhaus and Horowitz School.
She graduated with the highest marks from the HMTM - Hochschule fur Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (Germany), earning a BSc in Methodics and Didactics of Piano Teaching and an MSc in Piano Performance. She earned her PhD in piano performance in 2024 at the HMTM.
She holds a second master's degree in Piano Performance at the International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola (Italy), where she has been a student of V. Ashkenazy.
Kateryna is a prize-winner of numerous international competitions as a solo artist and a chamber ensemble partner. She is an active concert artist across Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
Currently, she is a piano teacher at the LRMA Academy and the RSPL. However, she often performs solo concerts and serves as an accompanist for ABRSM exams and concerts.
Saida Umerova
Piano
Saida Umerova is a piano teacher whose experience counts more than 40 years.
Saida's music education started in her hometown Kharkiv, Ukraine, and upon graduation from Kazan Conservatoire she dedicated herself to passing on the best of the Eastern-European piano tradition on to the new generation.
For many years she was a loyal teacher of music schools of Kharkiv and Moscow area, and her students have been frequent winners of national and international piano competitions.
Olga Adamovich
Singing and Piano
Olga Adamovich, a graduate of both the "Rimsky-Korsakov" Conservatory in Saint Petersburg and the "G.B. Martini" Conservatory of Bologna, debuted at the Saint Petersburg Opera House as Zemfira in Aleco by S. Rachmaninov. In 2004, she received a grant from Mirella Freni for her artistic achievements.
Her career features notable roles such as Suor Angelica, Donna Anna, and Tosca. She also performed in the world premiere of Maschera di Punkitititi by M. Taralli and Q. Conti at the Rome Opera House.
Olga toured extensively between 2008 and 2012, earning a silver medal from Rome for her cultural contributions. Alongside her singing career, she has been running a successful teaching career for the past decade, inspiring students to discover their passion for music and achieve their dreams.
Stephanie Leontiev
Piano
Stephanie began her musical training at the Levine School of Music, where she graduated with the highest distinctions from the Honours Program, studying with Mikhail Volchok and Anna Ouspenskaya.
As a prize-winning pianist, Stephanie has received recognition at state, national, and international competitions and has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Hall, the National Cathedral, and various embassies in Washington, D.C.
As a Music Ambassador, Stephanie was invited to perform in distinguished master classes and musical events, and in 2010 she was selected to participate in the Classical Music Series Day at the White House, hosted by Michelle Obama.
Stephanie later graduated from New York University (NYU) and spent ten years working at the United Nations in the field of development economics.
Stephanie has native-level Russian and proficiency in Italian and French.