[NEohioPAL] Halida Dinova - Concerts at the Crossroads

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Cleveland pianist Halida Dinova will perform a varied recital at Christ Episcopal Church's afternoon series this Wednesday, November 28th, at 12:15.  The program will feature works of Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Chopin.  Admission is free, and a brownbag lunch is encouraged.

Christ Episcopal is located on the corner of Warrensville Center Road and Chagrin, in Shaker Heights.  For more information, please call 216.991.3432.

See you there!

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            Pianist Halida Dinova has performed and recorded with Europe's finest orchestras.
            A champion
of rare and interesting twentieth-century repertoire from her native
Russia and America, she is known for her virtuosity and exquisite
interpretations.  In 2003 CHANDOS released her recording of Ernest Bloch's Piano Concertos
with the St. Petersburg State Capella Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Alexander Tchernoushenko. Critics from GRAMOPHONE and
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE called it the best recording yet of those works.
        
            In 2004 CANTIUS CLASSICS released her recording of Brahms's Second Piano Concerto
with the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra under
Gustavo Plis-Sterenberg. This recording was rated five stars on
Amazon.com and was described by critics as "a bold, deeply poetic
reading, marked by a technical command that many pianists couldn't
muster..." "Her sheer poetry, her passion, and above all, her
incredible tone would do credit to any pianist of any stage of musical
insight..."

            In November of 2002, with the symphony orchestra of the State Capella in St. Petersburg, Russia, she premiered the concerto "Shadow of the Swan" which was written for her by American composer Dennis Eberhard. A CD of this performance was released in 2004 by NAXOS (American Classics series).
The concerto was inspired by the memory of those who lost their lives
in the Challenger Space Shuttle and Kursk submarine disasters. The
premiere garnered international attention and has been made into a
documentary film by Laura Paglin which won a prize at the Calgary
International Film Festival in September 2005.
   
            In summer of 2005 CANTIUS CLASSICS released her solo album "Masterpieces for Children by Bach, Debussy, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky."
The CD was made in collaboration with the Chicago and Detroit Diocese
of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. The proceeds from the
sales of this recording will benefit orphanages in Russia. 

            Her Scriabin album (released by DOREMI) has sold thousands of copies and received resounding acclaim:
    
            "A
Scriabinist destined to lead all others ... Dinova is indeed a great 
Scriabinist ... In the most breathtaking recital devoted to the
composer I've heard in more than 30 years, she proves she has
everything, at least where Scriabin is concerned ... a thorough
identification with music's philosophy ... In this work (Scriabin's
Tenth sonata) Dinova is entirely at home offering a visceral, larger
-than-life account that, if not as diabolical as Horowitz's or as
emotionally unsettling as Sofronitsky's, easily holds its own in
comparison "       AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE.
      
            "The recital is both seductive and convincing... well worth  your attention "           FANFARE
  
            Born
in Kazan, Russia, Dinova studied with Natalia Fomina and Irina Dubinina
at the Kazan Conservatory. After finishing her degree at the
Conservatory Ms. Dinova was one of only a few pianists choosen to
participate in a two year program called Aspirantura - the Russian
equivalent of Doctor of Musical Arts program. She completed
her Aspirant degree with the renowned pianist Anatol Ugorski at the
Rimsky- Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg and was immediately
invited to teach at the Kazan State Conservatory. At the end of her
forth year of teaching, Ms. Dinova entered the Geza Anda competition
which earned her a concert tour and a scholarship from the European
Mozart Foundation. Soon after moving to United States she earned an
Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music and attended
masterclasses of Paul Shenly, Rudolf  Buchbinder, Anton Kuerti, Andre
LaPlante, and Murray Perahia. 
          
            A
prizewinner of several international competitions, Ms. Dinova has
performed in North America, Russia, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, France., Italy, Turkey, and  Argentina. She
appeared on international festivals such as Orford ( Canada) and as a
chamber musician in the Edinbourgh ( Scotland) International festival.
      
            Recent plans include performances of the Prokofiev's Third piano concerto in Cuba and Argentina, and a newly launched series of solo recitals titled "Sic resplendit Gloria Mundi"
which focuses on reviving rare gems of piano literature from different
periods of musical history ( J.Dussek, A.Rubinstein, M.Reger, F.Poulenc
among others) is now in progress. A Steinway Artist, Halida Dinova is
also available for Master Classes, new music presentations and
collaborations with instrumentalists and vocalists.
           
          Ms.
Dinova resides in Cleveland area with her husband and divides her time
between performing, research on American piano concertos and teaching
in Cuyahoga College. Her hobbies include horseback riding and
whitewater rafting.

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