Born in the Soviet Union, Svetlana Belsky began piano lessons at the age of seven, and was soon performing in the major concert halls of her native Kiev. Her playing has been critically acclaimed as "passionate," "impressive," "hypnotic" and ". . . (possessing) a high degree of musical maturity and sensitivity."
After immigrating to the United States, Ms. Belsky studied with Chicago's beloved Emilio Del Rosario. She received her Bachelor of Music Summa cum Laude and Master Degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Ann Schein, a student of the legendary Arthur Rubinstein. Later, she earned her Doctorate in Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, while working under Mme. Nina Svetlanova, an heir to the tradition of Heinrich Neuhaus. Read more...
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
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Listen to new audio recordings:
- Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G Major Opus 32 No. 5
- Piano transcriptions of Ferrucio Busoni, live performance in Fulton Hall, University of Chicago
- Piano transcriptions of Ferrucio Busoni, live performance on WFMT 98.7 FM Chicago
- Interview with Scott Thomas of WFMT 98.7 FM Chicago
Student News:
Congratulations to Paul Wang,, the winner of the 2nd prize and the special award for the best performance of a Romantic work at the First Chicago Amateur Piano Competition! More student accomplishments
Read an interview with Svetlana Belsky and Garrick Ohlsson in Clefnotes Journal.
Dr. Belsky’s annotated translation from the Russian of Grigory Kogan’s Busoni as Pianist is finally here!--Order from the publisher at a special offer discount of 25%!
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