Lily Nijehovsky is an accomplished classically trained pianist with Masters degree in Piano Teaching, Piano Performance and Accompanying from Prokofiev Conservatory, Donetsk, Ukraine. Lily also is a certified Suzuki piano teacher from Ohio Capital University.

Lily has been teaching piano for over 20 years to students of all ages and all levels. She has taught undergraduate students in Moscow Music Military College for ten years. The vast majority of her students went on to The Moscow Conservatory. Lily has been teaching piano in Greater Cleveland area since 1991. She had taught students in Preparatory and Continuing Education Department in The Cleveland Institute of Music.

"Lily is an Associate Artist in the Opera Cleveland. She had also worked as an accompanist in the Cleveland Ballet."

Currently she's been teaching in The School of Music at The Fairmount Center for The Performing Arts and privately in her home in Beachwood, Ohio. A number of Lily's students have received awards in various Piano competitions.

Lily and her students are well known in the community for their frequent performances. Lily has also performed in The Big Hall of Moscow Conservatory, House of Composers, House of Arts Representatives, The Fairmount Center for The Performing Arts. She has played for The School of The Cleveland Ballet and has accompanied various soloists, both vocal and instrumental, in multiple concerts. Lily's teaching methods are tailored to suit each particular student, beginner or advanced. An individual approach to every student is her motto. In addition to teaching piano, Lily has developed and implemented comprehensive ear-training course.

Lily's goal as a teacher is to have her students love piano, to make sure that they are enjoying the time they spend making music; to encourage and to motivate them to develop their musical talents, and to achieve their personal pianistic goals.