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Canadian pianist Shoshana Telner has performed across
Canada and abroad. She made her solo orchestral début with the National Arts
Centre Orchestra at the age of 16, and has since performed as soloist with
several orchestras including the Québec Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Classical
Orchestra, and the National Academy Orchestra. As a chamber musician she has
collaborated with artists including violist Steven Dann, cellists Shauna Rolston,
Denis Brott, and Andrés Díaz, violinist Menachem Breuer, clarinetist Simon
Aldrich, and soprano Ingrid Attrot. Her solo and chamber music performances have
been heard often on CBC radio. In 2010, Shoshana became a member of the
Philadelphia based Shir Ami Ensemble.
Shoshana has participated in numerous festivals including the Montreal Chamber
Music Festival, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, the Brott Music
Festival, and the Focus! Festival and Piano Century at the Juilliard
School. She has been awarded several honors in national and international
competitions including the Honens International Piano Competition, the Canadian
Concerto Competition, the International Stepping Stone Competition and the
Hilton Head International Piano Competition.
Shoshana received a Bachelor’s degree on full scholarship from Boston
University, a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School in New York, and a
Doctorate in performance from McGill University in Montreal. She has taught
piano and coached ensembles at McGill University, the University of Ottawa, and
Wilfrid Laurier University. She frequently gives masterclasses, adjudicates
competitions, and examines for the Royal Conservatory of Music. In September
2007 she moved to Hamilton, Ontario where she currently teaches in the music
faculty of McMaster University.
One of Hamilton’s “most fascinating people and inspired individuals” (Hamilton
Magazine), Shoshana has a passion for promoting new music. Her playing is “full
of fire and warmth” (The New York Times) and she has been described as an
“authentic musician, with a sparkling technique” (Le Droit) and as a
“sophisticated and polished musician and pianist” (Julian Martin, the Juilliard
School). Shoshana has recorded solo works of Canadian composer Colin Mack on the
CanSona label released in 2009.
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