(USA)
Nina Scolnik, pianist, has concertized in the United States and abroad as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, chamber musician and collaborative pianist. She has been a guest artist with the American, Angeles, Lydian, and Blaeu String Quartets and has collaborated with international cellists Nathaniel Rosen, Gerhard Mantel and Paul Katz. She has also appeared in concert as a duo with pianist Lorna Griffitt, performing most recently this past May in a program presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Recent European venues include performances at the Rudolfinum in Prague with principals of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and the Palais Auersperg in Vienna as a soloist with the Wiener Residenzorchester. Scolnik has also performed and taught at celebrated music festivals in Europe and in the United States including the Schlern and Orfeo International Music Festivals in Voels am Schlern and Vipiteno, Italy; the Ameropa International Chamber Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic; Pianofest Austria in Bad Aussee, Austria; the Williams International Piano Festival, Tulane University Keyboard Festival, and the Amherst, New World, and Aspen Music Festivals. Widely recognized for her master classes, lectures, and work with injured pianists, Scolnik has presented at music conferences, universities, and festivals in the United States, Canada, and Europe. She currently serves on the piano faculty and as Associate Chair for Performance at the University of California, Irvine, where she has groomed pianists for serious careers as performers and teachers for over 25 years. Born in Lewiston, Maine, Scolnik is a graduate of both the Oberlin Conservatory and the Juilliard School of Music.
