Angelina Gadeliya

Praised for her "refined and exceptionally phrased and stylized" playing (Telavivcity.com), and her "rare ability to make music speak" (The Gazette), Ukrainian pianist Angelina Gadeliya has received high critical acclaim for her performances as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the United States and across Europe. Born in Sukhumi, Georgia, Angelina began her musical studies there at the age of five, and continued them in Ukraine up until moving to the US in 1990. She completed three seasons with the prestigious Ensemble ACJW, bringing classical music to NYC public schools, and performing regularly at Carnegie Hall as well as at the Juilliard School. In 2012, she and her colleagues from ACJW formed a new ensemble, Decoda- an exciting new collective seeking to reinvigorate the world of classical music through revelatory audience engagement, community outreach, and innovative programming, designed to inspire a new entrepreneurial model for today's artists. Through their efforts, the Decoda ensemble has been named the first ever affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall. Angelina has participated in highly acclaimed residencies with Decoda at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival in Germany, the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, Princeton University, the Bulgarian Consulate in NYC, and at Trinity Wall Street in celebration of Benjamin Britten's centennial. Angelina's upcoming performances include a recital at Merkin Concert Hall in NYC, as well as the release of her debut solo album, "Music of Tribute: Schnittke and His Ghosts," by Labor Records and Naxos in April of 2015.