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Dina Yoffe

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The 12th release in the NIFC Chopin Society Series! Latvian virtuoso Dina Yoffe makes her debut!NIFC, the independent label of the Polish National Chopin Society, continues its strong run of releases leading up to the 2010 Chopin Year, marking the 200th anniversary of Chopins birth. Following the previous releaseOleyniks second appearance in the seriesthe 12th installment features the debut of Dina Yoffe, a renowned Chopin interpreter born in Latvia!Born in Riga, the capital of Latvia during the Soviet era, Dina Yoffe honed her skills at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow under Professor Vera Gornostaeva. She rose to stardom after winning second prize at the Robert Schumann International Competition held in Zwickau, Germany, in 1974, and at the International Chopin Piano Competition the following year in 1975; her career as one of todays foremost Chopin interpreters has been remarkable. Since