Margarita Dimov received her bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance and Music Education from the Tashkent Khamza Music College, Uzbekistan, at the time a part of the former Soviet Union. She is an accomplished violinist who has been playing and teaching for over 35 years. Margarita worked as an associate concertmaster at the Tashkent Music Theatre Orchestra from 1978 to 1989, subsequently starting her own music studio in 1986. Her vivacious nature and musical curiosity led to her play in and collaborate with many different chamber ensembles and performers at the time as well.
She moved to the US in 2001 and began working at the Gorin Music School, where she worked for over 10 years. Later, Margarita was invited to join the CSMA music faculty, where she taught from 2006-2016, rejoining its faculty in early 2023. Most of her students have joined many of the numerous Bay Area youth orchestras, have taken part in participating and winning top prizes in local competitions, completed the Merit Scholarship program at CSMA, and have passed ABRSM exams with Distinction.