Natasha Paremski

Russian-born American pianist Natasha Paremski has been a fixture in both North American and European concert halls since coming on the scene in 2006, when she took home the prestigious Gilmore Young Artists Prize. Paremski has performed with major orchestras around the world. She considers a 2011 recital of music by Brahms, Prokofiev, and Gabriel Kahane (whose sonata was written for her) her debut album. The American Record Guide raved that "comparisons with Argerich should not be given lightly, but Paremski is so clearly of the same temperament and technique that it is unavoidable here." With Maxim Vengerov, she supplied music for the film Twin Spirits, starring Sting, about the creative lives of Robert and Clara Schumann. ~ James Manheim