Diyora Tursunova

Diyora Tursunova has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at venues including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, Bohemian National Hall Czech Center NY, Steinway Hall Dubai, and the Grand Hall and Organ Hall of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. Her performances have also included Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, Glassbox Theater, Tenri Cultural Institute- the Leschetizky Association, the German Consulate General in New York, Turkiston Palace as well as Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent. Her work in improvised music has brought her to Scholes Street Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and her artistic work encompasses solo performance, collaborative piano, chamber music, and contemporary musical exploration.

Her festival appearances and participations include Ensemble Evolution, the summer intensive program with the International Contemporary Ensemble; the Tuscania Summer Festival’s Lied and Chamber Music program in Italy with Leonardo De Lisi; and the Mannes Sounds Festival in New York, where she performed as a soloist and chamber musician and also served as a festival coordinator. Diyora has also participated in contemporary music masterclasses with members of Ensemble Recherche at the Ensemble Akademie Freiburg in Germany, with scholarship support from the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.Diyora has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at the opening of its season.

In a performance of her original composition presented in Shelf Life, a project at The New School curated by Jane Ira Bloom, her music was noted for its distinctive combination of classical keyboard virtuosity and unusual rhythmic meters, reflecting an understanding of traditional and folk music from her homeland. The review described her sound as possessing “a rhythmic power and mystery” that was uniquely her own.

Diyora Tursunova holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Syracuse University, where she studied with Steven Heyman, and postgraduate Professional Studies Diploma at Mannes School of Music, where her piano professors were Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir Valjarevic. She received full scholarships and graduate assistantships at both institutions, following her early musical training at the Republican Specialized Musical Academy Lyceum and the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan.

A Steinway Educational Partner, Diyora Tursunova has taught at schools and academies across the United States, Central Asia, and the Middle East, preparing students for international examinations, competitions, and recital performances. Now based in Dubai, she continues to pursue a diverse musical practice encompassing performance, collaboration, and artistic exploration.