Tomasz Plusa

Passion for the violin

Hello! I'm Tomasz Plusa, a passionate professional violinist and dedicated violin teacher in The Hague. My violin lessons for all ages offer musical inspiration, constructive feedback, a fun and varied repertoire, and you'll learn to play the violin well in a friendly atmosphere!

Violin Lessons at your Home

My lesson space is easily accessible if you live in The Hague, Rijswijk, or Wateringse Veld. By the way, I have a fast bike, so violin lessons at your home in The Hague, Rijswijk, and Scheveningen are also possible!

Trial Lesson

In the trial lesson we discuss your wishes and goals, your musical preference and of course we play music! I can advise you where you can rent a violin, if you don't have one yet. We look at what you want in terms of lesson times, location and flexible lesson packs and you get a first impression of my way of teaching. 

Beginners

With easy popular and famous classical tunes you'll be learning a good left hand and bowing technique, to read sheet music, a relaxed posture and we'll be playing nice duets! You'll also be playing scales, etudes and exercises, to create a smooth technique.

Early Start

Recent studies have shown that the earlier music instruction is begun, the better. Most agree that beginning violin training before the age of seven offers the most definitive results. 

Violin Lessons Children

Your child learns to read music and will develop a solid musical basis. We discover the violin with easy popular and classical songs and fun exercises. Every lesson we play together some nice little duets by famous classical composers!

Advanced 

Of course you want to learn to play the violin with a good technique and a relaxed posture. It is essential, but it is only the basis... Real music making comes when you can use this basis to express your own interpretation and feelings!

What to expect

With personalised exercises, etudes, scales and your favourite music you'll develop a beautiful tone, staccato, spiccato, legato and vibrato. Depending on your musical preferences you'll be playing classical, baroque, contemporary music, romantic sonatas and concertos or popular music styles. 

Baroque Violin

Besides modern violin and experience in performing pop and folk music, I specialised also in baroque violin and love to share my passion for historical context and baroque music with you.

Chamber Music

I have a rich experience as a chamber music player. In your ensemble lessons you will learn new repertoire as well as all the tricks and secrets of ensemble playing. Most of all you will enjoy a lot of fun when playing these wonderful compositions of all great composers.

Online Violin Classes

I also offer fun, comprehensive and motivating online courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Live feedback and instructions.

About Me

I am born in Lodz, Poland, and graduated from the Academy of Music named Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz in Lodz, Poland in 2002. At an early stage in my studies I recognised the interpretive potential of historically informed performance and decided to commence studies on the Baroque Violin. I moved to the Netherlands to further this area of growing interest.

Next step!

After my initial studies in Poland on modern violin, I continued my musical education at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague (NL) with Ryo Terakado and Elizabeth Wallfisch, specialising in Early Music Performance Practice on Baroque Violin and at the Conservatory in Utrecht (NL) with Antoinette Lohmann on Baroque Violin and Viola.

Early Music

I attended many early music international courses, in Trondheim in Norway, Cambridge with Judy Tarling and The Parley Instruments, Dartington Hall with Michaela Comberti, Gorlitz in Germany with Simon Standage, Belgium with Sigiswald Kuijken and Italy with Enrico Onofri. 

Concerts

Within the framework of my artistic pursuits, I combine the role of a soloist, chamber and orchestra performer, and a teacher. I recorded a CD with a German composer Johann Georg Pisendel for the label Brilliant Classics. I performed with the orchestras and ensembles De Nieuwe Filharmonie Utrecht, Margaretha Consort, Concerto Iberico Orquestra Barocca, Avres Serva, Cappella Maria Barbara, Il Giardino Musicale, Concerto d'Amsterdam, Capella Cracoviensis, Arte dei Suonatori, The Wallfisch Band, Florilegium Musicum and the MEALLI trio.