EStrella Piano Duo
Svetlana Belsky and Elena Doubovitskaya, piano
About us...
The Estrella Duo burst on the musical scene in 2011 with a series of concerts celebrating great Russian masterpieces written for duo piano. Elena Doubovitskaya and Svetlana Belsky share both a Russian heritage and training, as well as an enthusiasm for playing together. Future plans include exploration of the two-piano and piano 4-hands repertoire, ranging from Baroque to Contemporary styles.
Svetlana Belsky has appeared as a recitalist and chamber pianist in the Ukraine, Russia, Poland, China, Hong Kong, and throughout the United States, as well as soloist with several Illinois orchestras. Dr. Belsky has received awards for performances in international piano competitions and for her advocacy of new American music. Her recordings have been heard on radio stations worldwide, and her annotated translation of Busoni as Pianist has been nominated for an American Musicological Society award. Following her immigration from the Soviet Union, Dr. Belsky studied with Emilio Del Rosario in Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree (Summa Cum Laude) and her Master's degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, studying with Ann Schein. Later, she earned her Doctorate in Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, working with Nina Svetlanova. As the Coordinator of Piano Studies at the University of Chicago, Dr. Belsky teaches students from four continents, among her many other academic responsibilities.
A native of Russia, Elena Doubovitskaya performed her debut recital in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall as part of Artists International Presentations, followed by numerous engagements in the Unted States, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic and Russia. Dr. Doubovitskaya's accomplishments include awards from Artists International Presentations, the Seattle International Piano Competition and the Ibla Grand Prize Competition. She has performed at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Prague International Piano Master Classes and the East-West Music Festival in Germany, among others. She has participated in Master Classes with Emanuel Ax, James Levine, Leif Ove Andsnes, Garrick Ohlsson, and Menahem Pressler. Dr. Doubovitskaya received her undergraduate degree from the Ural State "Mussorgsky" Conservatory in Ekaterinburg, Russia, followed by a Master's Degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where she studied under Solomon Mikowsky. In 2012 she earned her Doctorate Degree in Piano Performance from Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, studying under Ursula Oppens and Sylvia Wang. In addition to an active performance career, Dr. Doubovitskaya currently serves on the piano and chamber music faculty at the Merit School of Music in Chicago.
Events
2013
April 21 at 5.30pm
Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall
University of Chicago
915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
Program TBD
April 7 at 7.30pm
Peck Recital Hall at Peck School of the Arts
University of Milwaukee
2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
Program TBD
April 6 at 12.00pm
Concert Series "Live from Gottlieb"
Gottlieb Hall, Merit School of Music
38 South Peoria Street, Chicago, IL
Program TBD
April 1 at 6.30 pm
School of Music, Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Program TBD
March 17 at 2.00pm
Northbrook Library Concert Series
1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL
Program TBD
2012
November 7 at 12.15pm
EStrella Piano Duo Concert and Masterclass
Nancy Kendall Theater, Cardinal Stritch University
6801 N. Yates Road, Milwaukee, WI
Dvorak, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff
July 12 at 10.00am
Gottlieb Hall, Joy Faith Knapp Music Center
Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Mozart-Busoni, Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky
March 25 at 2.00pm
Northbrook Library Concert Series
1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff
March 17 at 12.45pm
Live from the Gottlieb Concert Series
Gottlieb Hall, Merit School of Music,
38 South Peoria Street, Chicago, IL
A. Costello and S. Rachmaninoff
For booking, please contact us at: estrelladuo1@gmail.com
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