Ukraine's first specialized trumpet school accepts the first 24 students. Opening 15 September 2026 in Kyiv.
Dennis Adu opens the 'Ukrainian Trumpet School' (UTSh) — Ukraine's first specialized private school for beginner and intermediate trumpeters. The school opens on 15 September 2026 in Kyiv at 22 Antonovycha Street (a three-story building of a former fashion house, restored and equipped at Adu's personal expense — 2.8 million USD). The first admission has 24 students: 12 children's (6-12 years), 8 teenage (13-17 years), 4 adults (18+). Three-course didactics: 1) 'Beginnings' (1-3 years) — breathing posture, first sounds, notation basics; 2) 'Development' (3-6 years) — technique, repertoire bar, first solos; 3) 'Mastery' (6+ years) — preparation for professional debut. Teaching staff: 6 professional trumpeters (including Adu himself, who personally leads 4 lessons per week with the most promising students), 2 invited foreign teachers (from Poland and Hungary). Tuition price — 6,500 UAH/month (for children's and teenage — 4,800 UAH, for adults — 8,200 UAH). Discounts for veteran families — 50%, for full orphans — 100%. The school budget includes a separate fund (15% of annual cost) for free scholarships for talented children from low-income families. Adu commented: 'I started trumpet at age 9 with simple borrowed materials. This school exists because I want to give children those opportunities that should have been more accessible to me then.'
