Artist description Twenty-year-old Inna Faliks , "a fervent pianist of breathtaking virtuosity and strength who infuses every note with brilliance and personality", (Jane Shaw, the Island Packet of Hilton Head, South Carolina) graduated from the Music Center of the North Shore, where she spent seven years under the guidance of the renowned Emilio del Rosario. An honor graduate of Niles North Township High School, she studied piano performance under the direction of Dmitry Paperno at DePaul University in 1996- 1997. She is currently finishing her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, studying at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, where she is a student of Ann Schein. She recently won the 1999 Peabody Piano Competition sponsored by the Peggy and Yale Gordon Foundation, and will perform with the Peabody Symphony next season as well as present recitals in Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University and other venues in the Baltimore area.

Music Style Classical

Artist History Faliks came to the USA when she was 10, from Odessa, Ukraine, where she studied piano from age 5 with her mother, Irene Faliks. Inna Faliks has been composing since age 6; her opera, based on a Russian folk tale "The Cat’s House" won a national award, and was aired on the national Ukrainian television. At the age of 10, Faliks gave her first solo recital in Rome, Italy. Upon arrival to the USA, she began her studies with Mr. Del Rosario. During the next few years she played many recitals at various places such as: 1990-91 Young Steinway Concert Series in the Skokie Public Library, Wilmette Public Library (1991), "Solute for Horowitz" concert on the Horowitz piano (1992), Harold Washington Library Solo Recital Series (1993), "Mostly Music" Recital Series (1994 and 1996)), et c. She performed with the Indianapolis and the Kankakee Valley Symphonies during the first few years of study with Mr. Del Rosario. Her awards began with the MTNA-Baldwin National Competition (1991). Winning North Shore Concerto Aria Competition gave her a chance to perform with the North Shore Youth Orchestra in 1991. Winning the competition’s senior division in 1993, she ag ain soloed with the orchestra. Other awards include Opera Society Competition, (1992), Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (1992), Honorable Mentions in the 1992 and 1993 Illinois Young Performers Competition. She was the winner of the 1993 Silv erlake International Competition, which awarded her a performance with the Manitowac Symphony as one of the prizes. In February, 1994, she became the winner of the prestigious Illinois Young Performers Competition. As a result, she performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert boradcast live (radio/tv simulcast) form Orchestra Hall in April, 1994. In 1995 she won the National MTNA Yamaha Competition held in New Mexico on March 28th. On March 11th, 1995 she became the 1st place winner of the 12th annual Chicago Chopin Competition, and on May 13th the 2nd place winner of the 46th New York Chopin Competition, both sponsored by the Kosciuczko Foundation. Chosen as one of four young pianists from the USA and Canada, she performed in the prestigious Gilmore International Festival in Michigan during the winter of 1993. Critics described her as "a pianist with musical maturity far beyond her age. . with sound of overwhelming beauty, captivating Chopin and Tchaikovsky, breathtaking pianissimos." Faliks has had masterclasses with distinguished artists such as Alexander Braginsky, Richard Goode, Igor Kipnis, John Perry, Menahem Pressler, Leon Fleisher, to name a few. In February 1994 she performed in the Music Center of the North Shore Ben efit Concert with Daniel Barenboim as honored guest. In the season of 1995-1996 she performed with the Northwestern Philarmonia and the Winnetka Chamber Orchestra. She played the Clara Schumann Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Keith Lockhart. She gave a larg e number of concerts that season, including a recital for the Chicago Polish Consulate and Young Pianist Series in Knoxville. She also gave masterclasses to young piano students of Knoxville and has been teaching since. In the summer of 1996 she trave led to Fukui, Japan with Mr. Del Rosario. She gave 5 solo recitals in Fukui, and Matsuoka.. This was her third time in Japan; she had given concerts there in the summer of 1995 as well in those cities as well as Osaka. In the 1996-1997 season Ms. Faliks performed with the Lake Shore Symphony, the Elmhurst Symphony, and the Highland Park Strings, respectively. In March, 1997, Ms. Faliks was awarded the special Judges Award in the Hilton Head International Pian o Competition. During the summer of 1997, Faliks was on the faculty of the International Institute for Young Musicians held in Kansas University as the assistant of Emilio del Rosario. She also gave an artist faculty recital. 1997-98 engagements included a solo recital in the Dame Myra Hess concert series in the Chicago Cultural Center, an appearance with the Lincolnwood Chamber Strings, a recital in the Young Steinway Skokie Library alumni series, and two recitals at t he Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago. In November 1998, Faliks performed at the World Piano Conference held in Fort Worth, Texas. In December of the same year, she gave a recital at the Chicago Cultural Center on the Thursday Something series in honor of Rachmaninov’s birthday. In March 1998, Ms. Faliks became the first place winner in the 1998 Hilton Head International Piano Competition. She performed Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini with the Hilton Head Orchestra on January 11th, 1999. "Inn a Faliks is a Rachmaninov player of remarkable ability," Jane Shaw stated in the Island Packet, Hilton Head. "Her performance was distinguished by articulation and clarity ….her lacy filigrees of sound illuminated the rich mosaic of Romantic orc hestration."

Instruments Piano

Location Baltimore, MD - USA

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