Irina Rees (Harpsichord)

Born: Russia

The Russian harpsichordist, Irina Rees, is a graduate of the Russian National Academy of Music in Moscow. Later she has live in New York and studied with Charlotte Mattax at Rutgers University. She won first prize at the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society's Fourth International Competition in 1996.

Irina Rees brings subtle articulation, excellent agility and a feel for refined colors in her program of Forqueray, Duphly, J.S. Bach, Girolamo Frescobaldi and others.

Source: Library of Congress Website (1997-1998)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (February 2007)

Irina Rees: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works

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Season-at-a Glance - Library of Congress 1997-1998 Concert Series

The winners of the 2002 competition