Eugene Kaminsky
Born in former USSR, Eugene Kaminsky, received his Bachelor's Degree at Rubin Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv (Israel), and his Master’s of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati, where he was a student and later assistant of Professor James Tocco.
Being an active performer, Eugene is a prizewinner of several international piano competitions such as "Josef Hofmann" International Piano Competition (USA) and "Carlo Soliva" International Piano Duo Competition (Italy) in ensemble with his wife Eva. He is an active solo and chamber music performer frequently sharing the stage with instrumentalists and singers.
Performances include appearances on the Music of the Year Festival and Grandin Festival, as well as guest performances on Schleswig-Holstein and "Russische Schule" festivals in Germany, and "Villa Medici" in Italy.
As a piano duo, Eugene gave several "pioneer" 20-century music performances such as USA premiere of Erwin Schulhoff’s "Ironien" in 1999 and the world premiere of Menachem Zur’s "Isaiah’s Visions" for piano (4-hands) and chamber orchestra in 2001.
Serving on the piano faculty of Preparatory Department of CCM UC, his students won several merit awards and prizes of concerto and solo competitions. Eugene’s scholar research projects include lecture-recital "Beethoven in 1800: Crisis of Style" and "Order of Disorder" on "Concerto for Two Solo Pianos" by Igor Stravinsky.
His doctoral thesis is dedicated to research of Schumann’s editions and manuscripts.