"She has charmed her audience" —Midi Libre Béziers

"Heavenly voice" —Yediot Aharonot America

"One of today's most promising singers" —Jonet.nl

Born in Israel, trained in New York City and currently living in Paris, Naama Liany has performed at the Carnegie Hall and the Everson Museum of Art. She won the First Prize at the Buchman-Heiman Competition and has received scholarships from the Shlomit Ben Zvi Foundation and the Ronen Foundation for eight consecutive years.

From her current home in Paris she participated in a number of festivals in Europe, including the New Year's Festival (Gstaad), the Clasicos En Alcala Clasicos Para Todos Festival (Madrid) and the De la Musique Avant Toute Chose Festival (Paris). As a young soloist she performed at the Lyrique en Mer Music Festival (Belle Ile en Mer, France). Later she sang Mozart's Mass in C minor in St. Germain En Laye.

Naama was one of a hand-picked group of young singers at the Gstaad Vocal Academy (Menuhin Festival Gstaad) directed by Cecilia Bartoli and Silvana Bazzoni. She was coached by the recently deceased maestro Alberto Zedda. Currently, Liany works with legendary mezzo-soprano Victoria Cortez and Maestro Tamir Chasson.

The Program
Bach: Allemande from Partita No.1 in Bb Major
Schubert: Sonata in Bb Major D 960, 3rd mvt.
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words: g minor, E Major, g minor, F Major, Eb Major, f# minor, C Major, a minor, b minor, Bb Major, Presto Agitato in g minor

Internationally-recognized Czech pianist Karolina Syrovatkova has been called by the ABQ Review "a true poet of the piano." She is known for her innovative approach to performing in which she combines her pianistic and dramatic talents to create shows about great composers. She is the winner of several international competitions including the North London and the Sidney M. Wright Presidential Competition. Her vision as a musician is deeply rooted in both the pianistic lineage of European(L'Ecole Normale in Paris, Prague Conservatory) and American schools (University of Maryland: BM, University of Texas at Austin: MM and DMA) and in the well-established principles of the Alexander Technique (AmSAT Certified Teacher). In addition to an active performing and teaching career, Karolina's multifaceted musical vision has led her to launch classical music series both in the US and in Europe. She has been a champion of Czech music, particularly the music of her distant relative, Bedrich Smetana and of Leoš Janáček. Her latest CD of Janáček's complete piano music will be released in December 2018. Her experimentation with bridging the gap between classical music and its audiences has led her to create a new art form she calls a "drama concert." Her series titled Living With the Great Composers combines theater and a classical piano recital in an educational, easy-to-understand and easy-to-love format. She has written and channeled the personae of Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Olga Janáček, and Caroline von Esterházy. Her latest drama concert entitled "Vitka: the Lady in a Bow Tie" has been featured at the Kennedy Center in September of 2018. You can find her on Youtube or at www.pianistkarolina.com.