PROGRAM
Bach, Johann Sebastian..........................................from Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3
Szymanowski, Karol...................................................from Masques, Op.34: III. Sérénade de Don Juan
Debussy, Claude................................................................................................................Images, Book II
Beethoven, Ludwig van..............................................................Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op.78
Ligeti, György................................Études pour piano, Deuxième livre: X. Der Zauberlehrling (1994)
I N T E R M I S S I O N
Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich....................................................................Grande Sonata in G Major, Op.37
Daria Rabotkina, co-founder of Music4MS and winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, has been lauded as “…a pianist full of fire and warmth” (The Plain-Dealer). Ms. Rabotkina's growing career has already led to solo appearances with the San Francisco and New World Symphonies under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas and with the Kirov Orchestra and Valery Gergiev in a four concert North American tour. Whether in front of an orchestra, in the recital hall or in a chamber music setting, this “Russian virtuoso” (The Miami Herald) impresses audiences and critics alike.
Other featured performances include concertos with the Montreal Symphony, Moscow State Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Kazan State Symphony, collaborating with conductors Vladimir Feltsman, Fabio Mechetti and Giancarlo Guerrero.
Highlights of recent recital engagements include the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York, as well as performances in Denmark, Switzerland and Japan. Festival appearances abroad include Russia's White Night's Festival, Finland 's Kuhmo Festival, France's Chopin Festival and Germany's MusikFest in Kreuth. In the US, Ms. Rabotkina has appeared at Music Academy of the West, where she studied with Jerome Lowenthal, and PianoSummer in New Paltz with Vladimir Feltsman.
In addition to her October 2007 victory at the CAG Competition, Ms. Rabotkina has garnered competition prizes at the Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte in the Czech Republic, Tbilisi Competition in Georgia, Jacob Flier Piano Competition in New Paltz, Sendai Competition in Japan, World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Jacksonville Competition in Florida and the Montreal International Musical Competition.
Daria Rabotkina was born into a musical family in Kazan, Russia, and began her studies at age five with her parents, Guzel Abdoullina and Sergei Rabotkin. She continued her studies with Nora Kazachkova while attending the Special Music School. She holds Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from Mannes College of Music in New York City where she studied with Vladimir Feltsman and was coached by Leon Pommers, Pamela Frank, Todd Phillips, Timothy Eddy and Jacob Lateiner. She has participated in master classes with Earl Wild, Edward Aldwell, Eteri Andjaparidze, Andras Schiff and Richard Goode.
In her spare time, Ms. Rabotkina works on website design and harbors a passion for drawing, particularly the portraits of Sergei Rachmaninov. She is married to pianist William McNally, and is currently pursuing a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Natalya Antonova.
Visit Daria on her website at www.dariarabotkina.com
