In 2004, Sergei Pavlov branded his Toronto-based piano school as Debut Piano Studio. It has become a successful private school for motivated and talented students, and Sergei has established himself as an experienced, leading piano teacher in the GTA. Upon relocating to Durham Region, he now provides piano lessons in Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa. His Whitby piano studio is equipped with a Yamaha C5 concert-level grand piano.
Sergei Pavlov's virtuosity and fine interpretation have been recognized in competitions and concerts in Russia, Europe and North America. He holds a Master's Degree in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy, from the renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. In 1995, Sergei won the First Prize of the Bartok-Kabalevsky International Piano Competition in the USA, to which he was invited as an adjudicator the next year.
Over the years, Sergei has successfully led enthusiastic generations of passionate and gifted kids from the GTA to remarkable personal achievements in piano performace. This includes top marks at RCM examinations, and top awards in music festivals and piano competitions, across the GTA, the Province of Ontario, and at national and international level. Some of the students have chosen to become career pianists.
Piano lessons with Sergei are professional, yet friendly, encouraging and fun. Sergei's students are inspired by their teacher, and blossom technically and artistically, while also showcasing their great performance advancements in competitions. Motivated, musical piano students from Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax, Pickering and Oshawa, searching for excellence in piano instruction, are welcome!