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Olga Vinokur is a dynamic pianist who is gaining recognition for her impassioned
performances and elegant musicianship. Her career has taken her across the North
America, Israel, Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Canada where she has
performed as a soloist, chamber musician and with orchestra. Ms. Vinokur was the
featured artist in the Young Artist Festival in Russia, Woodstock Mozart Festival
in USA, Israeli “Music in Galilee” Radio Music Festival, Rolfs Piano Festival in
Florida, USA, International Piano Festivals in Paris and Canary Islands of Spain.
Ms. Vinokur participated in Tel-Hai International Piano Masterclasses in Israel
where she was awarded a prize in honor of Ada Caspi. Her performances have been
broadcast on the Israeli “Voice of Music” radio station, Russian National Public
Radio, WNYC and WUWF radio station in USA, Czech National Radio, CKWR radio station
in Canada.
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Olga Vinokur is presented in the film documentary “Women of Music”, a classical
music series on Bravo TV station, which feature interviews and performances with
today’s top classical performers from around the world. Ms. Vinokur has performed
as a soloist and chamber musician at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, Alice
Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, New York’s Town Hall and is a frequent performer at Bargemusic
in New York where she played solo recitals and chamber concerts, which included
the world premiers.
Recent orchestral engagements include Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
of the Czech Republic, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra of Czech Republic, Manhattan Symphony, Woodstock Mozart
Festival Orchestra, Four Seasons Orchestra of New York, La Primavera Chamber Orchestra of Russia, Sinfonietta of Pensacola,
Orchestra of the Bronx in New York.
Her recent solo CD was described by American Record Guide as “…comparisons with
many of top pianists of the past 75 years. She stands up very well and also manages
to say something new along the way…”
A native of Russia, Olga Vinokur began her piano studies at the age of six, and
at twelve was awarded First Prize in the National Young Artist Piano Competition
in Russia. Since then she has been a recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including
First-Prize in the Prokofiev Piano Competition in Russia and major prizes in the
Torrefranka International Piano Competition in Italy, the Koussevitzky Piano Competition
and Artist International in New York, and the Rubin Academy Competition in Israel
among others. She has been an annual scholarship recipient of America-Israel Cultural
Foundation.
Olga Vinokur began her studies in Russia. Moving to Israel, she received her Bachelor’s
Degree and Artist’s Diploma with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv
University, after studies with Victor Derevianko and Natasha Tadson. She pursued
her Master and Doctor of Musical Art Degrees at the Manhattan School of Music in
New York under the tutelage of Solomon Mikowsky.
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