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Inara Morgenstern Artist's Website >> Inara Morgenstern has taken an active role in the San Francisco Bay Area classical music scene for more than three decades - in both teaching and performing roles. In addition to teaching introductory piano to students at San Francisco State University, she teaches adults in private studio. Her philosophy is to provide a fun, supportive environment for people to learn and gain skills to express themselves through music. She recently picked up the accordion, which she said has given her a new perspective on the process of learning a musical instrument as an adult. Furthermore, Inara is well known for her solo and duo piano performances. In her solo piano performances, she recently has championed compositions by the Russian composer Nicolai Medtner as well as American composers, such as Amy Beach, Charles Griffes and Leo Ornstein. She has long partnered with colleague Victoria Neve on frequent programs of duo piano music by a wide range of classical and modern composers. Inara also is renowned for her facility in accompaniment. She is in constant demand for programs of vocal and instrumental works. Coaching singers in the past, she collaborated in workshops by operatic luminaries such as Jess Thomas and Blanche Thebom. O1C Performances: Ariela & Inara Morgenstern's Classical Cabaret |
