Today we have for you another promising musician in our “Introducing” series:
Olga Scheps began playing her first melodies and pieces at the age of five, and she learned to play the piano in the same year as she did speaking, walking and reading. In 1992, her family moved from Moscow to Germany, Olga Scheps’ new home.
The pianist is fluent in German, Russian and English. At the age of 16, she became a young student at the Cologne Academy of Music, graduating in 2013 with distinction.
Olga Scheps also gained additional musical training from Arie Vardi, Dmitri Bashkirov, Andrei Gavrilov and Alfred Brendel.
For her album “Chopin”, Olga Scheps received the ECHO award in the category “Young artist of the Year”. All her other albums have reached the top ten in the classical charts.
Olga Scheps now lives in her adopted home of Cologne, traveling from there to classical music festivals and concert series in many different countries. She performs with worldwide leading orchestras and conductors.
Here is Ms. Scheps in the Piano Concerto #1 by Chopin:
I live in Johannesburg and got to meet dearest Olga when she performed with our Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra… I transport visiting artist to and from rehearsals and to flights to and from their destinations. I got to know this special artist so well… A sensitive pianist of huge standards and exquisite performing skill… Regards Jan