Music & Art Classes in Rathgar, Dublin 6

Anna Abramochkina is a professional mezzo-soprano, pianist, vocal coach, and music educator with an international performing career spanning classical, opera, jazz, and contemporary music. As the Founder and Director of Maestro Music and Art Academy in Dublin, she combines artistic excellence with a passion for inspiring musicians of all ages.

Born in Siberia (USSR), Anna began her musical education at the age of five. She graduated from the State Music College of Tomsk as a qualified piano teacher and later earned a Master’s degree in Music and Jazz Performance from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow, one of Russia’s most prestigious music institutions.

Throughout her career, Anna has performed as a solo artist at concerts, festivals, theatrical productions, and cultural events across Russia and Europe. Her versatility as a performer allows her to move confidently between opera, classical repertoire, jazz, and contemporary vocal performance.

As a mezzo-soprano, Anna has collaborated with distinguished artistic organisations and creative teams in Italy. She performed the role of the Sorceress in Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in a collaborative production by Art Moviment Prato and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. This international project brought together opera, theatre, music, and visual arts, enriching her artistic and stage experience within the Italian operatic tradition.

Her concert repertoire includes works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Monteverdi, Puccini, and many other renowned composers, ranging from Baroque masterpieces to Romantic opera and twentieth-century vocal music.

Anna’s professional experience also includes appearances on national television programmes, including The Voice, performances with the Theatre of Music and Drama in Moscow, and recording work for radio jingles, voice-overs, and commercial productions.

Alongside her performing career, Anna has devoted many years to teaching voice and piano to children, teenagers, and adults of all levels. Her students benefit from a balanced approach that combines traditional vocal pedagogy, practical stage experience, and a deep understanding of vocal anatomy and healthy voice production.

Anna is an Estill Figure Proficiency (EFP) certified vocal coach in Estill Voice Training®, an internationally recognised method based on scientific understanding and precise control of the vocal mechanism. By integrating Estill principles with classical vocal technique and modern pedagogy, she helps singers develop vocal freedom, flexibility, confidence, expressive artistry, and long-term vocal health.

Today, through Maestro Music and Art Academy in Dublin, Anna continues to nurture the next generation of musicians and performers. She is committed to creating an inspiring, supportive, and professional learning environment where every student can discover their unique artistic voice, build confidence, and achieve their full musical potential.

Tomas is a Spanish performer, composer, and sound engineer. He has been a passionate music educator since 2016, teaching a wide variety of subjects and instruments at all levels.

Having lived across four hemispheres, Tomas brings a global perspective his teaching. Born to Argentinian parents in Spain, he is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, and began playing music at the age of 10 in Dubai. He began his teaching career in Singapore as a private guitar tutor, and in 2019 left for the USA to study at Berklee College of Music, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Music.

Tomas is a multi-instrumentalist, teaching piano, guitar, drums, bass, ukulele and music theory. Aside from his teaching career, he has received recognition in the US for his achievements as a video game composer, including being awarded the O-1 visa for “extraordinary ability in the arts”. He is a soughtafter lecturer and mentor, having given talks and mentoring with organisations such as Imirt, Ardán, and the Berklee Alumni Mentor Program.

Andrey Stepanov, born and raised in a family of professional musicians in Odessa, Ukraine, immersed himself in music from a young age. Participating in international competitions and festivals, he secured prizes in both Ukraine and Poland. Starting with instruments like guitar, clarinet and piano, he later transitioned to the saxophone, graduating with honors from the Stolyarsky Music College.

After completing his studies at the Odessa A.V. Nezhdanova Musical Academy, Andrey earned a bachelor's and master's degree (NFQ level 9) in saxophone, saxophone pedagogy, ensemble soloist, orchestra soloist, and wind orchestra conducting. Following his academic journey, he dedicated 15 years to teaching at State School of Arts #8 in Odessa and the K. Ushinsky South Ukrainian Pedagogical Institute, instructing subjects such as saxophone and musical ensemble.

Andrey Stepanov's students and graduates showcased their talents in international competitions and festivals across Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Turkey. In October 2022, he relocated to Ireland, where he now imparts his musical knowledge to local students.

Growing up in a family of professional musicians, he took his first violin lesson at the tender age of five.

Having graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Slovakia, where he studied classical music, he continued his education with master's classes and courses from some of the world's best-known violinists to polish and refine his playing and musical knowledge.

Rudolf started his musical career as an orchestra player in The Symphony Orchestra of Kosice in Slovakia for two seasons before deciding to move on and travel the world, meeting new people and working with a huge variety of musicians.

Soon he realized that classical music was not the only musical style, so he began to learn Jazz, which was always one of his favorite styles of music. He established himself as a well-known jazz violinist in Slovakia and in other countries as he appeared at some international jazz festivals in Europe and also in North and South America. These experiences have contributed to his unique playing style, being a blend of classical and jazz violin.

In 2005, Rudolf moved to Ireland and met with the countless top-quality world and European musicians. Two of which are the renowned Vladimir and Anton Jablokov, along with living performances and recordings with the BBC Orchestra in prestigious venues such as the National Concert Hall in Dublin and many other major venues in the UK.

Rudolf has been teaching violin for over ten years and thinks it is very important to pass the knowledge we have got from our teachers and professors to the new generation.

Elizabeth began her journey studying the violin at the age of seven and she has since been expanding her musical portfolio through a wide range of performance, collaborative, mentorship and educational experiences. Elizabeth's formal violin training followed the ABRSM curriculum, completed under the expert guidance of Aideen Gaffney.

Elizabeth derives great enjoyment from performance and collaborative work, participating in music festivals (Arklow and Newpark), performing in a diverse number of national and international venues (The National Concert Hall, The Helix, St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague), organising workshops ("Overcoming Music Performance Anxiety" -Kylemore College School of Music), playing in orchestras and chamber groups (Dublin Youth Symphony Orchestra).

In addition to her violin work, she has taken part in the Praha Cantat Festival, an International Choral Competition and continues to enjoy collaborating with fellow musicians. Elizabeth is an ambassador for encouraging music inquisitiveness in all stages of life and strongly believes in the enormous benefits and the potential it brings!

Tetyana, a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, a teacher with extensive experience, first visited Ireland in 2001 in order to personally experience the beauty of the country and to paint some of the magnificent landscapes and cityscapes that Ireland has to offer. Tetyana fell in love with the natural beauty of Ireland and decided to make it her permanent home, living and working as an artist in the Irish capital, Dublin. Since her arrival in 2001 Tetyana has participated in numerous exhibitions and produced an extensive portfolio of work, some of which are on sale in The Green Gallery and The Oriel Gallery in Dublin. Tetyana has also sold her works through The Mullen's of Laurel Park Fine Art Auction and The James Adam & Sons Auctioneers. Tetyana has built up a strong name as a respected Irish artist through participation in multiple personal and collaborative exhibitions and through the completion of numerous commissions for many high profile businesses and organisations. In the past 10 years Tetyana has shifted her focus to teaching in order to pass on some of her experience and expertise to others.

Tetyana is an impressionist artist predominantly working with oil and canvas. Tetyana also produces watercolours, ink drawings and pencil sketches. Her works feature a broad variety of subjects, from landscapes and cityscapes to portraits and still-lifes. During her time studying art in college Tetyana became deeply interested in the Impressionist movement and has focused on this style of work ever since. Artists such as Jack Butler Yeats, Paul Henry, Walter Osborne and John Singer Sargent have influenced and inspired Tetyana's works. Tetyana is also heavily influenced by the Russian Impressionist movement with artists such as Ilya Repin, Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin having a major impact on Tetyana's style.