Fine Arts Ensemble

y email or letter. I was told they have done this at least one other time.

ed contract, wouldn't answer his calls, or text back. His phone seems to be off. We had to go with another vendor due to his recent poor reviews showing that him no showing/ ghosting clients is a pattern and the complete lack of communication. We are out our deposit.

mental ward and to call him asap. I called him and he had to be high or drunk. He was very vulgar and when I told him I was uncomfortable with how he was acting, he cussed me out said he was going to &%#@ my mother and then hung up on me. Thankfully I had only paid the deposit of $100. but that is still money lost not to mention the added stress of having to scramble to find another musician!!!!

n, his instrument had been stolen (odd because I booked TWO musicians and nobody showed) - but basically we had no music and guests were arriving. I am STILL trying to get him to return my phone calls AND MY MONEY - everything was prepaid!!!

m and pass this along to as many friends/family so he does not continue to get away with this!

a $200 deposit (via check) for a Cello/ Piano Duet for my ceremony. When it came time to finalize my playlist and make my final payment (30 days before my wedding), I could not get ahold of him. He finally called me back a week later, leaving a voice mail and even texting me shortly after: "Just left vm. we're a bit behind with responses due to event dates moving around bc of covid shutdown last year. Hurricane Ida did not help as well. But we have you down. All is good. Your music guy dr D. Dimitri" Over the next week, I emailed and called him many times because he still hadn't sent over my updated contract with song choices. Every time I called him he was "driving" and would "call me back when he got home". HE NEVER DID! At this point, I was very panicked because my wedding was in two short weeks and I didn't have any ceremony music. I decided to give up on Dimitri and his scam, and booked a different ensemble last minute. I'm so fortunate they still had our date open. He NEVER showed up for my wedding and didn't even call. (Luckily, I hired the back up ensemble) I called him back after our wedding to get a refund on my deposit. He picked up his cell phone and pretended he didn't know who I was. When I mentioned our contract for musical services he shouted "CONTRACT MY ASS" and stated, "WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP." This guy is an AWFUL person and I want everyone to know HE WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN. Please please please do not book Fine Arts Ensemble.

coming. I tried calling this man several times and the last time I made sure to tell him not to come Bc he did not answer. Don’t use them! They will take your money and not show up. Not reliable at all!!

show to the event. He is a liar and probably on drugs by the sound of his tweaker voice. He told me he would process a full refund for his incompetence, a refund I have not received. I am filing fraud charges with by bank. DO NOT HIRE THIS FRAUDSTER. I promise you, it will not end well.

ding songs, and pop culture songs as well, and performed with seamless transitions!

Karen Russell

our immediate family who was present at our wedding, as well as from our friends and family who tuned into the livestream. Thank you so much for helping us make our ceremony unforgettable :)

at, the songs were performed beautifully! Thank you, guys, for adding more memories to the day! Jen

id him in full for a duet for a performance during my ceremony a month before my wedding so they could learn the sheet music. We go over the final details two weeks before the wedding. Two days before my wedding I get a call from the pianist saying she hasn’t received the music and hasn’t heard from Dmitri. We try calling, emailing, facebook messenging frantically and he ignores us. We end up trying to figure out WHAT TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE TO the night before our wedding... and all of our ceremony music. It added so much unnecessary stress to an already stressful day. Almost three weeks later, I try calling him again and he finally answers the phone out of nowhere. He pretends to not know who I am and when my wedding was. We had been talking for over 6 months. I try to extract what the reason was why he didn’t show up or why he didn’t return my millions of messages. He didn’t apologize, nor give me an explanation, but he did give me my refund eventually. (Painfully dragged on for 2 weeks further). My husband asked Dmitry for a cashiers check for our refund and Dmitry started lecturing him that he should TRUST people more. Honestly, he should be ashamed of himself. This was an absolute nightmare.

was agreed upon and let us call and call the company, with no answer. Turns out, this was the same man I spoke with the entire time. His playing was beautiful and no one knew that it was not the plan. But, since then, and after numerous texts, phone calls, and emails, he is still MIA, as to what happened to the trio and extra songs which were all extra charges that had to be and were paid for, in advance.

sic. The musicians fit in perfectly at our black tie event and helped to create the perfect ambiance. In addition to an extensive classical repertoire they also knew many contemporary songs and were happy to learn new songs that we requested. I would highly recommend FAE and would absolutely use them again!

our T-1month a week early and was told kindly to wait until it was actually time, ha. Dimitri really was great; happy to provide recommendations but also had no problem when we deviated in favor of others from their extensive song list!

our ceremony. I can highly recommend Fine Arts Ensemble to anyone looking for live music for their wedding day!

all the people left. The two musicians had think on their feet and set up quickly. Once in place, the music was perfectly beautiful. I’m sorry to say that I was very distracted with our guests and left without thanking them for a job well done, but I had already arranged their payment with Dimitri so that was one less thing to worry about on the wedding day.

stions within the guidelines of the church. The duet was amazing! Multiple guests mentioned how beautiful the music was for the ceremony. One guest loved them so much that she booked FAE for her upcoming wedding ceremony! Highly recommend this company!

l me enough how beautiful they sounded!