Kavan Rambukwelle

Kavan Rambukwelle received his B.F.A. in Music from SUNY Purchase, Master in Music from the University of Notre Dame. and Post Doc. from Umass Amherst. He studied with Amadeo Liva (late assistant to Ivan Galamian), Dr. Yehudi Wyner (Emeritus Yale Univ.), Charles Treger (Founding Member Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society), and Daniel Phillips (Orion Quartet), A. Markov (Official Soloist Moscow State Phil./Assistant to David Oistrach), the New Approach with Kato Havas in Oxford, UK, Master classes with the Tokyo String Quartet, New World String Quartet, Emanuel Borok (Concert Master Boston Symph.), and Baroque Performance Practice with Anthony Newman.

Kavan’s most notable solo appearances have been for the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Nations (UN) Declaration on Human Rights, ‘Festival for Humanity’ in New York, and the Holocaust Memorial at Temple Beth El in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he performed music from the movie “Schindler’s List.”

Kavan has over 30 years of teaching experience in Violin, viola, and Piano, and is a firm advocate for studying musical instruments to achieve academic excellence and life mastery in general.

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As the great Juilliard teacher Ivan Galamian said, “Focus on skill building, and the music will take care of itself.” Take private lessons with me if you want to get fluent at playing violin, viola, and/or piano. I help folks gain the knowledge and skills that unlock fluency and freedom in playing. As the old saying goes, “aim for the stars, so you can at least settle on the moon.

Kavan’s Student Testimonials

“Kavan breaks lessons down really well for me so I have a clearer understanding” – Mikayla Harris

“Kavan teaches me how to play piano really well. He provides helpful skills and excersises to help with that.” – Christina Marie Obas

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