Olga Kleiankina’s
talents both as a pianist and composer were marked early when at the age of ten
she won the Republic of Moldova’s National composition contest. Following her
early successes, she received degrees from St. Neaga College of Music in
Kishinau, Moldova, and the Academy of Music Gh. Dima in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
She continued her musical training by receiving a Master of Music from Bowling
Green State University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of
Michigan. Over her career, Dr. Kleiankina has obtained various awards and
prizes for performance, accompanying, chamber music, jazz, composition and
arrangements.
Dr. Kleiankina
is currently the Assistant Professor of Piano at North Carolina State
University. She has presented numerous lectures, lecture-recitals, and master
classes internationally and in the United States at events such as the 2008
MTNA Conference in Denver and the 2011 CMS Conference in Richmond.
Dr. Kleiankina
is an active solo and chamber music performer with an international career. She
has performed with orchestras from Moldova, Romania, United States and Russia
with conductors Emil Simon, Robert Houlihan, Zsolt Janko and Randolph Foy. In
November 2010, Dr. Kleiankina performed at the Glinka Hall of St. Petersburg
Philharmonic in Russia, where she, accompanied by the St. Petersburg Chamber
Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Meyer, premiered a Piano Concerto written by
NCSU composer, Dr. Rodney Waschka. In June 2012, she performed the Waschka
piano concerto with the State Radio and Television Symphony of Moldova in
Chisinau, Moldova.
Recent
Highlights:
“Olga
Kleankina is a pianist with a very special feeling for jazz, …with a strong
technique and imposing touch, an artist capable of launching herself into
breath taking tempi, contrasting changes of rhythms and colors or folding
perfectly in lyrical parts.”
Faclia (Romania), 28 May 2011
“…strong
technique and a sophisticated sense of rhythm…”
DN Artes, (Portugal), 16 July 2010
“Kleiankina
possessed a fine sense of timing, rubato and phrasing which fit the piece
beautifully.”
Classical Voice of North Carolina, 18 April 2010