Daria
Rabotkina, winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild
International Competition, has been lauded as “…a
pianist full of fire and warmth” (The Plain-Dealer).
Ms. Rabotkina’s burgeoning career has already
led to solo appearances with the San Francisco and
New World Symphonies under the baton of Michael Tilson
Thomas and with the Kirov Orchestra and Valery Gergiev
in a four concert North American tour. Whether in
front of an orchestra, in the recital hall or in a
chamber music setting, this “Russian virtuoso”
(The Miami Herald) impresses audiences and critics
alike with her “clearly prodigious musical gifts”
(The Washington Post). In the 2009-10 season, Ms.
Rabotkina returns for the third time as concerto
soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony (Gershwin Rhapsody
in Blue & Ravel Concerto for Left Hand), and
she also enjoys debut concerto performances with
the Harrisburg Symphony (Schumann Concerto) and
the Orchestra London of Canada (Tchaikovsky Concerto
No. 1). In recital, she performs at Merkin Concert
Hall in New York, as well as in nine other cities
across the US, and she recently recorded her debut
recital disc, featuring the Tchaikovsky Grand Sonata
and Prokofiev’s Ten Pieces from Romeo and
Juliet, released on CAG records in October 2009.
Recent concerto highlights include performances
with the Montreal Symphony, Moscow State Symphony,
Winnipeg Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
and the Kazan State Symphony, collaborating with
conductors such as Vladimir Feltsman, Fabio Mechetti
and Giancarlo Guerrero. Ms. Rabotkina has given
recitals at the Kennedy Center (Washington Performing
Arts Society’s series), Weill Recital Hall
at Carnegie Hall (CAG/Winners Series), Moscow Tchaikovsky
Conservatory, Merkin Concert Hall and in Denmark,
Switzerland and Japan. Festival appearances abroad
include Russia’s White Nights Festival, Finland’s
Kuhmo Festival, France’s Chopin Festival,
Copenhagen’s Summer Festival and Germany’s
MusikFest in Kreuth.
In the US, Ms. Rabotkina has appeared at Music Academy
of the West where she studied with Jerome Lowenthal
and PianoSummer in New Paltz with Vladimir Feltsman.
In addition to her October 2007 victory at the CAG
Competition, Ms. Rabotkina has garnered competition
prizes at the Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte
in the Czech Republic, Tbilisi Competition in Georgia,
Jacob Flier Piano Competition in New Paltz, Sendai
Competition in Japan, World Piano Competition in
Cincinnati, Jacksonville Competition in Florida
and the Montreal International Musical Competition.
In March 2009, St. Vincent College awarded her the
inaugural Bronder Prize for Piano, named for the
founder of the school’s venerable concert
series. Daria Rabotkina was born in Kazan, Russia,
in to a family of musicians and gave her first solo
recital at the age of ten. Her first musical steps
were guided by her parents, Guzel Abdoullina and
Sergei Rabotkin, both outstanding pianists, and
Nora Kazachkova at the Special Music School in Kazan.
She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s of
Music degrees from Mannes College of Music in New
York City where she studied with Vladimir Feltsman
and was coached by Leon Pommers, Pamela Frank, Todd
Phillips, Timothy Eddy and Jacob Lateiner. She has
participated in master classes with Earl Wild, Edward
Aldwell, Eteri Andjaparidze, Andras Schiff and Richard
Goode. Ms. Rabotkina is currently pursuing a doctorate
from the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage
of Natalya Antonova, where she is a “Liberace
Scholar.”
