26 Facts About Sophia Agranovich

Sophia Agranovich is a Ukrainian-born American classical concert pianist, recording artist, music educator and artistic director.

Sophia Agranovich holds Bachelor and Master degrees from the Juilliard School, where she taught piano as a teaching fellow.

Sophia Agranovich continued her doctoral studies at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Sophia Agranovich's albums are charting in top 10 across all musical genres on One World Music Radio and on World Top Radio Airplay Charts.

Sophia Agranovich was born in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

Sophia Agranovich's father was a dentist and her mother was an instructor of the English language and her first piano teacher.

Sophia Agranovich's teachers were Anna Stolyarevich and Alexander Edelmann.

At age 10 Agranovich won the Ukrainian Young Artists Competition, as that year's youngest participant.

Sophia Agranovich's concerts were broadcast on national TV and radio stations.

Sophia Agranovich graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1977 and a Master of Music degree in 1978.

Sophia Agranovich was awarded a fellowship and taught piano minor at Juilliard.

Sophia Agranovich continued her academic pursuits at Teachers College, Columbia University, taking Doctor of Philosophy coursework in Music Education, Music Theory and Music History from 1980 to 1981.

Sophia Agranovich paused her musical career in the 1980s to raise a family and to pursue an additional career in Information Technology.

In 2008, Sophia Agranovich retired from her IT career and studied naturopathy, traditional Indian medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.

In 2008, Sophia Agranovich restarted her professional musical career as a concert pianist, recording artist, music educator and program director.

Sophia Agranovich has performed in the United States, Europe, Israel, and Canada, and was invited to perform in China.

Sophia Agranovich has collaborated with Mark Peskanov, Shlomo Mintz, Christopher Collins Lee, Andrew Litton, Alexander Mishnaevski, Gregory Singer, Brett Deubner, Andrew Lamy, Andatole Wieck, Rupam Sarmah, Lili Haydn, Hamid Saeidi, Kathleen Supove, award-winning Emmy, Grammy, and Billboard top ten musical artists, and members of the major orchestras.

Sophia Agranovich released eleven albums from 2010 through 2023, including eight on Centaur Records, consisting primarily of virtuoso piano repertoire of the Romantic era.

Sophia Agranovich is an author of her albums' critically acclaimed liner notes, referred to as "detailed and well-written" and "enlightening and insightful".

Sophia Agranovich is on the Steinway Artists roster, and is listed annually in Marquis Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

Sophia Agranovich has been featured in American Record Guide, Fanfare Magazine, New York Times, The Whole Note, Broadway World, World Culture Times, Musical America, FOX News, News ABC and other major media outlets.

Sophia Agranovich is a voting member of NARAS, GrammyU mentor, and an active member of numerous professional music organizations, including American Liszt Society, College Music Society, and Leschetizky Association.

Sophia Agranovich is a music educator and has received numerous pedagogy awards.

Sophia Agranovich conducts master classes and lectures, adjudicates competitions, prepares students for exams and auditions, coaches professional musicians, and maintains a private teaching studio.

Sophia Agranovich's students have won various awards and had been accepted to notable music schools, including the Juilliard School, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Brown University, Northwestern University and New York University, among others.

Sophia Agranovich's students have performed at the Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Kimmel Center, Tenri Cultural Institute, Steinway Hall, Watchung Arts Center, Polish Cultural Foundation, and Polish Embassy in New York.