Born: Moscow, Russia

The Russian pianist, Victoria Dondysh, began studying piano and composition at the age of 6. She performed her own compositions at the Central Hall of the Arts in Moscow and received honorable reviews from the major Russian newspaper. After arriving in USA she was accepted to Juilliard School of Music on a full scholarship where she continued studying piano and composition. She was a winner at the young artist competition on Long Island where she performed Mozart's concerto No. 17 in G major, K 453. She holds her B.A and M.A. degrees from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Byron Janis and Arthur Balsam. For many years she was a student of the renowned pianist Nina Lelchuk.

Victoria Dondysh performs throughout the USA and Europe. She is included in 58^th and 59^th addition of Who's Who in America publication, appeared on Long Island's public television station and was featured on WQXR (New York classical radio station).

Source: Victoria Dondysh Website; Eroica Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2007)

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