Ruslan Biryukov | |
Selected Student Accomplishments | |
Patricia Ryan | |
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| Entered USC Thornton School of Music on full scholarship to study with Nathaniel Rosen, winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal. | |
| 2007 | Fe Bland Scholarship Audition, Scholarship Recipient |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Senior Strings, 1st place |
| 2007 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Senior Strings, Finalist |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch Concerto Competition, Senior Strings, 1st place |
Margaret Zhou | |
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| Margaret has won first prize in numerous competitions and has already performed with the San Diego Symphony. During the 2008-2009 season, Margaret twice performed the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 with the La Jolla Symphony, and was the featured soloist in the Torrance Symphony Spring Concert (Saint-Saëns Cerllo Concerto No.1). Margaret Zhou was accepted into Stanford University. Read Margaret's reflections on Ruslan as a teacher. | |
| 2009 | Grossmont Community Concert Association Women’s Committee Instrumental Music Scholarship Audition, 1st place |
| 2009 | MTAC-San Diego Branch, Concerto Competition, Senior Strings, 1st place |
| 2009 | RB Chorale Scholarship Award, Grand Prize |
| 2008 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Senior Strings, 3rd place |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE Competition, Senior Strings, 1st place |
| 2008 | Torrance Symphony Young Artists Concerto Competition, Intermediate category, Winner |
| 2008 | Grossmont Community Concert Association Women's Committee Instrumental Music Scholarship Audition, 2nd place |
| 2008 | La Jolla Symphony Young Artists Competition, 1st Place |
| 2007 | MTAC H.B. Goodlin Foundation Scholarship Competition, Senior Instrumental, 1st place |
| 2007 | La Jolla Symphony Young Artists Competition, Fourth Place, “Most Promising Talent” Award |
| 2007 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Intermediate Strings Finalist |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE Competition, Intermediate Strings, 1st place |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch, Concerto Competition, Senior Strings, 1st place |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 1st place ($900) |
| 2006 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Intermediate Strings, Finalist |
| 2006 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE Competition, Intermediate Strings, 1st place |
| 2005 | San Diego Symphony Young Artist Competition, 1st place |
Andrea Yu | |
   
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| 2009 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Intermediate Strings, 1st place |
| 2009 | Liana Cohen Music Festival Competition, 1st prize, Strings |
| 2009 | MTAC-San Diego Branch, Concerto Competition, Senior Strings, 3rd place |
| 2009 | San Diego Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, 3rd prize |
| 2009 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 1st place |
| 2008 | Redlands Bowl 57th Annual Young Artists Auditions, Junior Strings (cello), 1st place |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 2nd place |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 1st place |
| 2008 | San Diego Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Prodigy Solo, Junior Cello, 1st place |
| 2007 | Associated Arts Scholarship Audition, scholarship winner |
| 2007 | MTAC H.B. Goodlin Foundation Scholarship Competition, Junior Instrumental, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 3rd place |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 2nd place |
| 2006 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior strings, 1st place |
| 2006 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Junior Instrumental, Honorable Mention |
| 2006 | MTAC Concerto Competition, Junior, 3rd place |
| 2006 | Associated Arts Scholarship Audition, scholarship winner |
| 2005 | CAPMT Honors Audition, 1st place |
| 2005 | MTAC VOCE State Competition, Junior Strings finalist |
| 2005 | MTAC San Diego Branch VOCE Competition, Junior Strings, 1st place |
| 2005 | MTAC Goodlin Scholarship Audition, 2nd place |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 3rd place |
Rochelle Lewis | |
 
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| Rochelle Lewis started studying cello with Ruslan Biryukov after her family moved to Southern California from New Zealand. Read Rochelle's comments on Ruslan as a teacher. | |
| 2009 | Associated Arts Scholarship Audition, scholarship recipient |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 3rd place |
| 2007 | Associated Arts Scholarship Audition, scholarship recipient |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 1st place |
| 2007 | MTAC VOCE Competition State Finals, Junior Strings Finalist |
Winn Cui | |
 
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| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Junior cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Junior cello, 2nd place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Bach, Junior cello, 1st place |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 1st place |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 1st place |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Junior Prodigy Solo, Junior Cello, 1st place |
| 2007 | MTAC H.B. Goodlin Foundation Scholarship Competition, Junior Instrumental, Honorable Mention |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 2nd place and VOCE State Finals Alternate |
Christopher Chee | |
  
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| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 2nd place and VOCE State Finals Alternate |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 2nd place and VOCE State Finals Alternate |
| 2002 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Ensemble, 1st place |
Stephen Yu | |
| Stephen Yu, who started cello with Ruslan Biryukov in 2003, choose to write about Ruslan, a person who inspires him. Read Stephen on Ruslan. | |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Prodigy Solo, Intermediate cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Intermediate cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Intermediate cello, 2nd place |
| 2009 | Liana Cohen Music Festival Competition, Strings, Honorable Mention |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 2nd place and VOCE State Finals Alternate |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Intermediate cello, 1st place |
David Mrdjenovich | |
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| After 3 years of cello studies, David Mrdjenovich is already playing Bach Solo Cello Suites and has finished learning his third cello concerto. Read David's reflections on Ruslan as a teacher. | |
| 2009 | San Diego Youth Symphony Sinfonia Concerto Competition, Honorable Mention |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 3rd place |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Junior Open Solo, Junior cello, 1st place |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Junior Qualified Baroque, Junior cello, 1st place |
| 2007 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 3rd place |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, Honorable mention |
Jonathan Seog-Hoon Moon | |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Prodigy Solo, Senior cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Senior cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Senior cello, 1st place |
Hubert Wang | |
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| 2006 | Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Winner |
| 2006 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Senior Cello, 1st place |
Meagan Wu | |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Junior Strings, 2nd place and VOCE State Finals Alternate |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Junior cello, 2nd place |
Wendy Dong | |
| 2009 | Liana Cohen Music Festival Competition, 1st prize, Junior Strings |
Darren Liu | |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Intermediate cello, 1st place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Intermediate cello, 2nd place |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 3rd place |
Matthew Im | |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Intermediate cello, 3rd place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Intermediate cello, 4th place |
| 2008 | MTAC-San Diego Branch VOCE, Intermediate Strings, 2nd place |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Junior cello, 1st place |
April Cui | |
| 2007 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Senior cello, 1st place |
Feliks Volozhanin | |
 
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| Feliks Volozhanin entered Southeastern Louisiana University on scholarship to study with Karen Jung and Yakov Voldman. He formerly studied with Ruslan Biryukov in Moscow, Russia at the Ippolitov-Ivanov State Institute of Music. | |
| 2008 | Southeastern Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition, Winner |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Harper Vaughn Concerto Competition, 1st place |
Rachel Seo | |
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| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Open Solo, Intermediate cello, 2nd place |
| 2009 | Satori String Competition, Qualified Solo, Intermediate cello, 3rd place |
| 2009 | Liana Cohen Music Festival Competition, 2nd prize, Strings |
| 2008 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 3rd place |
| 2007 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 2nd place |
| 2006 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 1st place |
| 2006 | American String Teachers Association, 2nd place |
| 2005 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 1st place |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Violoncello Society Scholarship Audition, 1st place |
| 2004 | Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 1st place |
To contact Ruslan Biryukov for lessons or schedule master classes, please contact Alto Polis Management, +1 (323) 663-3601, management@altopolis.com. | |
