Ioffe Dina Genokhovna (b. 18 December 1952, Riga) — pianist.

Dina Ioffe studied at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School under F. Bulavko, later continuing at the Central Music School in Moscow. In 1976 she graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory (class of Prof. V. Gornostaeva) and pursued further studies in postgraduate training.

She is a laureate of the Concertino Praga competition (1967, 2nd Prize), the Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition (1975, 2nd Prize), and the Robert Schumann Competition (1974, 2nd Prize).

In 1989 Dina Ioffe emigrated to Israel. She has since performed in solo recitals and in a duo with violinist Mikhail Vaiman in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Russia, Israel, Ukraine, and Hungary. She has also appeared with major orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Zubin Mehta), the Japan Radio Orchestra (conducted by Neville Marriner), the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (with Valery Gergiev), and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

From 1989 to 1996 she was Professor of Piano at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. From 1995 to 2000 she was a visiting professor at Aichi University in Japan. She has also performed in chamber ensembles with Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Viktor Tretyakov, Vadim Repin, Mario Brunello, and others.

Her playing is distinguished by refinement, pianistic mastery, and a demanding artistic taste, with performances noted for depth and sincerity.

She has made numerous recordings, including 24 Preludes, 19 Waltzes, and Fantasy by Chopin, Symphonic Etudes and Kreisleriana by Schumann, and chamber works by Schubert, Franck, Prokofiev, and others.

Lit.: Sovetskiye pianisty (Soviet Pianists), p. 150.