Nominated for the Culture Prize 2025: MAria and Maxim Schukov
Music is not only a world language, but also a driving force in cultural interaction. Our aim is to inspire people for music and singing. Music is balm for the soul and allows you to take a break from stressful everyday life.
Our family arrived in Germany, our new home, from Kazakhstan on October 30, 1999. We were very active and, with the active support of our "musical dad" Friedel Schmidt, we integrated ourselves into the musical life of the Birkenfeld district whenever opportunities arose.
We have been giving piano lessons together since 2003 and opened our first music school "BRAVO" in Simmern in the same year. This was followed by other locations such as Idar-Oberstein in 2004, Rhaunen in 2005, Bad-Kreuznach in 2005 and Birkenfeld in 2008. Our music school is recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Education as a training and further education institution for music.
