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Golda
Vainberg-Tatz - Piano Described as "a pianist with wonderful firm,
clear touch" (New York Times),
"fascinating
interpreter" (Tagblat, Germany),
"artist of depth and virtuosity" (The Time
Argus, USA) received her musical education in
Lithuania at the Ciurlionis School of Arts, Israel's Rubin Academy of
Music in Tel Aviv University and The Juilliard School in New York.
As a recitalist, Vainberg-Tatz performed throughout Europe, Israel and U.S. and
appeared on many radio and television broadcasts in Europe, such as WQXR in New
York City, recitals live on "Dame Myra Hess" series in Chicago,
"Sundays Live" KMZT in Los Angeles, in major halls in New York City, including the Weill
Recital Hall, 92nd street Y, Merkin Hall. She was a guest artist in Mozarteum
Festival in Salzburg, Vilnius Festival in Lithuania, St. Petersburg Palaces
chamber music festival in Russia among a few. As a soloist, she performed
extensively in her native Lithuania with the National
Symphony (Saint Saens No. 2, Ravel in G Major) Robert
Servenikas, Zeev Dorman conducting, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Mozart K. 382,
466, 453, 537; Beethoven No. 4) under the baton of Saulius Sondeckis. In 2001 she performed the
Mozart Concerto K. 453 in the Tchaikovsky Grand Hall, with the Moscow Chamber
Orchestra, Konstantin Orbelian conducting. In USA she performed with Ann Arbor
Symphony in Michigan (Brahms Concerto No. 1),
Cincinnati Symphony (Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2).
As a chamber musician she appeared with the Vilnius String Quartet in many
occasions, performing the Chausson Concerto (with the late violinist Raimundas
Katilius), premiering works by composers as Moisei Vainberg, Erwin Schulhoff,
Jan Radzynski in Lithuania, Washington D.C. (at the Holocaust Museum concert
series), Israel (at the Holocaust Museum in Tel Aviv), Columbus Ohio University,
Toronto, Canada (at the Jewish Festival Week).
Her prizes and awards include the first prize in the Lithuanian State
Competition for Young pianists, full scholarships from America - Israel Cultural
Foundation, Maurice Claremont contest in Israel, top prizes at the Young
Keyboard Artists at the University of Michigan, The World Piano Competition in
Cincinnati, the Frinna Awerbuch International Competition in New York, the Prix-du
Disque from French Piano Institute in Paris, the Palm Beach Invitational
International Competition in Florida.
Ms. Vainberg -Tatz recordings include "The Portrait" (FPI label), French
violin-piano sonatas with Raimundas Katilius, Live Performances recital with
Raimundas Katilius, Mozart piano concertos with Moscow Chamber Orchestra,
Konstantin Orbelian conducting, piano music by Robert Schumann (3D label in
France) which received highest critical acclaim in Fanfare and American Record
Guide. Her newest CD with Moisei Vainberg's piano Quintet with Vilnius String
Quartet (Delos Label) will be released soon.
Ms. Vainberg-Tatz studied with Mindru Katz, Emanuel Krasovsky (Rubin Academy,
Tel Aviv University) in Israel, Bella Davidovich (The Juilliard School) Nina
Svetlanova (Manhattan School), Jeffrey Swann and Rosalyn Tureck in New York.
She serves on the faculties at the Manhattan School of Music (preparatory
division, associate faculty at the college division), Special Music School in
New York and Adamant School in Vermont. Number of her
students have won top prizes in national and international competitions.
In July 2003, she was appointed by Mme. Rosalyn Tureck to serve as director to
the Tureck International Bach Competition
for Young Pianists.
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