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A Heartfelt Milestone 🎹🏆: The Best Instructor of the Year 2026


I am beyond happy and grateful to share some very special news: for the second year in a row, I have been recognized as one of the best piano instructors in San Diego, and I was chosen as the Best Piano Instructor of the Year 2026 by Google. 🏆✨

I received this recognition for the first time in 2025, so receiving it again this year means even more to me. It is an incredible honor and a beautiful reminder of why I love what I do. I truly could not have achieved this without my wonderful students and their amazing parents. ❤️ Your trust, support, dedication, and encouragement mean the world to me.



Teaching piano is not simply my profession—it is a huge part of my life. I have dedicated my life to educating others and sharing the knowledge and love of music that I received years ago through my strong musical education in Russia. I was fortunate to study with wonderful professors who taught me not only technique, but also how to love music, understand it deeply, and express myself through it.

That is something I try to pass on to every one of my students.



Of course, I care deeply about proper hand position, healthy technique, musical accuracy, and building a strong traditional piano foundation. But the very first thing I want my students to understand is that music is something special—a gift. And I want them to learn how to share that gift with the world.

When my students step onto the stage, I want them not only to play the right notes, but to have something of themselves to say. I want them to express their personality, emotions, and musical voice while building on a strong and traditional piano technique.

That is why this award means so much to me. It feels like a recognition of education, dedication, hard work, and years of commitment, supported by my family, my students, and their parents. And I truly couldn’t be happier or more grateful.

I promise to keep learning, growing, and progressing—and to never stop working to become better for all of you. 🎶






And there is even more exciting news: I have started working on my new CD! 🎼 I am currently writing new piano pieces, and I already have a couple completed. My goal is to finish the collection by the end of this year and release my seventh CD at the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027.

So please keep posted! ✨


Thank you once again for all the love, care, support, and incredible energy this community shares with me. I feel it every day—and I simply try to reflect it back through my teaching and my music.

With gratitude and love,

Gyuli🎹❤️



 
 
 

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