LucasVoloshin
I’m a pianist, a student at the Lycée Français de New York, and the founder of SkeemWell.
I started playing when I was three. I come from a musical family — my grandmother, Natasha Zaitseff, taught piano, and she gave me my first lessons.
I’m a student at the Lycée Français de New York, where I’m known for musical talent and leadership.
I play throughout the year at school concerts, alumni events and at the French Consulate in New York, and I’ve performed at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center.
I’ve studied with Genya Paley since I was five, and studied theory, voice and piano at Kaufman Music Center. At school I’m orchestra leader and principal pianist, and I’ve won the Prix de Musique three times — it goes to one student in the grade.
Outside music I play a lot of tennis, and I founded SkeemWell, an AI-driven app that helps students manage their time, organize tasks and take some of the stress out of school.
- Great-grandmotherBerta PesterOpera singer
- GrandparentsMark ZeltserConcert pianistNatasha ZaitseffPiano teacher — my first teacher
- MotherElizabeth ZeltserViolinist, New York Philharmonic
- MeLucas VoloshinPiano
In my family, practice came before homework.
I grew up surrounded by professional musicians: my grandfather, a concert pianist; my mother, a violinist with the New York Philharmonic; and my grandmother, a piano teacher, who gave me my first lessons. Each of them helped shape the musician I am today.
I love performing because of the smiles it brings to an audience. That is also what led me to service. It means even more when those smiles come from people who don’t often get the chance to experience live performances, so I perform regularly at retirement homes with The Happiness Factory.
I believe music heals everyone, and by performing I’m doing my part to make the world a better place.