Brahms – 7 Fantasies op.116
Schubert-Liszt – Song transcriptions,
including “The Trout” and
“Gretchen at the spinning wheel”
Schubert – Sonata in G major D894
Recently awarded the Latvian Great Music award for the second time, pianist Reinis Zarins began his musical journey twenty-two years ago.
Reinis was born in Riga, Latvia in 1985. At the piano since seven, Reinis has studied music and piano performance in J.Medins and E.Darzins music colleges (Latvia), J.Vitols Latvian Music Academy, and in Yale University School of Music and Royal Academy of Music, London. As a student, Reinis has garnered the first class honours and a “Student of the Year” title; as a competitor, he has won top prizes in eleven international competitions, including first prizes in B.Smetana International Competition (Czech Republic), Jaques Samuel Piano Competition (UK), and “Brother and Sister” piano-duo competition in St.Petersburg, (Russia).
Reinis Zarins’ playing has been described as “electrifying”, with “unerring judgment” (International Piano Magazine), while boasting “magnificent tone” (Diena) and “thrilling clarity” (Boulezian).