about

Anton had his first music lessons at the age of 4, his first piano lessons at age 5, and his first guitar lessons at 6.

Since moving to Washington in 2001, he has performed at numerous events and locations around Seattle and the Tri-Cities over the years, both solo and in ensembles.

He was a finalist at the Washington Music Educators Association State Solo Competition two years in a row.

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance from the University of Washington, where he studied with Steven Novacek and Michael Partington.

He performed in master classes for Xuefei Yang, Rene Izquierdo, Gyan Riley, and the Baroque music scholar Stephen Stubbs.

Anton is a certified Suzuki Guitar instructor. He received his training from Frank Longay, a Suzuki Guitar pioneer and one of the nation's leading Suzuki Method teacher trainers.