Biography

One of Hamilton’s “most fascinating people and inspired individuals” (Hamilton Magazine, Fall 2008), pianist Shoshana Telner has a diverse career performing and teaching. She has appeared in recital in Canada and the United States. Her solo and chamber music performances have been heard on CBC Radio in Canada. Shoshana 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 and the Boston Classical 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.

Shoshana has participated in numerous festivals including the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Focus! festival in New York, and Piano Century at the Juilliard School. She has been awarded several honors in national and international competitions including the Honens International Piano Competition (2003), the Canadian Concerto Competition (2002), and the International Stepping Stone Competition (1998). She received the Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy award in 2003, and was a finalist in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in 2000.

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. From 2005-2007 she taught piano and coached ensembles at McGill University and the University of Ottawa. She has given many masterclasses, adjudicates competitions, and is an examiner for the Royal Conservatory of Music. In September 2007 she moved to the Hamilton area where she currently teaches in the music faculties of McMaster University and Wilfrid Laurier University. Shoshana has recently recorded solo works of Canadian composer Colin Mack on the CanSona label to be released in January, 2009.

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