Olga Scheps (born 4 January 1986 in Moscow) is a German classical pianist of Ukrainian-Jewish origin who has lived in Cologne since her family moved to Germany in 1992. The daughter of two professional pianists, she studied under Pavel Gililov at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, graduating with distinction in 2013, and received additional guidance from Alfred Brendel, Arie Vardi and Dmitri Bashkirov. A Sony Classical exclusive artist since 2009, she won the ECHO Klassik Award as Newcomer of the Year (Piano) for her debut album Chopin, and performs regularly at venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Wiener Musikverein and Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie.
Scheps performed the world premiere of David Garrett and John Haywood's Piano Concerto 'One World' with the Interlaken Festival Orchestra in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Scheps performed David Garrett and John Haywood's Piano Concerto 'One World' with the Munich Symphony Orchestra at the Isarphilharmonie in Munich.
Scheps toured Switzerland with conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer and the Swiss Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in a William Tell-inspired programme.
Bachtrack published an interview with Scheps ahead of her return to Andermatt Music festival in Switzerland.
Scheps released collaborative singles with cellist Raphaela Gromes, including arrangements of Chopin Nocturnes for cello and piano.
Pianist Olga Scheps performs works by Mozart and Chopin in the neo-Romanesque Kulturforum chapel. A classical concert for lovers of serious piano music.
ECHO Klassik laureate Olga Scheps performs two Mozart sonatas and two major Chopin works, including the F minor Fantaisie and the B minor Sonata.
