ChamberFest West Shoulder Season Concert - Rachmaninoff Two Pianos

Praised by The New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling,” pianist Roman Rabinovich is known for weaving intellect, curiosity, and spontaneity into performances that are as thought-provoking as they are emotionally resonant. Winner of the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, his subsequent career has led him to perform throughout Europe and the USA in venues such as including Gewandhaus, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Cité de la Musique and Wigmore Hall, where he gave three solo recitals in the 2024–25 season. Dubbed “a true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word” (Seen & Heard International), Rabinovich is also a composer and visual artist. He has garnered acclaim for concerto performances across the centuries, from Bach to Lutosławski, collaborating with leading orchestras worldwide.

One of the most sought-after soloists and chamber music collaborators of his generation, Orion Weiss is widely regarded as a “brilliant pianist” (The New York Times) with “powerful technique and exceptional insight” (The Washington Post). With a warmth to his playing that outwardly reflects his engaging personality, Weiss’s “delicate, even fingerwork” (Washington Classical Review) and “head-spinning range of colors” (Chicago Tribune) have dazzled audiences around the world. He has performed with all of the major orchestras of North America, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the New York Philharmonic. Weiss’s list of awards includes the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year, Gilmore Young Artist Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Gina Bachauer Scholarship at The Juilliard School, and the Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship.