Inna Heifetz (born 1961) is a classical pianist. Heifetz was born in Odesa, Ukraine, and first performed in public at the age of six. Recital and concert tours have taken her to Italy, Austria,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Germany and France. She has played many concerts in the United States, and has appeared as soloist with Ricercata de Paris,

Musica Viva Musica Viva was founded in 1945 by Romanian-born violinist Richard Goldner, with the aim of bringing chamber music to Australia. The co-founder was a German-born musicologist, Walter Dullo. At its inception, Musica Viva was a string ensemble per ...

, the Liederkranz Orchestra of New York, the Liszt Festival Symphony Orchestra, the Boston University Symphony Orchestra, and others. Heifetz has won the First Prize in the Liederkranz Foundation Competition in New York, the First Prize in the

Aaron Richmond Aaron Richmond (October 28, 1895, in Salem, Massachusetts – April 21, 1965, in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American performing arts manager, pianist, impresario, and educator, based in Boston, Massachusetts, who managed the careers of num ...

Piano Competition in Boston, the Marie Baier Foundation Award and the gold medal in the Tape Recording Competition of the Piano Teachers Guild in New York. Heifetz studied at the famous Stolyarsky School in Odesa, the

New England Conservatory The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The conservatory is located on Hu ...

in Boston and Boston University. She attended Tanglewood Institute where she was given the most promising performer award. Her teachers included

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, Gary Graffman and

Russell Sherman Russell Sherman (born March 25, 1930, New York, New York) is an American classical pianist, educator and author. Russell Sherman made his debut at The Town Hall in New York at age 15, later studying piano with Eduard Steuermann and composition wit ...

. Heifetz records for Sonora Productions. Of her debut recording, of Lizst's '' Consolations,'' ''

Mephisto Waltz The ''Mephisto Waltzes'' (german: Mephisto-Walzer, link=no) are four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. Nos. 1 and 2 were composed for orchestra, and later arranged for piano, piano duet an ...

No. 1,'' '' Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 6 and 12'', ''Polish Songs Nos. 1-6'', and Rigoletto Paraphrase, Donald Manildi wrote that Heifetz "offers earnest, well-schooled performances that may attract those who prefer a clear, ungimmicked treatment of Liszt's piano music."

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Biography at Sonora Productions websiteYouTube Channel
1961 births Living people Ukrainian pianists Ukrainian women pianists Musicians from Odesa 20th-century pianists 21st-century pianists 20th-century women pianists 21st-century women pianists {{Ukraine-musician-stub