Pianist will perform for Hemet Concert Association

The Hemet Concert Association will present a concert by classical pianist Svetlana Smolina 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the theater at Tahquitz High School, 4425 Titan Trail, Hemet.

Tickets are $30, available at the door, and parking is free.

Smolina, who was born in Russia, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan and degrees and diplomas from Indiana University, Oberlin Conservatory, the Brussels Royal Conservatory in Belgium and Balakirev Music College in Russia.

She is a prize winner of the Citta Di Senigallia International Piano Competition, Kingsville Piano Competition, William Byrd Young Artists Piano Competition, Murray Dranoff International Duo Piano Competition and Shreveport Symphony Wideman Piano Competition.

She has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide, including appearances with the Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center and St. Petersburg Philharmonic, according to a news release.

Smolina is a frequent guest at festivals and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl and in countries including Austria, England, Israel, Russia, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and China.

In the summer of 2011, she joined the ipalpiti Festival of International Laureates in Los Angeles and made her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut. Since 2011 she has also been directing piano programs at the Philadelphia International Music Festival.

In 2018 she played at the opening night of the Navrasa Duende Global Carnival with the Dublin Philharmonic in Nehru Stadium, New Delhi; performed a duo recital at Basel Stadtcasino, Switzerland, made her debuts with

Missouri and Eastern Connecticut symphonies, and gave masterclasses and workshops and a concert tour in China and at the Varna International Summer Academy in Bulgaria.

In September 2020 Smolina was appointed a program director at the Piano Academy at the European Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, a Division of Irish American University.

Sunday’s concert is the third on the Hemet Concert Association’s 2022-23 season of five concerts. For information about the association and other concerts on the season, go to hemetconcerts.org.