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Behind The Scenes: Pianist Martina Filjak

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A new release from Solo Musica caught the attention of Music Director John Clare. Martina Filjak Piano includes music by Bach, Schumann, and Scriabin. John noticed something about the cover photo and asked how it came about...

Listen for this new release on WBAAClassicalon 101.3FM and WBAA.org! We'll also feature more of Martina on What's New later this year!

Martina Filjak is garnering "international praise for her poetic passion and technical mastery at the keyboard as well as for her charismatic personality and magnetic stage presence." Filjak has won international acclaim by winning not only the Gold Medal, but the 1st prize AND the Beethoven prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. She has also won first prizes at the Maria Canals Piano Competition (Barcelona) and the Viotti Piano Competition (Vercelli), and was a laureate at the Busoni Piano Competition. You may have seen Filjak with The Cleveland Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, the Strasbourg Philharmonic, Barcelona Symphony, Bilbao Symphony and the Granada Symphony.

John Nasukaluk Clare is comfortable behind a microphone, streaming video or playing violin. A former broadcaster for NPR, John has previously worked with Voice of America, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and stations in Texas, Kansas, Nevada, California, and Pennsylvania. In 2005, Clare earned the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP for radio broadcasting, citing his work on 20/20 Hearing. Having performed with famed tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli, John has worked with the Mozart Festival Texas, Mid Texas Symphony, Nevada Chamber Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic and Wichita Symphony Orchestra.
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