Diana Cohen and Roman Rabinovich

FREE CONCERT:  Diana Cohen and Roman Rabinovich

Violin / Piano / Classical

Roman Rabinovich

Praised by The New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling,” pianist Roman Rabinovich won the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 2008. He has since performed at leading venues across Europe and North America, including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, and Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center. He has appeared with top orchestras and conductors and earned acclaim for a repertoire spanning Bach to Lutosławski, especially his interpretations of Haydn. Highlights of the 2024–25 season include a three-recital series at Wigmore Hall, performances at the Lammermuir and Liszt Academy Chamber Music Festivals, a concerto debut with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and recitals in Israel. He will also perform JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations in London, Vienna, and on Hornby Island. Described as “a true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word” (Seen & Heard International), Rabinovich is also a composer and visual artist. His Haydn recordings on First Hand Records have been widely praised. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Rabinovich immigrated to Israel and debuted with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at age 10. He studied at the Curtis Institute and earned his master’s at Juilliard. He was one of the first pianists in Sir András Schiff’s “Building Bridges” series. Rabinovich co-directs ChamberFest Cleveland and ChamberFest West with his wife, violinist Diana Cohen.

‘. . . the elegance and liveliness of Rabinovich’s keyboard style are, indeed, a joy to listen to, and his unfailing musicality and inventiveness allows him to penetrate to the expressive heart of Haydn’s world.’ BBC Magazine

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Diana Cohen

Violinist Diana Cohen is Concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic and Artistic Director of ChamberFest Cleveland. She has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras and performed at major festivals including Marlboro and Ravinia. Cohen has collaborated with artists such as Garrick Ohlsson and Mitsuko Uchida and performed with ensembles including Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, and the Cleveland Orchestra.

Cohen studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and has a deep musical family lineage, including her father Franklin Cohen (clarinetist), brother Alexander Cohen (timpanist), and husband Roman Rabinovich. During the pandemic, she and Rabinovich founded “Garden Concerts YYC,” an outdoor concert series in Calgary.

“Diana Cohen is a radiant artist with a flawless technique. Her personal warmth is evident in every stroke of her bow, and this makes her playing totally unique. Her performance of my suite from The Red Violin is magnificent.” – John Corigliano, composer

“Diana is one of the most impressive young violinists I’ve ever worked with. She is a masterful violinist, a sensitive and natural musician, a superb chamber player, and perhaps most important of all, she has something unique and extremely personal to say.” – Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist, The Guarneri String Quartet, Grammy-winning artist, author