Gersh Chervinsky's Profile

Background:

My name is Gersh Chervinsky, I am a violinist based in Rockville, Maryland. I am a graduate of Peabody Conservatory, Jacobs School of Music and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. I have been teaching violin for the last 10 years. I regularly perform with Kennedy Center Opera House, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort. Since 2014, I have been teaching students 4 and older, who planned on becoming professional violinists. They attended the junior division of music school at Moscow Conservatory and The Gnessin Music Academy, as well as local music schools. In 2017, I worked in an elementary school in Bloomington, Indiana, teaching violin group lessons for kids of mostly low-income families. Although it required a different set of expectations, the children were able to perform their repertoire very well in concert, and graduated to level 4 in the Suzuki method. During the IU String Summer Academy, I was able to work with highly advanced students, who were learning professional concert level repertoire. In January 2019, I was selected to work as an Associate Instructor of violin at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. I taught violin to undergraduate and graduate students of intermediate and advanced levels. I created the class syllabus, schedule, and organized the repertoire. My duties included preparing students for hearings, as well as adjudicating hearings and performances. I graded the hearings with fellow associate instructors. My students demonstrated a high level of performance, commitment and music knowledge. Some of my current students are members/concertmaster of MCYO and AYO. My students won prizes and honorable mentions in international competitions and festivals such as the Heifetz Festival, Philadelphia International Music Festival, AMI Violin Competition 2020, the Young Artist Association of the Louisville Orchestra 2020, and the Young Musicians Contest of ISO in 2020-21.