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Sophia Agranovich is a multi-award-winning pianist, recording artist, educator and artistic director. A Steinway artist, she is performing at prestigious stages worldwide and collaborating with renowned musicians and members of notable orchestras. Her concerts and discography have won top international prizes, rave critical acclaim, and are broadcast at major stations. Sophia Agranovich holds Bachelor and Master degrees from the Juilliard School, where she taught piano as a teaching Fellow. She continued her Doctoral studies at Columbia University…  Full BIOGRAPHY

“A tigress of the keyboard… She is a sort of cross between György Cziffra and Dinu Lipatti, a tigress who is also a poet… The great tragedian of the piano… Smoldering sense of passion… It’s not often that one encounters, in this day and age, an artist who not only has a dazzling technique… but, better yet, an independent and individual way of thinking about music… Agranovich has a way of expressing herself through this music in a way that almost precludes comparisons.”

“Like such Eastern European pianists as Lipatti, Fischer, Cziffra and, yes, Reisenberg, her Chopin is more muscular and less soft-grained than we are normally used to…The only Western European pianist whose Chopin is equally wide-awake was Alfred Cortot.”

-Lynn René Bayley,  The ArtMusicLounge

“Bravo! That was the most unusual and imaginative ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy I ever heard. The abandon you play with, the amazing, amazing coloration… I never heard those arpeggios in the Finale played like that… And what you have done is bringing true character of the Schubertian world.”    “Delightful and original performance! You heard a real Lisztian here!”

“Reckless and interesting performance on every level… Fabulous! Incredibly wonderful temperament!”

-David Dubal – International Authority on Piano Literature, Writer, Radio Host, Pianist

“…It all comes together in an interpretation that dares to be different. Beauty has tamed the beast… Magnificent shading and superior musicianship…”

“She caresses the notes, milks the music for every expressive possibility, and persuades by a gentle coercion that can be seductive… had to restrain myself from crying with joy at the Venusian beauty of her playing… Finale is a sudden burst of energy and passion. It sparkles, notes tumble over each other, and the music continues to build towards towards a dazzling conclusion. The added touch of restraint works beautifully in a performance that easily reaches the heights.”

-Alan Becker,  American Record Guide

“Sophia is without doubt one of the most accomplished classical pianists of her day…she shines like the midday sun.”

Steve Sheppard, OneWorld Music Radio

“Sophia Agranovich’s alchemy of mind-bending technical prowess and heart-melting emotional expressivity add up to one of the most glorious piano recitals this side of Elysium. Urgently recommended… Combining the best of both Brendel and Kempff. It’s as if she has absorbed from Brendel his organizational skill to bind the piece together and reveal its unifying formal principles, while from Kempff she has absorbed the sense of philosophical and spiritual probing.”

-Jerry Dubins,  Fanfare Magazine

“Sophia Agranovich is a bold, daring pianist in the tradition of the Golden Age Romantics…. It’s the kind of daredevil exhibition that was bread and butter for the likes of de Pachmann and Hofmann and that most of today’s pianists shy away from… Combines the spaciousness of Richter and propulsion of Gieseking.”

-Myron SilbersteinFanfare Magazine

“Her range is enormous, whether we are speaking of color or dynamics, but where she differs from so many improvisatory pianists is in her ability to appear to be making it up as she goes along while never losing the sense of overall architecture.”

“Crystalline clarity of textures with a natural gift for shaping melodies… the clarity of her fingerwork is breathtaking, exhibiting pinpoint control of dynamics.”

“She makes the keyboard sing with a pearly legato that belies the fact that the piano is basically a percussion instrument.”

“She can take her respectable place alongside Curzon, Richter, Pollini, and even Edwin Fischer in the Schubert, and Moravec, Cortot, Rubinstein, Gornostaeva, and a few others as well in the Chopin.”

-Henry Fogel, Fanfare Magazine

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This album had already received 11 rave reviews and 6 international music awards

Excerpts from some of the reviews

“Agranovich is the great tragedian of the piano; her feeling for tragedy makes the music sound almost overwhelming in its intensity.”

“Every note is imbued with feeling…you almost feel like crying“.

– Lynn René Bayley, Art Music Lounge 

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Agranovich’s grasp of architecture and proportion, elegance and beauty of phrasing, and clear articulation provide considerable pleasure. A most enjoyable recital.”

– Ken Meltzer, Fanfare 

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“Performed to perfection… A wide range of emotions – from grief to exhilaration – a musical thrill ride for sure! Dazzling…powerful and inspiring!” 

– Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano 

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 “Five stars: A wonderful Mendelssohn recital with a wide range of pieces, all in strong and exciting performances.”

James Harrington, Fanfare 

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Every note of every sweeping arpeggio across the keyboard and every note of every run is perfectly weighted and clear as a bell. This is remarkable playing…there’s some really gorgeous music on this disc… Shimmering beauty of tone… Played with consummate technical skill and artistry, this well-chosen program of Mendelssohn’s solo piano pieces can be unreservedly recommended to all audiences.”

– Jerry Dubins, Fanfare

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“Sizzling performance… Agranovich conjures up a memory palace of a performance with senses and flavours of the ethereal, in a passionate manifestation that exudes copious amounts of both warmth and love…”

“…Packed with mixed emotions, moods and feelings, as the moods are manifested in music and build upon a narrative of romance, passion and conflict.”

“A wonderful delight, perfectly played by the pianist…Agranovich feels each and every note played, with a sublime attractive and intelligent performance.”

“Album Leaf: Piano Works by Felix Mendelssohn by Sophia Agranovich is classically stunning. It’s a vast body of work that has been presented and played with such precision and craft by the artist…This album is guaranteed to be a sure fire hit with listeners and classical music aficionados alike the globe over”.

Steve Sheppard, OneWorld Music Radio

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“…Combination of excellent technique and strong musical personality…crystalline clarity of textures with a natural gift for shaping melodies. She is willing to take interpretive risks. The clarity of her fingerwork is breathtaking, exhibiting pinpoint control of dynamics.”

 “She makes the keyboard sing with a pearly legato that belies the fact that the piano is basically a percussion instrument. ability to balance freedom and discipline.”

“The range of moods encompassed is enormous, Her performance has passion, humor, beauty, and above all, deep conviction. Five stars: A superlative recital of piano music by Mendelsohn.”

– Henry Fogel, Fanfare 

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LATEST NEWS

Sophia Agranovich is a winner of the American Prize in the Piano Solo Division

Sophia Agranovich is the winner of InterContinental Music Awards – Best Instrumentalist 

Sophia Agranovich is the Best Classical Artist winner at the World Entertainment Awards

Sophia Agranovich is a winner of the Best Classical Recording category at the Indie Music Channel

She is an Inductee to The Indie Hall of Fame

Sophia Agranovich  is an inductee to the Akademia Hall of Fame 2024

Sophia Agranovich won 2 more Global Music Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Best Instrumentalist | Best Classical Piano

Sophia Agranovich was a featured artist at the “Cadenza” interview and performance with David Osenberg at WWFM.ORG – The Classical Network

Sophia Agranovich was one of the featured artists at NPR WLPR-FM “Art on the Air” – Interview and performance

Sophia Agranovich was one of the featured pianists at “Between the Keys” (episode #0368) by Jed Distler and “Piano Matters” with David Dubal on WWFM.ORG – The Classical Network

Sophia Agranovich is selected as one of the official GrammyU mentors by the Recording Academy (Grammys – NARAS) for 2023-2024

Sophia Agranovich is a recipient of a Steinway Top Teacher Award 

Sophia Agranovich is a recipient of 4 Gold awards for the 2 Best Classical Recordings, Best Contemporary Instrumental Solo and Best World Music at One Earth Awards 

Sophia Agranovich is a Winner of the Best Classical Artist, Best Classical Recording at the Indie Music Channel Radio Music Awards 

Sophia Agranovich with Rupam Sarmah are 4x Winners for Outstanding Achievement

at the Global Music Awards 2023:

“Peace and Joy (Mendelssohn/Mozart World” – Creativity/Originality and Experimental

“Love Serenade” – Concept and Creativity/Originality

Sophia Agranovich and Rupam Sarmah are winners of Akademia Music Award for “Love Serenade” in Best Ambient Song category

Sophia Agranovich and Rupam Sarmah are winners of Clouzuie International Music Award Fall 2023 for “Love Serenade” in Best Instrumental Recording category

Sophia Agranovich is the Nominee for Best Classical Album and Best Classical Artist in 2024 “World Entertainment Awards”

Sophia Agranovich won 3 Platinum awards from LIT Talents Awards for “Album Leaf: Paino Works by  Felix Mendelssohn”: Best Classical Album, Best Classical Pianist and Best Classical Music

Sophia Agranovich is a winner for  Best Classical Piano Album for “Album Leaf: Paino Works by  Felix Mendelssohn” at Clouzine International Music Awards 

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