Olga Scheps

With a clear focus on the works of Frédéric Chopin and Russian music, pianist Olga Scheps has found a niche in Romantic repertoire that has secured her popularity. Born in Moscow in 1986 to a musical family -- her father is Ilja Scheps, a pianist and professor in Aachen at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln -- Scheps began taking piano lessons at age 4, and by 12 had begun her concert career. At 14, she performed the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in Düsseldorf, and gave a series of recitals for the Best of NRW concert series. Scheps has performed across Europe and in Asi...