Daria Hodko

Daria Hodko has been teaching violin in Los Angeles and San Diego since 2007. Ms. Hodko enjoys teaching all levels of students, and is a firm believer that through the right guidance and dedication, it is possible to achieve higher goals than one ever thought possible. In her teaching, she tailors each student’s curriculum to their goals, and interests, and takes special care to make each student feel unique and special. Ms. Hodko’s students have won and placed in International Competitions including the American Protege Concerto Competition, Golden Classical Competition, American String Teachers’ Association California State Solo and Ensemble Competition, Pasadena Art Showcase Competition, and the Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition. As a result, Ms. Hodko’s students have performed in solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Royal Albert Hall in London, and Theatre de Champs de Lysee in Paris. Ms. Hodko specializes in audition preparation, and her students have been awarded full college scholarships to the country’s top Ivy League schools. Additionally, students have held Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin positions throughout orchestra in California, including the middle school and high school All State Orchestras. Ms. Hodko has played with various orchestras including: San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Bernardino Symphony, California Chamber Orchestra, San Diego City Ballet Orchestra, and the Strauss Symphony of America which included performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Ms. Hodko did post-Bachalaureate study at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of Cleveland Orchestra’s principal second violinist, Stephen Rose. In addition, she worked with Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Associate Concertmaster, Nathan Cole, and Rossetti String Quartet’s first violinist, Henry Gronnier at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. Ms. Hodko holds a Violin Performance degree from San Diego State University. Other teachers include Dr. Eugene Gratovich at the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Bruce Berg at Baylor University.