Tchaikovsky Music School

To be a musician in the service of music is not a job, but a way of life. Two things are necessary for a life in music -- a clear idea of what you want to be, and the will to pursue it. The Tchaikovsky School of Music is dedicated to the highest levels of excellence in teaching and performance. We are consistently working to maintain our most honored designation as a Premier Music School in Southern California. Our group curriculum includes music theory, music history, violin ensemble, quartet and trio, as well as music composition and history of music.

In addition, we also offer group curriculum in Music Theory, Composition, and History. As a result of our classes and guidance, our students, regardless of their instrument of choice, are well educated in classical music foundations and technique. By gaining a deeper understanding of music, students not only receive greater enjoyment and higher satisfaction from their musical pursuits, but become a part of a greater musical and cultural community.Performances are held regularly in our school's artistic concert hall.

John Fishyan is also a graduate of the famed Tchaikovsky School of Music--a special school for talented students in the former USSR. He subsequently attended the Komitas Conservatory of Music where he received his Masters Degree in Violin. Upon graduating, Mr. Fishyan joined the National Symphony Orchestra where he worked with a number of prominent musicians from around the world, including Gergiev, Khachaturian, Rostropovich, Domingo, Pavarotti, and others.He moved to the United States in 2003 and has since played for the Glendale, Burbank, and Pasadena Symphony Orchestras.

Dr. Sarkis Gyurgchyan performed his first solo violin concert at the age of eight. After college, he continued studying the violin to receive his Doctoral Degree in Violin Performance with an emphasis in Chamber Music at the Komitas State Conservatory. Following graduation, he worked as a faculty member of the Conservatory teaching chamber music while playing with the Armenian National Symphony and serving as Concertmaster for the State Opera Studio Orchestra.Since moving to the United States, Dr. Gyurgchyan has stayed active musically and is involved with the LA Opera, the LA Master Chorale, the Long Beach Symphony, the New West Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.