Sally Pinkas
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Sally Pinkas is a pianist, born and raised in Israel.
She moved to the United States as a teenager to study piano. She earned performance degrees from Indiana University
and the New England Conservatory of Music
, and a Ph.D. in Composition and Theory from Brandeis University
. She made her debut in London in 1983. Pinkas currently serves as Professor of Music at Dartmouth College
in Hanover, New Hampshire
, and also as pianist-in-residence of the Hopkins Center for the Arts
at Dartmouth, performing for the local audience each season.
She explores contemporary music as well as the traditional repertoire. She is a passionate chamber musician, and actively performs with her husband Evan Hirsch as the Hirsch-Pinkas Piano Duo. Pinkas has given concerts and master classes throughout the United States and the world—she has traveled to Europe, Israel, Nigeria and China. She currently resides in Massachusetts.
Pinkas has released a number of notable solo and duo recordings. Her recording of Fauré
's Thirteen Nocturnes was named one of the 2002's best CDs by The Boston Globe
. American composers Daniel Pinkham
and George Rochberg
wrote duo piano works for the Hirsch-Pinkas Duo.
She moved to the United States as a teenager to study piano. She earned performance degrees from Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
and the New England Conservatory of Music
New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States.The conservatory is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of...
, and a Ph.D. in Composition and Theory from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
. She made her debut in London in 1983. Pinkas currently serves as Professor of Music at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, and also as pianist-in-residence of the Hopkins Center for the Arts
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Hopkins Center for the Creative and Performing Arts at Dartmouth College is located at 2 East Wheelock Street in Hanover, New Hampshire. The center, which was designed by Wallace K. Harrison and foreshadows his later design of Manhattan’s Lincoln Center, is the college’s cultural hub. It is home...
at Dartmouth, performing for the local audience each season.
She explores contemporary music as well as the traditional repertoire. She is a passionate chamber musician, and actively performs with her husband Evan Hirsch as the Hirsch-Pinkas Piano Duo. Pinkas has given concerts and master classes throughout the United States and the world—she has traveled to Europe, Israel, Nigeria and China. She currently resides in Massachusetts.
Pinkas has released a number of notable solo and duo recordings. Her recording of Fauré
Faure
Faure or Fauré is a French family name and may refer to:People:* Edgar Faure, French politician* Élie Faure, French art historian and essayist* Émile Alphonse Faure, lead battery pioneer* Cédric Fauré, French football striker...
's Thirteen Nocturnes was named one of the 2002's best CDs by The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
. American composers Daniel Pinkham
Daniel Pinkham
Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Jr. was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Pinkham was one of America's most active composers during his lifetime...
and George Rochberg
George Rochberg
George Rochberg was an American composer of contemporary classical music.-Life:Rochberg was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended the Mannes College of Music, where his teachers included George Szell and Hans Weisse, and the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Rosario Scalero and...
wrote duo piano works for the Hirsch-Pinkas Duo.