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Performers: Piano Duo Marina Porchkhidze & Vladimir Shinov/New York City
www.vladimarina.com

Family team/musicians- multi-faceted artists, M.Porchkhidze & V.Shinov worked as soloists and as piano duet in Republic of Karelia /Russia/.They were awarded by prestigious diplomas of State Board of Culture of Karelian Republic,Russia and by the Diplomas of the COMPOSER'S UNION and "MELODIA AWARD"/leading Russian recording company/ for the best performance and composition. Their recitals have been broadcasted on Karelian/Russian TV and Radio.Musicians have appeared at many prestigious venues in Russia ,Europe,USA. Since 1993,Marina & Vladimir have lived in USA,New York;continiued their performing at Riverside Church Theater,Nicholas Roerich Museum,Florence Gould Hall at French Institute Alliance France, Hilton Hotel /all in New York City.The Piano Duet made their CARNEGIE HALL debut in February 2004. Since then they have appeared each season at Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall. Piano Duet has recorded 7 CD's: "Landscapes of the Soul"/2000- music by V.Shinov; "Masterpieces of French Music"/2001-music by Debussy,Poulenc,Satie.; "Heart of Wayfaring"/2003-music by V.Shinov; "Reflections of Romanicism"/2003-music by Donizetti, Schumann,Satie; "New Ballets from New York City"/ 2006 - music by M.Porchkhidze and V.Shinov; "Pearls of Russian music"/2006- music by Tchaikovsky,Mussorgsky,A.Rubinstein,Rachmaninov,Prokofiev; " Music of American composers-little anthology"/2008- music by L.Gottchalk,D.Townsend, B.Lazarus,O.A.Adams, D.Burge,S.Barber,G.Gershwin,S.Joplin,M.Porchkhidze & V.Shinov. In 2004,USA's prominent specialist in classical music,KARL HAAS,the creator of the longest running radio show "Adventures in good music" ,has reffered the CD's of the Piano Duet to the listeners.