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Georgian-American Pianist Natalia Kazaryan Showcases Female Composers at the Smithsonian

When Georgian pianist Natalia Kazaryan was 10 years old, she won the Balys Dvarionas International Piano Competition in Lithuania, and the even made her realize she could make this passion into a career. It also gave her international recognition, which resulted in invitations to perform and study in Europe and the United States — her ticket out of the Republic of Georgia, where economy was in tatters following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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