Dina Vainshtein, piano

Russian-born pianist Dina Vainshtein has degrees from the Gnesins Institute of Music in Moscow, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. Ms. Vainshtein received a Special Prize for Best Collaboration at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

Ms. Vainshtein has performed at Alice Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall in New York City, Jordan Hall in Boston and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Other performances include the Ravinia Festival, Caramoor Festival, Music Academy of the West, Meadowmount and Heifitz International Music Institute.

She has given live performances on WGBH (Boston) and for NPR's Performance Today series. Her recording for the Naxos label with violinist Frank Huang received critical acclaim. At present, Ms. Vainshtein is a collaborative pianist for the Walnut Hill School and the New England Conservatory.