Our team
At Kids Piano School, our teachers bring passion, experience, and a deep love for music education. We believe every child deserves inspiring guidance, warm support, and joyful learning.
Kaori Saeki
Piano Teacher
Pianist Kaori Saeki, born in Japan, began studying piano at the age of four. After completing a degree in law, she moved to Vienna in 2012 to study solo piano with Professor Stephan Möller at the Prayner Conservatory, graduating with distinction.
In 2014, she made her Carnegie Hall debut at the Golden Key Festival. Based in Vienna, she is highly active as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist.
Saeki is internationally recognized for her dedication to Carl Czerny’s music, performing complete sonata cycles across Europe. In 2025, she released her debut solo CD on Da Vinci Classics.
Natalia Bilotserkivska
Artistic & Education Director
Ukrainian-born pianist, vocalist, and educator Nataliia Bilotserkivska leads our teaching team with dedication, warmth, and exceptional pedagogical skill. She holds a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance, bringing both strong musical expertise and artistic sensitivity to her teaching.
With extensive experience working with children, Nataliia specializes in early childhood music development and personalized piano and vocal instruction. She ensures every lesson is meaningful, enjoyable, and carefully structured to support each child’s musical growth.
Iryna Tyazhchenko
Piano Teacher
Iryna Tyazhchenko is a clarinetist, vocalist, and music educator. She graduated with honors from the Kyiv Glière Music College and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Clarinet Performance from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. She further pursued classical voice studies at the Friedrich Gulda School of Music in Vienna.
Iryna has extensive teaching experience, having taught for four years at Kyiv Children’s Music School No. 20 and currently serving as a music educator with the Association for Preschool and Advanced Music Education in Vienna. She has also performed as a clarinetist with the Venus Orchestra.
Diana Danyliuk
Theatre Actress & Theatre Educator
Diana Danyliuk is a professional theatre actress and educator with two theatre degrees in Acting, Theatre Direction, Management and Organisation.
From 2020 to 2025, she worked at the Dnipro Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy, performing more than 25 roles. One of her most significant roles was Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth — making her the first woman in Ukraine to perform Macbeth on a professional theatre stage.
For five years, Diana also worked as a theatre educator with children aged 3–18 in two theatre groups in Dnipro. She teaches acting, improvisation, stage speech, voice, movement, rhythm, physical theatre, acrobatics, stage combat, imagination and creative expression.
Her students have performed in professional theatre productions, participated in Ukrainian and international festivals and competitions, and received awards. Around ten former students went on to study acting at professional theatre universities, including Karpenko-Karyi University.
Diana believes theatre is not only about performing — it is about confidence, self-expression, imagination and communication.
Olena Stepura
Dancing Teacher
Olena Stepura is a professional dancer, choreographer and dance coach with over 20 years of experience teaching and inspiring dancers of all ages.
She is specializes in Hip-Hop, House and Waacking. Throughout her career, she has organized dance battles, events, flash mobs, performances and theatre productions, as well as performing on stage herself.
For Olena, dance is more than a profession — it is her language, energy and inspiration. In her classes, she creates a positive and supportive atmosphere where every student can build confidence, develop their skills and discover their own style.
Elizaveta Trukhanova
Piano Teacher
Pianist · Harpsichordist · Organist · Composer · Music Educator
Elizaveta Trukhanova is a professional musician, composer and music educator. She received her early musical education in Moscow and later continued her studies at renowned music universities in Germany and Austria, including the Anton Bruckner Private University Linz, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the University of Music and Theatre Munich.
As a musician, she has performed at various prestigious festivals and concert events, including the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music and other renowned Austrian music festivals.
In her teaching, Elizaveta combines solid technique with creativity, musical expression and an individual approach. With younger children, lessons are playful and engaging, incorporating singing, improvisation, drawing and music from different styles and periods.
Her goal is to help every student develop confidence, creativity and their own unique musical voice.