BIOGRAPHY
"We can expect to hear the contours of Bach’s genius in a performance that will balance artistry with an awareness of the structure of the music, breathtaking dynamics, and her signature senses of articulation and touch."
- David Ruhf, The Blog of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem [from announcement of Kristina Moditch’s performance]
A top prizewinner of international competitions, pianist Kristina Moditch has performed at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, the Moscow Conservatory Great Hall, Maly Hall and Rachmaninoff Hall, the Moscow International House of Music, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and Birdland jazz club in NYC. Her concert highlights include solo recitals at major festivals, including at The Breakers at the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island, and Musikfest in Pennsylvania, America’s largest free music festival.
Kristina Moditch has been featured at PianoTexas, Pianofest in the Hamptons, the New York Piano Festival, PianoSummer Festival at New Paltz, the Vladimir Spivakov International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends”, the Moscow International Festival of Young Soloists, St. Petersburg House of Music festivals, Vladimir Krainev International Festival, the Arthur Rubinstein Institute in Spain, among others. In 2021 Kristina was selected through a series of auditions and masterclasses to be a participant of St. Petersburg House of Music programs.
- David Ruhf, The Blog of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem [from announcement of Kristina Moditch’s performance]
A top prizewinner of international competitions, pianist Kristina Moditch has performed at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, the Moscow Conservatory Great Hall, Maly Hall and Rachmaninoff Hall, the Moscow International House of Music, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and Birdland jazz club in NYC. Her concert highlights include solo recitals at major festivals, including at The Breakers at the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island, and Musikfest in Pennsylvania, America’s largest free music festival.
Kristina Moditch has been featured at PianoTexas, Pianofest in the Hamptons, the New York Piano Festival, PianoSummer Festival at New Paltz, the Vladimir Spivakov International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends”, the Moscow International Festival of Young Soloists, St. Petersburg House of Music festivals, Vladimir Krainev International Festival, the Arthur Rubinstein Institute in Spain, among others. In 2021 Kristina was selected through a series of auditions and masterclasses to be a participant of St. Petersburg House of Music programs.
Some of Kristina’s notable performances include appearances with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Togliatti Symphony Orchestra, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the Igor Lerman Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem & Bach Festival Orchestra. Since age 12 she has been a guest artist at the “Bach at Noon” concert series in Pennsylvania. She has organized outreach programs in Pennsylvania where she gave solo recitals in retirement communities. Kristina is an avid chamber musician and regularly performs in duets, trios, quartets, etc. She also has an in-depth knowledge of the opera repertoire and accompanies opera singers. Among her radio appearances are broadcasts on WDIY - National Public Radio station, and WWFM – The Classical network.
A U.S. native, Kristina Moditch began her piano studies at age four in Moscow and at age six won her first piano competition. She placed first in the entrance auditions at the Central Music School for gifted children where she was mentored by prominent pedagogue Valery Piassetski and later Vadim Rudenko and which she finished summa cum laude. In 2024 Kristina graduated with distinction from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (studio of Andrei Pisarev and Nikolai Lugansky) with the prestigious “Best Graduate” award. She is currently in the Postgraduate program at the Moscow Conservatory with Prof. Andrei Pisarev, Head of Piano.
A U.S. native, Kristina Moditch began her piano studies at age four in Moscow and at age six won her first piano competition. She placed first in the entrance auditions at the Central Music School for gifted children where she was mentored by prominent pedagogue Valery Piassetski and later Vadim Rudenko and which she finished summa cum laude. In 2024 Kristina graduated with distinction from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (studio of Andrei Pisarev and Nikolai Lugansky) with the prestigious “Best Graduate” award. She is currently in the Postgraduate program at the Moscow Conservatory with Prof. Andrei Pisarev, Head of Piano.