Marianna Kiss
Suzuki Violin
Marianna Kiss has been a Suzuki violin instructor at the Community Music School for over 15 years, teaching children and adults at all levels.
A native of Hungary, Marianna studied music at a specialized Kodaly institute in Budapest. A gifted performer on recorder and flute, she earned the honor to represent her school in an exchange program in Vienna, and was a member of a number of ensembles in both Austria and Hungary. She also studied violin and music theory.
After coming to the United States, Marianna continued her music education at the Bethwood Suzuki School with Connie Sattler on the violin and viola. She also studied Suzuki pedagogy with Michele George at the Hartt School of Music, and received her Suzuki teacher certification.
Marianna is a professional member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Her daughter Veronica is a professional violinist, and her son Christopher is majoring in violin performance in college. Marianna loves reading and traveling, returning to Hungary to visit family and friends each August. She is also quite a linguist, speaking English and Hungarian fluently, as well as a smattering of Polish, Russian and German!