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Geringas Marina (1939)

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NameMarina
Birth year1939

Geringas (née Balter) Marina (b. 1939) – pianist, accompanist, and educator.

Daughter of Ya. Balter. In 1957, she graduated from the Emīls Dārziņš Music School (class of N. Dauge), and in 1962, from the Latvian Conservatory (class of K. Blumental). She pursued postgraduate studies in Moscow.

From 1963 to 1970, Marina Geringas worked as a teacher at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School, and from 1965, as an accompanist at the Latvian Conservatory (in the classes of V. Sturestep and Ya. Targonsky). She also taught ensemble and piano classes at the Jāzeps Mediņš Music College.

In 1971, Marina Geringas left Latvia, and since 1975, she has been living in Canada. She has performed in Israel, the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

Since 1978, Marina Geringas has been teaching piano performance and pedagogy at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. She has frequently conducted seminars for music educators in Canada, the USA, and Thailand.