Faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Pavlo Savitski
beginner piano
Pavlo Savitski is a passionate and committed piano, music theory, and early childhood music education teacher. Since receiving his Bachelor of Music degree from Moores School of Music at University of Houston, he has been focused on providing professional one-on-one lessons as well as group classes throughout Greater Houston.
Born to music family, Mr. Savitski was exposed to music from the very beginning of his life and began his own journey with music at age of 4. His mom, Roksana Savitski, was his first piano teacher and to this day remains his greatest mentor. Thanks to having a piano teacher at home, teaching music by implementation of various methods and approaches became a second nature to Mr. Savitski.
Mr. Savitski started teaching in 2018 and since that time he has been working with various kinds of students of different ages, ranging from a 3-year-old up to an adult. Mr. Savitski believes that every student, no matter what age, needs an individual approach and a supportive learning atmosphere to succeed and reach their full potential.
Aleks Savitski
classical and jazz piano, improvisation, and composition
Aleks Savitski, DMA, is an accomplished and versatile pianist and composer with over 13 years of teaching experience. Aleks helps his students develop their musical talent, perfect their performance skills, discover music they like, and become top candidates for university music programs, for which they choose music as a career path. His teaching style inspires students to excel in music and discover their full potential. Aleks teaches adults and children of all ages and skill levels. Aleks’s students discover music beyond classical repertoire, learn creative skills, and receive invaluable foundation for success.
As a pianist, Aleks performs repertoire ranging from baroque harpsichord music to postmodern and improvisatory styles. Aleks has performed at prestigious venues including House of Blues of Chicago, Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Auditorium Building, Strawdog Theater in Chicago, Stude Hall (Rice University), and more. Aleks’s music is performed by many prominent musicians and ensembles, including Accessible Contemporary Music Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, Vicennium Void, Fresh Squeezed Opera Company and Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra, as well as performers of Metropolitan Opera, Bronx Opera, Kaia String Quartet, Meadowlark String Trio, and Origin of Animal New Music Ensemble.
Aleks has a doctorate in music from the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, where he studied piano with Brian Conelly and composition with Arthur Gottschalk.
Julia Tondera Savitski
violin
Julia Tondera is a violinist who has received numerous awards for her violin performance in both solo and chamber music competitions. Some of her recent achievements include winning 3rd prize in the Moores School of Music Concerto Competition and a 1st place in the Best Bach Performance Competition. At the age of 11, she had her first tour in Poland as a violinist accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Since then, Julia studied with many prestigious musicians including Dr. Kirsten Yon, Jan Stanienda, William Preucil, Rollo Kovac, and Yuriy Bashmet. She has also performed in some of the most prestigious halls in Poland including Warsaw Philharmonic as well as many renown venues in United States, such as Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.
In addition to her solo career, Julia is also an experienced chamber and orchestra musician. She is a current violinist and co-founder of the Houston-based Miror Piano Quartet. She also has performed as a section violininist with numerous orchestras, such as Polish National Opera Orchestra, The Symphony of Southeast Texas, Texas Medical Center Orchestra, and Brazosport Symphony Orchestra. For 3 years she held a position of a concertmaster in the Moores School of Music, leading symphony, opera and ballet orchestras. Julia resides in the center of Houston with her husband and two awesome kids, Amelia and Niko.
Dima Savitski
substitute piano
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Feel free to reach out to us. We would love to have lessons with you. All ages and levels of advancement are welcome. Classes with our teachers are systematic, professional, fun, and engaging. At Roksana Savitski Piano Studio our top priority is to deliver to you the best quality piano lessons at an affordable price.
