Eugene Chukhlov

Eugene Chukhlov is applauded regularly as a soloist, chamber and orchestral player. With more than 30 years as performer and teacher, Eugene Chukhlov has played a vital role in the music life of the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally, a member of the Arlekin String Quartet, he was affiliated with the chamber music program at San Francisco State University for many years.

Eugene was born into a family of musicians—his father was concertmaster of an opera company in Russia. After winning his first competition at the age of thirteen, Chukhlov moved from Central Asia to Moscow to further his studies, earning degrees in violin and conducting with minors in psychology and pedagogy at Gnesin College and a Masters from the Moscow Conservatory.

His faculty positions at The Crowden School and The San Domenico School have earned him high praises from faculty peers, parents and students alike. He also manages private studios in the East Bay and Marin County. Eugene's students won many national and international competitions and attend major conservatories including Juilliard, Eastman and others.

For many years Eugene was the program director and conductor of the Chee-Yun & Friends Festival as well as ascoate director of the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival.

Eugene performed with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, New Century Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Sacramento Philarmonic and Berkeley Symphony.

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra - associate concertmaster

San Domenico Conservatory - conductor, violin and chamber music teacher

Crowden Music School - violin and chamber music teacher

San Francisco Choral Society - orchestra personnel manager

Classical Sound Productions - owner