NINA SMEETS-RODRIGUES - BELGIUM
BORN 25 JULY
Nina was born on the 25th of July 1986 in a musical family. She started listening to piano music from when she was still in the belly of her mother, Eliane Rodrigues, a Brazilian pianist and composer.
At the age of three, Nina suffered a big accident. After being for a long time in a coma, the doctors lost all hope. Miraculously she got conscious after repetitively listening to the 12th piano concerto from Mozart, played by her mother.
After graduating from high school, she followed her dream and went to study piano with Professor Levente Kende and her mother, Eliane Rodrigues, at the Antwerp Conservatory in Belgium.
She not only broadened her knowledge as a solo pianist, but also gained experience in accompanying vocalists (under the tutelage of Jozef de Beenhouwer and Lucienne Van Dyck), pianoforte (under the tutelage of Bart van Oort and Ayako Ito), musical analysis (under the tutelage of Wim Henderickx and Yves Senden) and chamber music.
After getting her Master degree, Nina made her debute concerts with her mother on stage in Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. She took mastercourses with Kum-Sing Lee en Maria Szraiber, Pierre Amoyal and played in many international European festivals.
She played among others with Yuri Serov, Avi Avital, Lidia Kovalenko, Mikhail Zemtsov, Gavriel Lipkind, Dana Zemtsov, Wim Ilsen and Mathieu van Bellen.
In 2013 Nina plays the piano concerto of Gershwin in Switzerland with orchestra. After playing the concerto, she decides to play one of her own pieces as an encore. After a very positive feedback about her music, she starts playing other pieces written by herself on other concerts.
BORN 25 JULY
At the age of three, Nina suffered a big accident. After being for a long time in a coma, the doctors lost all hope. Miraculously she got conscious after repetitively listening to the 12th piano concerto from Mozart, played by her mother.
After graduating from high school, she followed her dream and went to study piano with Professor Levente Kende and her mother, Eliane Rodrigues, at the Antwerp Conservatory in Belgium.
She not only broadened her knowledge as a solo pianist, but also gained experience in accompanying vocalists (under the tutelage of Jozef de Beenhouwer and Lucienne Van Dyck), pianoforte (under the tutelage of Bart van Oort and Ayako Ito), musical analysis (under the tutelage of Wim Henderickx and Yves Senden) and chamber music.
After getting her Master degree, Nina made her debute concerts with her mother on stage in Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. She took mastercourses with Kum-Sing Lee en Maria Szraiber, Pierre Amoyal and played in many international European festivals.
She played among others with Yuri Serov, Avi Avital, Lidia Kovalenko, Mikhail Zemtsov, Gavriel Lipkind, Dana Zemtsov, Wim Ilsen and Mathieu van Bellen.
In 2013 Nina plays the piano concerto of Gershwin in Switzerland with orchestra. After playing the concerto, she decides to play one of her own pieces as an encore. After a very positive feedback about her music, she starts playing other pieces written by herself on other concerts.
♫ LISTEN
Genesis: 1. The Garden of Eden by Nina Smeets-Rodrigues
CLARA GOTTSCHALK PETERSON - USA
BORN 25 JULY
Clara Gottschalk Peterson was the sister of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, composer and virtuoso pianist. She was a staunch protector of her brother's music in its original form.
♫ LISTEN
Staccato Polka by Clara Gottschalk Peterson
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