Shani Diluka
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Shani Diluka is a Monegasque
classical pianist. Ms Diluka has been giving concerts since an early age, appearing on the concert platform with the pianist Hélène Grimaud
at the age of 12, and playing her first orchestral concert with L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo at the age of 16. She has appeared in the prestigious piano festival at La Roque-d'Anthéron
in 2007, 2008 and 2010. She has recorded albums of the music of Mendelssohn
and Grieg, both of which received the highest critical rating from Le Monde de la Musique. Forthcoming recordings include the Beethoven piano concerto
s, due for release in 2010.
Shani Diluka was born in Monaco
of Sri Lankan
parents. She was among those to benefit from a programme initiated by Princess Grace of Monaco, which allowed talented children to receive special music lessons integrated into their normal schooling. She received the first prize in the Académie de Musique (Fondation Prince Rainier III). She subsequently studied with Odile Poisson, a pupil of Pierre Sancan
. Enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris
in 1997, she studied with Georges Pludermacher and François Frédéric Guy and later with Marie-Françoise Bucquet
, Nicholas Angelich
and Bruno Rigutto
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
classical pianist. Ms Diluka has been giving concerts since an early age, appearing on the concert platform with the pianist Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud is a French pianist.-Biography:Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. Although her autobiography Variations Sauvages suggests a...
at the age of 12, and playing her first orchestral concert with L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo at the age of 16. She has appeared in the prestigious piano festival at La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron
La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.-Population:-References:*...
in 2007, 2008 and 2010. She has recorded albums of the music of Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn
Mendelson is a Polish/German Jewish family name, meaning "son of Mendel", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew given name Menahem, meaning "consoling" or "one who consoles".Mendelssohn is the surname of a number of people:...
and Grieg, both of which received the highest critical rating from Le Monde de la Musique. Forthcoming recordings include the Beethoven piano concerto
Piano concerto
A piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra.See also harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano...
s, due for release in 2010.
Shani Diluka was born in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
of Sri Lankan
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
parents. She was among those to benefit from a programme initiated by Princess Grace of Monaco, which allowed talented children to receive special music lessons integrated into their normal schooling. She received the first prize in the Académie de Musique (Fondation Prince Rainier III). She subsequently studied with Odile Poisson, a pupil of Pierre Sancan
Pierre Sancan
Pierre Sancan was a French composer, pianist, teacher and conductor. Along with Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux, he was a major figure among French musicians in the mid-twentieth-century transition between modern and contemporary eras; but outside France his name is almost unknown.Born in...
. Enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
in 1997, she studied with Georges Pludermacher and François Frédéric Guy and later with Marie-Françoise Bucquet
Marie-Françoise Bucquet
Marie-Françoise Bucquet is a French pianist.French pianist Marie-Françoise Bucquet began her studies at the Vienna Music Academy and continued this tradition by further studies with the pianist Wilhelm Kempff and later with Alfred Brendel...
, Nicholas Angelich
Nicholas Angelich
Nicholas Angelich is an American pianist.Born in the United States, he began to study the piano with his mother at the age of five. He gave his first concert at the age of seven, with a chamber orchestra in the United States, when he performed Mozart's piano concerto in C major, K.467...
and Bruno Rigutto