Dimitry Olevsky

Violinist Dr. Dimitry Olevsky holds a faculty position at the esteemed Colburn School where he teaches private lessons and chamber music, Montecito International Music Festival, and maintains a private violin studio.

Dimitry earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts from UC Santa Barbara under the tutelage of the renowned violinist Yuval Yaron. The Master of Music degree was awarded from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in New York under the guidance of professor Grigory Kalinovsky. While at MSM, Dimitry pursued his interests in the field of Sport Psychology, which became the subject of his Doctoral thesis. ​By incorporating his researched principles into lessons, his methods successfully help develop and increase control of muscular and mental functions, accuracy, precision, discipline, mental awareness and overall coordination in violin performance. As feedback to his approach, students win title positions in prestigious music festivals, schools and orchestras, win honors awards in the Certificate of Merit program, instrumental competitions, and have performed at renowned concert halls in the USA, Prague, Vienna and Italy.

​In addition to solo and chamber recitals, Dimitry performs with symphonic and operatic orchestras in Los Angeles, and has performed extensively in  France, Italy,  England, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Wales, Scotland, Austria, Czech Republic, Arab Emirates, Jordan, Amman and Egypt.