Daria Rabotkina- piano

Daria Rabotkina, 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 burgeoning 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 with her "clearly prodigious musical gifts" (The Washington Post).

In the 2010-11 season, recital highlights include debut performances at Pepperdine University in Southern California and Rockford Coronado Concerts in suburban Chicago, in addition to recitals in ten states across the US. She recently released her debut recital disc on CAG Records, featuring the Tchaikovsky Grand Sonata and Prokofiev's Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, which is under consideration for a Grammy nomination and which has garnered universal critical praise: "Her fearless virtuosity makes the most of the exciting passages." (American Record Guide).

Recent concerto highlights include performances with the Montreal Symphony, Moscow State Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony, Orchestra London of Canada and the Kazan State Symphony, collaborating with conductors such as Vladimir Feltsman, Fabio Mechetti and Giancarlo Guerrero. Ms. Rabotkina has given recitals at the Kennedy Center (Washington Performing Arts Society's series), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (CAG/Winners Series), Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Merkin Concert Hall and in Denmark, Switzerland and Japan. Festival appearances abroad include Russia's White Nights Festival, Finland's Kuhmo Festival, France's Chopin Festival, Copenhagen's Summer 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. In March 2009, St. Vincent College awarded her the inaugural Bronder Prize for Piano, named for the founder of the school's venerable concert series.

Daria Rabotkina was born in Kazan, Russia, in to a family of musicians and gave her first solo recital at the age of ten. Her first musical steps were guided by her parents, Guzel Abdoullina and Sergei Rabotkin, both outstanding pianists, and Nora Kazachkova at the Special Music School in Kazan.

She earned Bachelor's and Master's 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. Ms. Rabotkina is currently pursuing a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Natalya Antonova, where she is a "Liberace Scholar."

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[szhang10]

Hi Daria, it's really beautiful!!!

[antoinezygfryd]

Ecouter un artiste appelé Pierre-Alain Volondat jouer le final de Haydn...

[utubuser10]

i just saw ms. rabotkina in the intimate setting of a "pianoforte salon series" recital at the fine arts building in chicago and i am completely amazed by the breadth of this woman's ability. the sounds she produced from the 7' fazioli were breathtaking. the range and control of her dynamics, voicing and pedaling were unbelievable. she opened with 3 pieces from brahms op. 119 followed by his op. 1 sonata. after intermiission, the humoreske by schumann. now here is a major talent...

[jamiedarrens]

how long would it take to learn how to play like this? i'm about to start on that road but i need a good idea as to how long it will take me.

[marian444]

Excellent!

[lizakopelman]

a musician in every sense of the word !

[gkram212]

she is amazing !

[Aquareladecolores]

Beautiful!!

[shmeedia]

ALIEN hands! she's so fast!

[bobon47]

Bravo, ms. Rabotkina!

[KhagarBalugrak]

She plays this as well as it could be played.  All the details are there.

[gzaenker]

it is like she has an intimate relationship with every key. What a talent!