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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, China, Czech Republic 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.
Recently Ms Vinokur has toured in China as a soloist with Manhattan Symphonee Orchestra
where she performed in major concert halls of 11 different cities. Other recent
orchestral engagements include Prague Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic,
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra of Czech Republic, Manhattan Symphony, Salome Chamber
Orchestra, 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.
She is a member of critically acclaimed Trio Vela, which has been hailed by New
York Times as “polished ensemble.”
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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