GALYA - Pianist, Composer and Performing Artist

By Michael Diamond, michaeldiamondmusic.com, April 11, 2012

A child prodigy is defined as “someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity.” There can be little doubt that virtuoso pianist Galya grew up fitting this description. Although she is a young adult now with a number of CD’s and professional accomplishment’s to her credit, her extraordinary talents were recognized at an early age where she lived in her Ukrainian homeland close to Russia. Her love affair with the piano began at the tender age of 6, and the next year she attended a music school for children, where she studied music and piano. Remarkably, when she was only 12, she received an offer from the largest Ukrainian sheet music publisher to publish her works. Galya eventually graduated from music college and continued on to be awarded two higher diplomas as a pianist and composer from the University of the Arts. And as if that wasn’t enough, she was recognized as the best student in the conservatory and was first place winner in international competitions.

By Alejandro Clavijo, reviewsnewage.com, April 25, 2012

Dos años después de su álbum debut, la pianista francesa Galya sigue con sus interesantes incursiones por la música clásica y el New Age. En este nuevo trabajo, Key of Dreams, Galya presenta una música fuertemente minimalista, donde un piano neo-clásico, aparentemente improvisado, nos seduce con una música triste, íntima y en raras ocasiones alegre, algo perfecto para momentos de reflexión o descanso.

Earlier this year, I received an email from an artist in France asking if I would write a review of her new album, If Only. I took a look at her website, which didn’t give too much information other than she was born in Russia, had been winning piano competitions since she was a child, and is now living in France. I downloaded the album and set it aside for a couple of weeks to catch up on my other work. When I started listening to Galya’s CD, to say I was blown away would be a huge understatement!

Par Robert J. Wierzbicki, newagepiano.net, le 15 mars 2010

"if only …" by Galya is one of the most interesting new age piano CDs that I have listened to in the past few years! Strongly recommended to all fans of classical new age piano.