Album Notes

Pianist GILA GOLDSTEIN who is known as a versatile musician has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations. Her playing has often been described as profound, electrifying and sensual.

Gila has performed as a Soloist and a Chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Israel. Gila has performed in many of the world's most important concert series and venues: Merkin Concert Hall, Steinway Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, the Purcell Room at the South Bank Center in London, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Old First Church in San Francisco, the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, University of Evansville in Indiana, Gardner Museum in Boston, Dame Myra Hess concert series, the Ravinia Rising Stars Series and the Chicago Symphony Hall in Chicago, Great Performances Series in St. Louis, Musée de Louvre in Paris, Pallacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Henry Crown Hall in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum.

A Board member of the American Liszt Society (ALS) and the Founder-President of its NY/NJ Chapter since 1992, Gila is a frequent guest performer at the ALS annual festivals and at the Great Romantics International Festival in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada).

A champion of the music of Israel's leading composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984) in the past decade as a performer and recording artist, Gila has recorded two volumes of his entire piano works and several chamber works on the Centaur label: "Piano Works of Paul Ben-Haim", (released in June 2001) and "Paul Ben-Haim, 2nd Volume: Piano and Chamber Works" (released in November 2005). Among the rave reviews the recordings have received worldwide, the American Record Guide wrote: "Goldstein is a charismatic performer who plays with great flair, delicate nuances, fluid tempi and brilliance".

Gila Goldstein holds a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Mrs. Nina Svetlanova and a Bachelor of Music from the Tel-Aviv University's Academy of Music, where her teacher was Prof. Victor Derevianko.

For more information and upcoming performances please visit her web site: www.gilagoldstein.com