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Option | Price Per HALF Hour | Total Cost | ||
Pay as You Go | $45 /30min | $45 | ||
4 Lessons | $40.00 /30min | $160 | ||
12 Lessons | $35.00 /30min | $420 | ||
24 Lessons | $32.50 /30min | $780 |
Option | Price Per FULL Hour | Total Cost | ||
Pay as You Go | $70 /hour | $70 | ||
4 Lessons | $65.00 /hour | $260 | ||
12 Lessons | $55.00 /hour | $660 | ||
24 Lessons | $50.00 /hour | $1200 |
Free Lessons |
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Discounts |
Webcam Lessons: 10% (first-time customers) |

Elena was born in 1974 in Kaliningrad, Russia. Both of her parents were classical musicians and professors of music - mother director of choir and father director of symphony orchestra at Kaliningrad Regional Music College. She started her music education at the age of 7 at the Kaliningrad Music School for Gifted Children. The school curriculum was designed to produce professional musicians with regular group and individual lessons on ever day bases. At the age of 15, after eight years of studying music with concentration in piano, Elena was accepted in Kaliningrad Regional Music College. Four more years at the college were filled with serious piano training and competitions; concert tours to nearby Lithuania, Poland and Germany. Upon finishing her undergraduate degree, decision for the graduate school selection was just natural. Elena was following her mother’s footsteps to one of the oldest and finest schools in the world – St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov. Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich were walking the same marble stairs that welcomed her as she was accepted. There followed five more years of musical studies under strict and talented guidance of the finest music professors. Life was filled with music and artistry – performing, attending concerts, opera, ballet, museums and theater. Elena has graduated Conservatory in 1998 with Master’s Degree in Music, Piano Performance and Pedagogy. In 2000 Elena and her husband, Alex Nikolaev, moved to the United States. In 2001 Elena and Alex became parents of Alex J. Nikolaev. Elena has been privately teaching piano in Chicago since 2001. She has also been participating in various community concerts, showcasing her students at the annual recitals, playing for classical ballet schools and companies all over Chicago land. *
Elena Kl. has over 15 years of music experience in the Chicago area.
Elena Kl. is proficient in and teaches Keyboard and Piano Lessons .Formal Education:
I have a Master’s Degree from St.-Petersburg State Conservatory, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 1998: Major Music, Specialty - Piano Performance, Chamber Musician, Concertmaster, Teacher. I have a Associate Degree from Kaliningrad Music College, Kaliningrad, Russia, 1993: Major Music, Specialty – Chamber Musician, Teacher.
Private Education:
Harmony Road Music – Group Piano Lessons Certified Teacher, January 2011.
Performing Experience:
During 1993-2000 I worked as a concert pianist, chamber musician and accompanist performed at international music festivals, competitions and concert tours in Russia, Poland, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania. After moving to U.S. in 2000 I have been involved in various music projects, including: professional preparation and organization of annual students recitals, participation in community concerts for homeless, playing classical piano for ballet schools and companies in Chicago, to name a few - Joffrey Ballet Academy, Columbia College, Chicago School of Ballet, American Ballet Theatre on tour.
Experience Teaching:
2001 – Currently privately teach piano to children and adults of diverse skills and abilities: teach piano and music theory to a group of 20 students at my Chicago home studio; teach piano theory, technique and history at Nettelhorst Elementary School Jane’s Place Afterschool Enrichment Program. 2000-2001: Five Hands Piano Studio, Skokie IL - Piano Teacher. 1998-2000: Kaliningrad Music College – Specialty Piano Teacher, Chamber Music Teacher.
- Young Adult Child
- Classical
- English
- Teacher 's Studio