“A pianist with wonderful firm, clear touch” (The New York Times) …

Golda Vainberg-Tatz has been hailed as “a pianist with wonderful firm, clear touch” (The New York Times), a “superbly gifted pianist … playing with amazing agility and crystal-clear articulation” (All About the Arts), and a “fascinating interpreter” (Tagblat, Germany). Golda has performed as soloist with many leading orchestras including the Shanghai Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, St. Kristoforas Chamber Orchestra in Lithuania, Kaunas State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra at the Tchaikovsky Grand Hall in Moscow, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Raanana Sinfonietta in Israel. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has performed throughout Europe, Russia, Israel, Canada, China, and the U.S., including radio and television broadcasts in Lithuania, Israel, WQXR in New York City, the Dame Myra Hess series in Chicago, “Sundays Live” in Los Angeles, Radio France, Shanghai radio broadcasts, and numerous performances in major halls in New York.

Golda Vainberg-Tatz has collaborated numerous times with the Nous Quartet (Italy), the Vilnius String Quartet, and with violinist Raimundas Katilius in recitals in Europe, Israel, Canada, Italy, and the U.S. She has been a guest artist at Sala Verdi, Milano at Fondazione La Società dei Concerti, Mozarteum Festival in Salzburg, Vilnius Festival in Lithuania, Saint Petersburg Palaces Festival in Russia, Shanghai Conservatory International Festival, and the Shanghai Himalayas International Piano Festival in China, where performed with Andre Michel Schub and the Shanghai Philharmonic in November 2014 at the Daguan Theatre.

Her prizes and awards include First Prize in the Lithuanian State Competition for Young Pianists, full scholarships with distinction from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, prestigious Maurice Claremont awards in Israel, and top prizes at Young Keyboard Artists, the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, the Frinna Awerbuch International Competition in New York, the Prix-du Disque from the French Piano Institute in Paris, and the Palm Beach Invitational International competition.

Among her recordings are Mozart’s Piano Concerti K. 453 and K. 466 with Constantine Orbelian conducting the Moscow Chamber Orchestra on the Delos label, with digital availability on all music platforms (chosen for IDAGIO’s Editors Pick Playlist, August 2022); Robert Schumann’s piano music (3D, France), which received the highest critical acclaim by Fanfare and American Record Guide magazines; and Miezeslaw Vainberg’s Piano Quintet with the Vilnius String Quartet (Delos).

Golda Vainberg-Tatz has been an associate faculty member at The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music and is on the faculty of the Precollege Division at Manhattan School.

Golda began early music education in her native Lithuania and then went on to study at Israel’s Rubin Academy at Tel Aviv University, Manhattan School of Music, and The Juilliard School. Her teachers and mentors include Emanuel Krasovsky, Bella Davidovich, Nina Svetlanova, and Rosalyn Tureck.

Golda Vainberg-Tatz is a Steinway Artist. goldatatz.com