Victor Goldberg, Piano

Biography

Hailed for his extraordinarily imaginative and original interpretations, the Russian-born Israeli pianist, Victor Goldberg, continues to fascinate a wide range of audiences around the globe with his extensive repertoire of classical masterpieces, as well as rarely performed piano works. A winner of the 2008 Pro Musicis International Award, the Artist Recognition Award at the International Keyboard Festivalin New York, the Arianne Katcz Piano Competition in Tel Aviv, and the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Ukraine, Mr. Goldberg has performed extensively in Israel, Europe, and the United States.

Mr. Goldberg's recent appearances include solo performances at numerous, prestigious New York venues, such as Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), the Millennium Theater, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Bargemusic, and the Nicholas Roerich Museum. His Steinway Hall "Gift of Music" recital-presented by the Israeli Consulate General in New York and the Russian-American Arts Foundation-was a success that attracted a wide spectrum of political and cultural figures. Mr. Goldberg has also been presented by the Washington Performing Arts Society, and at major festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, the International Keyboard Festival in New York, Sarasota Music Festival in Florida, Pianofest in the Hamptons, and the Festival de La Ribagorza in Spain.

Other international performances include the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada; Strathmore, Society of Cincinnati, the Smithsonian, and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; Congress Hall in Kiev, Ukraine; Pro Musicis International Concert Series in Boston, MA; Spiegelsaal Schloss in Rheinsberg, Germany; Tel Aviv Museum of Arts; and Jerusalem Music Center Mishkenot Sha'ananim in Israel. His solo and chamber performances can often be heard on WQXR, including the McGraw-Hill Young Artist Showcase with Bob Sherman and Reflections from the Keyboard with David Dubal, as well as Boston's WGBH.

Deeply attached to his Jewish heritage, Mr. Goldberg also performs a number of benefit concerts and is an official representative of the Speakers Bureau of the Jewish National Fund. For his achievement in music, Mr. Goldberg was recognized by the World Congress of Russian Jewry, which honored him with the Artistic Mastery Award in 2003.

Mr. Goldberg studied under such renowned pianists as Jerome Lowenthal, Alexander Shtarkman, Constance Keene, Alexander Volkov, and Mark Shaviner. He holds degrees from Tel Aviv University's Rubin Academy, The Juilliard School, the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and the Manhattan School of Music, where he was the first instrumentalist in the school's history to be awarded the prestigious Artist Diploma in Performance. He is a recipient of full scholarships from all of the aforementioned music institutions. Mr. Goldberg has been a recurring scholar of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation since 1994.