FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Depending on length, lessons will each cost: 30 minutes—$40 45 minutes—$55 60 minutes—$70 Our first lesson is a free, 45-minute trial and assessment where we can discuss a lesson plan that will be best for you or your child.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Cellist Rajan Kapoor is an avid solo and chamber musician who has performed throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Rajan is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford as a student of Professor Mihai Tetel. Previously he served as a String Quartet Fellow and Teaching Assistant to Professor Edward Arron at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Primary instruction has included studies with professors Marion Feldman at New York University and Miroslav Petras of the Academy of Music in Prague, Czech Republic. Rajan has served as principal cellist of the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra, Opus One String Orchestra, Brevard Sinfonia, UMass Symphony Orchestra, and NYU Opera Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed with the Opera Company of Middlebury, VT and Loft Opera in Brooklyn, NY. Rajan has served as a fellow with the Texas and Manchester Music Festivals and is currently serving as an orchestral fellow with the Stamford Symphony. Rajan recently received 1st Prize in the 2018 Grand Junction Symphony Young Artist Competition which culminated in performances of the Elgar Cello Concerto with the orchestra, under the baton of Charles Latshaw, in the fall of that year. He was also recently awarded 1st Prize in the 2018 Connecticut Bach Festival Competition. Rajan has gained additional recognition in the Hellam and Mondavi Young Artist Competitions and plays on an 1855 Goldmann cello generously loaned to him by the Carlsen Cello Foundation. As an educator, Rajan teaches with the Worcester Chamber Music Society, working with students in disadvantaged communities through the Neighborhood Strings program. He is currently a Music Educator and Teaching Artist (META) fellow, a program launched by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to help teaching artists improve the quality of their work with youth in schools and community settings across Massachusetts. Previously, Rajan taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Clark University. In 2017, Rajan co-founded the non-profit organization An die Musik NYC and currently serves as its assistant director. AdM NYC is a year-long concert series bringing the people of New York City high-quality classical music at very affordable prices. Now in its second season, it will present internationally renowned performers alongside many rising talents from the NYC community.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Lessons are perfect for all cello lovers. Whether you want to learn casually or have a child who wants to be the best in their school music program, we can work to make playing the cello as beautiful, rewarding, and fun as possible. I have worked with students of all ages; it is never too soon or too late to start learning, and loving, the cello. For advanced students looking to vigorously prepare for college/ pre-college/ youth symphony/ all-state or all-district orchestra auditions, we can design a week-by-week plan with attainable goals that will ensure success in the long term.