Olga Rotari (russian: Ольга Ротарь, born on July 25, 1989) is a Moldovan classical

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and

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Biography

Rotari began to play the piano at the age of six-years old. Initially started her piano studies with the musician Natalia Dimcha “наталья димча” and at the age of 15, she enrolled at

Anton Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein ( rus, Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, r=Anton Grigor'evič Rubinštejn; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Sai ...

Music Academy in

Tiraspol Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...

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. In pursuit of higher studies, she moved to Turkey. Continued at

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under the mentoring of Prof. Cana Gurmen. In 2012, she graduated with the degree of baccalaureate of Music in Piano Performance. She attended masterclasses and by year of 2017, she received the Master of Music in Piano Performance after publishing a thesis titled: "Examination of Piano transcriptions and paraphrases written by

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". In 2020, she joined the ranks of famous musicians as such

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as a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians the UK's professional body for musicians and subject association for music. Rotari is not only known as a solo classical pianist, but also as chamber musician. and duet performance in cooperation with other artists such as Tutu Aydınoğlu.

Competition and awards

She rose to prominence after winning the 16th International Young Musicians Chamber Music Competition at Edirne Mimar Sinan Rotary Club Chamber followed by winning three major competitions in 2016: Heirs of Orpheus in Bulgaria, Stars at Tenerife in Spain and Musical Fireworks in Baden-Württemberg – Germany. And in 2018, she won the Musical Fireworks in Baden-Württemberg - Germany 2018.

Solo and chamber performances

* Galatasaray Üniversitesi -

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, Turkey *

– Istanbul, Turkey *

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, General Consulate of Japan - Istanbul, Turkey *

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, Turkey * Medica Culture Center -

, Turkey * Zorlu PSM –

, Turkey * Yeldeğirmeni Culture and Art Center - Istanbul, Turkey * Caddebostan Culture and Art Center Main Hall - Istanbul, Turkey * Süreyya Opera Hall - Istanbul, Turkey *

Galatasaray University Galatasaray University ( tr, Galatasaray Üniversitesi, french: Université Galatasaray) is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed in the presence of President François Mitterrand of France ...

– Istanbul, Turkey * Istanbul University Congress and Culture Center - Istanbul, Turkey

Festival and events

* Pera International Piano Festival -

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, Turkey * Antalya International Piano Festival -

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, Turkey * Edirne Mimar Sinan Rotary Young Musicians Chamber Performance -

Edirne Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...

, Turkey * Bayerische Musikakademie -

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, Germany * Istanbul International Chamber Choir May 11, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey * Intertemporal German Music Event at Caddebostan Cultural Center * Piano Recital - Caddebostan Cultural Center Concert * laureate of international competitions TV interview at ATV Channellaureate of international competitions TV interview at ATV Channe

References

External links

Olga Rotari Official site

International competition "Musical fireworks in Baden-Württemberg"
in

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Pera International Piano Festival

Antalya International Piano Festival

Bayerische Musikakademie
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