Ondrej Soukup
About
Hiya, nice to e-meet you!
I am a professional teacher, trumpeter and conductor who graduated from the Royal College of Music (2022) and The University of Edinburgh (2018), both with First class degrees.
In the past year, I have worked with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic among others. I’ve also worked with Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Antonio Pappano, Maxim Vengerov, Martyn Brabbins, Jac van Steen, and Ryan Bancroft.
I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to study and learn from many fantastic teachers from around the globe. Sharing all these experiences and the different approaches brings me great joy and that’s why I love teaching people like yourself.
I’d love to hear about you, your experiences and goals so I can help you be the best musician you can be and have lots of fun with music!
Have a lovely day,
Ondrej
Happy students = happy me.
'Ondrej is excellent at setting the right goal posts for your level: challenging, but not so challenging as to be discouraging. He has a discerning eye and ear and knows how to direct his advice to see immediate results.' - Lauren (student)
- 10+ years experience – private & school teaching
- Lessons catered to your needs and wants
- Individual attention
- Taught ages 5-60
- Beginner to professional
- Individual & group lessons
- Experience teaching students with dyslexia, helping students with injury
- Student success:
- graded exams
- music scholarships
- admittance to music colleges
- playing their favourite pieces
- Flexible lesson times (including weekends and evenings)
- All are welcome!
One of the parts of teaching I most enjoy is the variety of my students’ backgrounds and finding an individual approach that works best for each student. I always do my best to create a supportive, stress-free environment so that the students can have a really fun time learning, while encouraging them to expand their capabilities at a pace that suits them best.
Royal College of Music, London (No. 1 in the QS 2022 world rankings, ahead of Juilliard) - Master of Music in Performance, 2022 - Distinction
The University of Edinburgh (Ranked No. 1 in Guardian 2015, in the UK) - Bachelor of Music with Honours - First Class degree
Summary of my lessons
- Breadth & depth
- Technique & musicality
- Helping you perfect your own practice approach
- Performance preparation including performance psychology
- Sharing various resources
- Making music in a way that’s enjoyable and fun:)
Repertoire, interpretation and other ideas are always welcome and encouraged!