Tamriko Siprashvili (born January 2, 1963) is a

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n pianist. She was born in

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the capital city of the Republic of Georgia.

Training

She began her piano studies at the age of three. At age five, she entered the Special Music School for Gifted Children in her home city of Tbilisi, one of only four such schools in the then–Soviet Union. There she continued her studies until at 17, she was accepted into the Moscow Conservatory of Music to be a concert pianist. In 1985, she graduated with her Doctorate in Musicology and Piano Performance. While at the Moscow Conservatory she studied primarily with

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Awards

After graduation Tamriko competed for and won 1st Prize, Gold, in the IX

Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers The Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers was constituted in 1956 in East Berlin within the framework of the commemorations on the 100th anniversary of Robert Schumann's death. A second edition was organized on the occas ...

in Zwickau, Germany.

Steinway Artist

Tamriko is a

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, sharing her love of music and Steinway pianos.

Concerts

After she received her 1st prize, Tamriko then toured throughout Europe, the United States and Argentina, performing as soloist with such notable orchestras as the Berlin Konzerthaus; the

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

; th
Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic Orchestra
in Parma, Italy; and the

Oakland Symphony The Oakland Symphony is an American orchestra based in Oakland, California. The orchestra is resident at the Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California). Founded in 1933, the orchestra filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1986. Musicians from the or ...

among many others. While on tour, she had the honor of performing with legendary conductors

Kurt Masur Kurt Masur (; 18 July 192719 December 2015) was a German Conducting, conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewand ...

, Jason Kakhidze and Michael Morgan.

Music Academy and Musical Legacy

In 1995 Tamriko moved to Northern California and in early 2009, she opened a music academy named Inspire Academy of Music and Art

in

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. She opened the academy with the sole purpose of sharing her love of music and continuing her pursuit of a musical education for young children.

Students

Many of Tamriko's students have gone on to earn and enjoy their own personal successes. Those include international prizes and admission to such highly regarded music universities such as the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. Established in 1921 by celebrated industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, it was the ...

;

University of Texas, Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 20 ...

;

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institutio ...

;

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

; and the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music a ...

Recordings

Tamriko is known for her romantic repertoire, especially that of Robert Schumann. To bring some of her favorite pieces to the public, and to pass on her rich heritage of music, she has recorded several albums for

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, among them Mussorgsky's

Pictures at an Exhibition ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' is a piano suite in ten movements, plus a recurring and varied Promenade theme, written in 1874 by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. It is a musical depiction of a tour of an exhibition of works by architect and ...

and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. On the French label XCP Records, she recorded Kreisler's Liebesfreud and Liebesleid as well as the Variations on a Theme by Chopin Opus 22 and Variations on a Theme by Corelli Opus 42, by

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and Conducting, conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a compos ...

–to worldwide acclaim.

External links

Inspire Academy of Music and Arts

Steinway & Sons Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth le ...

ArkivMusic - Discography

Robert Schumann International Contest for Pianists and Singers {{DEFAULTSORT:Siprashvili, Tamriko Living people Soviet emigrants to the United States Classical pianists from Georgia (country) Women pianists from Georgia (country) Classical piano duos People from Pleasanton, California 21st-century classical pianists 1963 births 21st-century women pianists Moscow Conservatory alumni