Cello tutoring for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students 

(in person & online)

Precious   Memories

Kang Xia,  a professional private cello teacher with more than 30 years of tutoring and performance experience and has been teaching cello students from beginners to advanced levels in McLean; Great falls; Vienna; Reston; Oakton, and Herndon Virginia for more than 4 years. Mr.Xia is a member of the following professional organizations:


          As a professional cellist, he regularly plays with Virginia Chamber Orchestra. From 2009-2019, he served as a full-time cellist with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in China. He has also worked in the U.S. with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Michigan Opera Orchestra; Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic; Hudson Valley Philharmonic; New Haven Symphony Orchestra; Long Island Philharmonic and Plainfield Symphony Orchestra in NJ (Principal cello).  Additionally, he is a member of both the Washington DC Federation of Musicians and the Baltimore Musician’s Association Local 40-543.

      He was a jury member of the 2020 The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestras (TCSYO) Concerto Competition. As a result, over the past four years, all his students were successfully accepted into American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO); Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO), TCSYO and Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra (LSYO). In 2023, Mr.Xia was invited to be the cello sectional coach of Langley High School which is ranked second within Virginia, USA. 

      Mr.Xia would like to continually explore more opportunities in cello teaching, orchestral; chamber music; studio recording.

夏康 拥有30多年专业大提琴教学及演奏经验,先父是新中国第一代大提琴演奏及教育家上海音乐学院夏敬禄教授,先母是上海音乐学院钢琴教授。夏老师是以下美国专业音乐教师组织的会员:

       2019年底曾受邀参加著名巴尔的摩交响乐团演出,并荣幸登上华府侨报。2019年中至今一直效力于弗吉尼亚室内乐团。

       曾任著名学生乐团TCSYO乐器协奏曲决赛评委。夏老师教授了很多来自弗吉尼亚州的麦克莱恩 大瀑布城 维也纳 雷斯顿 奥克顿  赫恩登 马里兰州的波托马克 贝塞斯达等地的大提琴学员。经过夏老师的耐心,专业的辅导,四年来报考VA MD当地著名学生乐团AYPO  MCYO TCSYO的所有大提琴学员均被成功录取。2023年夏老师荣幸受邀指导弗吉尼亚著名高中LANGLEY HIGH 乐团大提琴声部。

       夏老师2009年起曾就职上海交响乐团10年。2008年回上海前在纽约,新泽西,康奈狄克州三大州的各地交响乐团及音乐学校工作18年。夏老师在纽约,新泽西,上海工作之余曾中英文教授过众多私人大提琴初 高级学生,包括青少年及成人学员。2019年回美后主要从事大提琴教学及演奏工作,目前定居弗吉尼亚维也纳WOLF TRAP