Sonia Rubinsky exemplifies the great tradition of virtuoso pianists; profound and serious musical commitment combined with an exciting and refined technical gift. Her ongoing drive to learn new repertoire has resulted in an active body of works that includes numerous concertos and countless solo works encompassing all periods from the Baroque to the present day.

Ms. Rubinsky began musical studies in her native Campinas, Brazil at the age of five. At age six, she gave her first solo recital and, at age 12, her first performance as soloist with orchestra. Thereafter, she moved to Jerusalem where she continued studies at the Rubin Academy. In Israel, she was selected to play in a masterclass taught by Artur Rubinstein and her performance is documented in a film entitled "Rubinstein in Jerusalem." Ms. Rubinsky holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School. She has studied with Olga Normanha, Benjamin Oren, Irma Wolpe, Vlado Perlemuter, Beveridge Webster, William Daghlian and Jacob Lateiner. Ms. Rubinsky is a recipient of the prestigious William Petschek Award as well as a "Best Recitalist of the Year" award of the Sao Paulo Association of Music Critics. She is the 1984 first-prize winner of the Artists International Competition in New York.

Ms. Rubinsky has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Richmond Symphony, the Syracuse Symphony, the Springfield Symphony, and the Phoenix Symphony, among others. As recitalist, she has performed in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Paris, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Rome, Tel-Aviv and Montevideo. Ms. Rubinsky has toured Brazil extensively, appearing with its most notable orchestras including the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro and of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Campinas Symphony, and the Sao Paulo State Symphony.

Together with her widely acclaimed solo CD recordings of Villa-Lobos Piano Works for Naxos (Volume I was chosen as "One of the best five recordings of 1999", Bryce Morrison, Gramophone Magazine; also nominated for a GRAMMY, 1999) which are available worldwide, Ms. Rubinsky has recorded for Nonesuch/Elektra (John Adams) and Daghlian label (Debussy, Villa-Lobos and Messiaen).

Current projects include Ms. Rubinsky's recording of the complete piano works of Heitor Villa-Lobos (total of 8 vols.) for Naxos.

For a list of Sonia's awards and her musical education, click here

For more information, send email to sonia@soniarubinsky.com

Contact: Ivan Cavalcanti, manager

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