Deborah Vukovitz

As a teacher, Deborah Vukovitz is dedicated to nurturing her students’ creativity, artistry and empowerment and passing on to each student the legacies she has cherished from her own teachers. Deborah offers her students performance opportunities throughout the year and an environment of creative community. Her students have held leadership positions in their school/honors orchestras and have won awards at various competitions including: the American Virtuoso International Music Competition, SYMF, ASTA, Southern California Junior Bach Festival, Schwab Violin and Viola Competition, Thousand Oaks Young Artist Competition, Topanga Fiddle Festival.  And her students have been awarded the opportunity to solo with orchestras including the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, LAYP Orchestra, Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, and Schwab Orchestra.  

Among Deborah's happiest memories from childhood is studying with renown Suzuki teacher Idell Low. Deborah also studied with violin legend Josef Gingold at Indiana University, Bloomington & with renown pedagogue Robert Lipsett at teh Colburn School. She trained on piano with Anita Swearengin and Margaret Chen, and regularly accompanies her students at concerts, and composes at the piano—her compositions have been featured in soundtracks for films. Deborah also has a B.A. degree from UCLA and a Certificate in Composing Music for Film from UCLA Extension.  

Deborah has performed as a professional violinist/violist in an array of venues in various styles—from various classical orchestras including the California Philharmonic, to motion picture soundtracks & albums such as the jazz album “After Hours” with Eagles member Glenn Frey, deadmau5’s album “Where’s the drop?” and Alan Parson’s Project “The Secret.”  She also enjoys conducting--here's a link to her conducting the Conus Violin Concerto featuring one of her students as the violin soloist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVQ9SYgGUw&list=RDpvVQ9SYgGUw&start_radio=1