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NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW! Olga’s recent recital of all American music was reviewed by New York Times (read the review here).
TOUR IN ENGLAND! Olga has toured in England in September of 2011 with the cellist Wendy Warner and the violinist Austin Hartman.
BARGEMUSIC! As a regular performer at the Bargemusic Olga has appeared at the venue with few programs of contemporary music with her Trio Vela, American Modern Ensemble and the pianist David Kalhous. She participated at the Labor Festival of Bargemusic and presented few traditional programs as well. (read the review from New York Music Daily
here.)
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CHINA TOUR! In December of 2010 and Januray of 2011 Olga has toured in China as a soloist with
Manhattan Symhponee Orchestra where she played eleven concerts in the major concert
halls of Shanghai, Changsha, Zhongshan Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan among others.
WNYC! In March of 2011 Olga Vinokur appeared on WNYC radio show Soundcheck with a live
performance and an interview (listen to the show
here).
As a chamber musician recently Olga has collaborated with St. Petersburg String
Quartet, the distinguished violinist Mark Peskanov, the cellist Sergei Antonov,
the violinist Anastasia Khitruk.
She did a world premiere of a piece by an American composer Thomas Pasatieri in
the program with the soprano Angela Blasi and the cellist Wendy Warner at New Jersey
City University.
TRIO VELA! As a regular performer of the Bargemusic Olga has appeared few times with her Trio
Vela which was described by New York Times as “a polished ensemble.” Olga performed
two programs of contemporary music. The American composers program performed in
December of 2010 was hailed by Strad Magazine “The musicians displayed unanimity
of attack, intonation and gesture…”(read the review here)..
The Strad wrote about their performance of all-women composers program performed
in November of 2010 “the ensemble displayed a firm rhythmic base, debt phrasing
and awareness of the music’s core.”(read the review here).
LABOR DAY FESTIVAL! Ms. Vinokur participated in The Labor Day Festival of the Bargemusic in September
of 2010. Her critically acclaimed performance included piano pieces of American
composer Scott Wheeler and a Justin Dello Joio “The March of Folly” Piano Trio which
she played with her Trio Vela colleagues (see the review from New York Times
here).
SALOMÉ CHAMBER ORCHESTRA! She appeared with Salomé Chamber Orchestra in May of 2010 performing Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No 1.
TOUR IN ENGLAND! In March of 2010 Olga has toured in England. After a very successful concert in
Cambridge she was invited to perform in England again in 2011.
Ms. Vinokur performed with Four Seasons Symphony Orchestra at Lovinger Theatre at
Lehman College in New York on November 15. The concert and the interview with Ms.
Vinokur was broadcast on Bronxnet TV station in New York.
She has joined the distinguished St. Petersburg Quartet at the Bargemusic on November
21 and 22. Olga appered at the Bargemusic again on December 20 and 22 in the concert
of chamber music with the vioinist Mark Peskanov and the cellist Ani Aznavoorian.
For the upcoming performances at the Bargemusic see the concert schedule
here.
BRYANT PARK! As a part of a Bryant Park’s Fall Festival Olga Vinokur performed Mozart Piano Concerto
K. 414 at Bryant Park Upper Terrace in New York City on October 14, 2009.
In August and September of 2009, Olga was presented in concerts during her East
Coast and West Coast U.S. tours which were critically acclaimed.
PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC! After a very successful performance with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra at the Smetana
Hall of the Prague Municipal House on October 6th, 2008, which was broadcast live
on the Czech National Radio and described by Prague Harmonie Magazine as "elegant
brilliant playing", Olga was invited to Czech Republic again to perform with Moravian
Philharmonic Orchestra in March, 2009.
Olga Vinokur performed with Manhattan Symphony at the Bargemusic in New York on
January 31st and February 1st in celebration of Mendelssohn’s 200 birthdays. She
played with the Manhattan Symphony again on August 8th and August 9th 2009. The
documentary film about Ms. Vinokur was broadcast on Bravo TV station in Canada on
July 8th , 2008 and January 6, 2009. It was premiered on March 6th, 2007 as part
of the documentary series "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. (See the excerpt from the movie
here.)
NEW YORK TIMES! The concert celebrating the 85th anniversary of a legendary American composer Ned
Rorem on September 5th, 2008 which included Rorem’s Song and Dance for Piano, "Bright
Music" for Flute, Two Violins, Cello and Piano the Dances for Cello and Piano was
critically aclaimed by New York Times and Strad magazine. (see the review from New
York Times
here.)
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE! Olga's CD was reviewed by American Record Guide described as "Ms. Vinokur invites
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." (See the review
here.) The CD is available on this site and on ITunes.
WOODSTOCK MOZART FESTIVAL! Olga Vinokur was re-invited to perform at the Woodstock Mozart Festival with its
Orchestra on August 2nd and 3rd, 2008 after a very successful performance followed
by standing ovation at the Festival in 2007. The critic of The Woodstock Independent,
August 6th, 2008 wrote: "Vinokur played it with such beautiful phrasing and finesse
. . . I found the emotion of the soloist made it the most stirring."
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