The event will take place on August 20, 2022 at 4 pm at Hope Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.
This event was made possible by the City of Austin’s Cultural Art Division.
Free Admission

About the Artist

Alena Gorina is a pianist with extensive solo and chamber music experience.
Originally from Belarus, Alena Gorina started her career in the United States with a live broadcast as a soloist on WGTE FM 91 in Toledo, Ohio. Over the years, she frequently appeared with the “Musical Bridges Around the World” (MBAW) series in San Antonio, presenting a variety of programs and styles including “Schubert’s Birthday”, “A Date with Rachmaninoff”, ” Women in Music”, and “French Impressions.” In December 2011, Alena Gorina participated in a unique performance of Liszt’s “Hexameron” for six pianists/twelve hands as part of “Golden Fingers and Golden Toes” for MBAW. Alena Gorina’s piano solo album “Magical Evenings” is available on Amazon.
Alena Gorina taught at the College of Music and the Belarusian Academy of Music, where she performed with various instrumentalists and served as an accompanist between 1998 and 2000. Her admiration of twentieth-century music brought her to Vienna, where she participated in master classes with Emmy Henz-Diémand. In 2001, the Bahrain Music Institute invited Alena Gorina to lead their piano department. During the past ten years, she served as a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. 
 In 2013, she organized the piano duet AleAnya with Anya Grokhovsky (DuoAleAnya.com). The duet is gaining international recognition, including a Puerto Rican tour, collaborating with composers and choreographers to enrich the repertoire. In Summer 2018, the duet performed on a European tour. In her free time, Alena Gorina performs community outreach concerts at schools and retirement homes, both as a soloist and as part of the duet.