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I teach beginning and advanced aspiring pianists of all ages (3+) with a focus on immersing students in the magical world of music and getting the best possible quality out of them by challenging to achieve more than assumed possible. Music is a soul-enriching experience and developing musical skills can be a great gift for a lifetime.
With solo piano performance degrees from the Royal Academy of Music (London) and the Universität der Künste (Berlin) I am a highly qualified award-winning concert pianist with almost 20 years of teaching experience and a passion for education. My musical learning was also furthered by postgraduate musicological studies at Royal Holloway and serious interests in philosophy, religions, history, civilization, literature, poetry, law, languages as well as many other things. I loved my musical journey which included not only piano but also composition, the violin, recorder, flute, harpsichord and clavichord from childhood onwards. In the last two decades, teaching has been giving meaning to my life and I enjoy helping others to find fulfillment as well as joy in their learning.
My teaching approach is comprehensive, builds up confidence and incorporates a multidisciplinary orientation thanks to which students get promptly enthused over their learning. There is a focus on enhancing musical understanding, developing or improving reading skills, building up technique, expanding repertoire in a healthy way and foundationally preventing or sorting out injuries as well as pain-related problems. Although my teaching style is primarily quality-oriented with regards to skills, I believe that happiness, confidence, results and a sane sense of achievement are important components to balance in holistic education and offer a non-judgemental, patient, kind, equality-oriented, multicultural environment in which learning can thrive.
I encourage students to perform in concerts, festivals, exams and competitions. Many have won prizes in numerous competitions and passed exams with distinctions. Others have improved their technical skills as well as understanding of music, thus opening more doors and finding professional opportunities in the world of music.
With solo piano performance degrees from the Royal Academy of Music (London) and the Universität der Künste (Berlin) I am a highly qualified award-winning concert pianist with almost 20 years of teaching experience and a passion for education. My musical learning was also furthered by postgraduate musicological studies at Royal Holloway and serious interests in philosophy, religions, history, civilization, literature, poetry, law, languages as well as many other things. I loved my musical journey which included not only piano but also composition, the violin, recorder, flute, harpsichord and clavichord from childhood onwards. In the last two decades, teaching has been giving meaning to my life and I enjoy helping others to find fulfillment as well as joy in their learning.
My teaching approach is comprehensive, builds up confidence and incorporates a multidisciplinary orientation thanks to which students get promptly enthused over their learning. There is a focus on enhancing musical understanding, developing or improving reading skills, building up technique, expanding repertoire in a healthy way and foundationally preventing or sorting out injuries as well as pain-related problems. Although my teaching style is primarily quality-oriented with regards to skills, I believe that happiness, confidence, results and a sane sense of achievement are important components to balance in holistic education and offer a non-judgemental, patient, kind, equality-oriented, multicultural environment in which learning can thrive.
I encourage students to perform in concerts, festivals, exams and competitions. Many have won prizes in numerous competitions and passed exams with distinctions. Others have improved their technical skills as well as understanding of music, thus opening more doors and finding professional opportunities in the world of music.
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At teacher's location: Baker St, London, UK
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At student's location: Around London, United Kingdom






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Age: | Infants (0-3 years old) Preschool children (4-6 years old) Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, German, Russian |
About Me
Natalia was born into a family of musicians in Russia and received her first piano lessons from her mother, continuing with Valentina Nikiforova, a student of Olga Kalantarova who was the assistant of Anna Yessipova. At the age of eight she began playing on stage and had a solo performance in the Glinka Chapel in St Petersburg three years later. In 1995 the family emigrated to Germany and Natalia became a pupil of Prof. Conrad Hansen in Hamburg. In 2000 she entered the University of Arts in Berlin to study with Prof. Pascal Devoyon and graduated with a Diplom (BMus) in solo piano performance.Natalia has lived in London since 2006, where she continued her studies in piano with Piers Lane and Kathryn Stott as well as harpsichord with Virginia Black and clavichord with Terence Charlston on the MMus programme at the Royal Academy of Music. She has taken part in masterclasses with Dang Thai Son, Rainer Becker, Christopher Elton, Felix Gottlieb, Stanislav Pochekin, Oxana Yablonskaya, Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies, Bernard d’Ascoli, Victor Rosenbaum, Kenneth Gilbert, Julian Jacobson and Stephen Savage and has also had lessons with Lilya Silberstein, Hartmut Rohde, Daniel Hoexter, Michael Dussek and Michael Roll.
Natalia has won prizes at several competitions including the Hastings Centenary Festival International Piano Concerto Competition where she won the first and the Sir Philip Ledger Prize in 2007. She has also been the recipient of the Oscar und Vera Ritter Scholarship, the Paul Hindemith Scholarship, the Myra Hess Award and the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust Award.
Natalia has given soloist and chamber music performances in the Musikhalle in Hamburg, the Summer Festival Sommerfestspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Philharmonie Berlin performing a Mozart Concerto, the Warehouse in London playing with the Manson Ensemble, the Messiaen South Bank Festival 2008 in London and she also appeared in St. John’s Smith Square playing the Schumann Concerto in November 2007. She is constantly expanding her repertoire, exploring contemporary music with interest, working in different chamber music groups and is also pursuing her interest in musicology which lead her to completing another masters in historical musicology at Royal Holloway University of London.
Natalia has been giving piano lessons in London and Berlin since 2003. She has been teaching children and adult pupils and has experience of preparing students for concerts, exams, auditions and piano competitions.
Natalia also pursued a range of other interests such as Baroque music theory, composition, playing the violin, recorder and flute, languages, literature, photography, religions, philosophy, poetry, law and baking.
Education
Royal Academy of Music London (MMus Solo Piano Performance)Royal Holloway University of London (MMus Musicology)
Universität der Künste Berlin (Diplom Hauptfach Klavier)
Experience / Qualifications
MMus Solo Piano Performance and Research with Second Study HarpsichordMMus Musicology
LRAM Piano Teacher Licentiate Royal Academy of Music
Diplom Hauptfach Klavier UdK Berlin / Degree Solo Piano Performance University of Arts Berlin
Experience:
Over 18 years of teaching in Germany and London
Age of pupils: 3+
Levels of pupils: beginners, intermediate, advanced, diplomas, degrees, professionals
Pupils' achievements:
Distinctions, 1st prizes, gold medals as well as further top prizes and non-competitive festival performances in examinations, competitions and festivals such as:
ABRSM exams
Jugend musiziert (German national music competition)
Leigh-On-Sea Competitive Festival of Music & Drama
West London Pianoforte Festival
Maidstone Music Festival
Farnham Competitive Music Festival
Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival
Milton Keynes Music Festival
Ealing Festival of Music, Speech and Drama
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REVIEWS from Another Lesson Platform
Morganne a énormément aimé son cours avec vous, Gabriel. Elle a notamment apprécié que vous ayez pu l'aider à améliorer son jeu avec seulement quelques conseils. Elle a trouvé que les exercices de relaxation du poignet ainsi que les conseils pour utiliser davantage les bras l'ont beaucoup aidée à se détendre et à moins ressentir les tensions dans le poignet. Nous serons ravis de poursuivre notre collaboration avec vous dès votre retour d'Australie.
Cordialement, Morganne et ses parents. (5/5) Pascale from France | In-Person Lessons
Gabriel is an outstanding teacher who cares greatly for his students and wants the best for them. He has had lots of experience with other pianists and always shares his tips and advice with his students which makes him so unique and such an amazing piano teacher. (5/5) Star from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
Gabriel is an excellent pianoist and a very good teacher. He is very patient and my little kid loves his lessons. He teaches my kid using the textbooks for ABRSM which are very good for kids to learn piano as well as music theory. (5/5) Bin from USA | Online Lessons
After the first 3 lessons, I am very happy to have Gabriel as a piano teacher. He is an excellent tutor for anyone who wants to learn the piano the right way. From correct posture, finger independence, reading music and keeping tempo, he constantly share his experience and knowledge to motivate and correct. I strongly advise. (5/5) - Nuno from Italy | Online Lessons
Very friendly, patient, overall great. Thank you !! (5/5) - Hollie from USA | Online Lessons
Gabriel is an amazing Piano teacher, he taught our 3 daughters to a very high level, up to ABRSM Grade 8, achieving a distinction, and also helped us with the Trinity College Diploma. He is an amazing pianist, and with the best personality. He is always going the extra mile, and offering very clear and detailed explanation. We recommend him most highly to anyone who wants to progress with their piano (5/5) . Bassam from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
Gabriel has been teaching my daughter for the last 5 years. My daughter has passed grade 3 with distinction. Gabriel is the best teacher anyone could ask for. He has very deep knowledge of the instrument and he is very good at teaching kids,he ensures that the student ,learn music the right way and brings up the passion and joy of music in his students. We highly recommend him ! (5/5) . Subharchana das from India | Online Lessons
Gabriel Latis is a fantastic piano teacher. He is patient, knowledgeable, and knows how to make learning piano enjoyable. Whether you’re just starting out or trying to improve your skills, Gabriel adapts his lessons to fit your needs. He explains things clearly, making even difficult pieces feel manageable. His passion for music shines through, which makes every lesson inspiring and fun. If you’re looking for a teacher who will help you grow as a pianist while keeping you motivated, I highly recommend Gabriel Latis! (5/5). Daniel from USA | Online Lessons
Gabriel teaches piano to our son and daughter more than 1 year now. He is clear in his indications, friendly and he really put his heart in what he's doing . He highly recommend him ! (5/5) . Marinela from Romania | Online Lessons
Gabriel’s teaching style is really impressive, the flow and the content of every lessons are very good and he has 4 CAMERAS that shows his face, keyboard and his view on a sideways so any student can visualize the proper posture and a clear view of the movement of his arms and fingers as he teach. My daughter is only 7 years old and as you can imagine asking her to sit for 1 hour to learn piano is quite a challenge but Gabriel handles it pretty well, and he is understanding of my child’s playfulness during the class and he knows also when to remind her to focus. Gabriel has an impressive amount of patience and knowledge about piano that’s why my daughter Ameco is enjoying and learning so much from him. I’m very happy we found him on Preply. And he’s quite flexible on the changes of schedule just give him a heads-up and he’ll cancel or change the schedule. Looking forward to more piano classes with him. (5/5) Celyn from Philippines | Online Lessons
Gabriel is a wonderful and talented instructor. He is very courteous, patient and caring to our daughter. I would recommend him on any given day. (5/5) Vincius from USA | Online Lessons
Gabriel is a true professional piano teacher. He is very knowledgeable and truly patient. I’ve been talking piano lessons from Gabriel a few weeks now and I’ve already improved super fast. He’s been great about tailoring our lessons to my needs! (5/5) Heidi from Belgium | Online Lessons
Gabriel is an outstanding teacher. He makes u understand things in a very simple way. He teaches with patience and u will have lots of fun in his classes. (5/5) Siddhartha from India | Online Lessons
Gabriel is a wonderful tutor, I like his approach and understanding. I am an old person, and trying to review by myself was difficult. But when I started my lessons with him everything was different. He is patient , knowledgeable and focused. I am enjoying my lessons with him and looking forward for more . (5/5) Nadia from USA | Online Lessons
Gabriel is an amazing teacher. He is very passionate and talented. Also, his teaching plan matched exactly what I was looking for to achieve my goals. Very knowledgeable, goes above and beyond to help his students. Highly recommended. (5/5) Evgenia from Russia | Online Lessons
Gabriel is a nice teacher with good patient. (5/5) Michael from Hong Kong | Online Lessons
He can give good guidance to my children and improve their skill. My children loved his lesson too much and got the levels in a short period. (5/5) Addwin from Hong Kong | Online Lessons
Gabriel is nice and punctual. I prefer male piano teacher. Recommend him to all level's learners. (5/5) Peter from Hong Kong | Online Lessons
Gabriel is a amazing teacher, he teaches you every detail inside even the easiest piano sheet really recommend to have his lesson! (5/5) Addwin from USA. | Online Lessons
Mr Latiş is a very great piano teacher! He is an enthusiastic, patient and kind teacher. My children love his piano class very much. (5/5) Lindi Huang from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
I would definitely recommend Gabriel as a piano teacher. He is great. I enjoy my piano lessons a lot! (5/5) Elena Ghimis from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
Mr. Gabriel is an exceptional piano teacher. He is patient and is very attentive to his student. He follows my 12 year old son who is very, very happy. He provides valuable advice and adapts perfectly to each student profile. To recommend. (5/5) Helena from USA | Online Lessons
I'm an architecture student and an 8th year long piano practiser. I begun taking piano lessons with Gabriel to brush up my skills and and to better understand music before pursuing a graduate degree into a French conservatory. Since the very first piano class with Gabriel, I became very enthusiastic about practicing and due to his patience and clarity to explain musical phrases, theory and interpretation rules, I started to feel and to understand better what I was playing. I warmly recommend Gabriel as a piano tutor to everyone willing to enrich his piano practice! His international experience as a pianist brings to his teaching methods a lot of patience and adaptability. During the classes, he is able to adjust our lessons to the level of instruction to meet our goals, and this, always by providing a positive and inspiring environment! I highly trust Gabriel's teaching process! (5/5) Maria from Romania | In-Person Lessons
I started classes with Gabriel a few years back, while I was having a terrible corporation job that made me stressed out and unable to focus most times. He had so much patience, even when he had to repeat the same thing time and time again, he ́s extremely dedicated, very professional and very kind hearted and friendly. Highly recommended to anyone willing to learn a new skill or improve an existing one! (5/5) Ioana from Romania | In-Person Lessons
Gabriel is very good musician, but most importantly, he is very patient, easy going, inspiring and you can feel his passion for teaching as well as his love for music . (5/5) Mihai from Romania | In-Person Lessons
Gabriel is been really helping me understand music with technique work and working on pieces that are very important but also on songs that I really enjoy. The thing I like about Gabriel is he doesn't make you feel bad about your mistakes, he's there to help you, he really cares. (5/5) Gabriel from Romania | In-Person Lessons
Gabriel is a amazing teacher. he always tries his best to teach every detail possible, and thanks to him i’m learning more and more every lesson! (5/5) Jamie from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
I have been taking piano classes with Gabriel for about two months now. I can say that Gabriel is an excellent piano teacher. He is very professional yet not intimidating. I have no musical background. He is very patient. Also, he explains very well the musical concepts. I can follow easily what he plays on the piano. He is very accommodating if class time needs to be changed. I absolutely recommend Gabriel as a piano teacher! (5/5) Adam Strange from United Kingdom | Online Lessons
Excellent tutor. Gabriel is very patient and enthusiastic instructor. He takes his time to explain fundamentals clearly, provides follow-up videos for practicing. Thank you for all your help. Kind regards, Alex (5/5) Jamie from United Kingdom | Online Lessons