Kristina Henckel & Amanda Virelles đēđ¸ USA
PIANO DUO
Czech pianist Kristina Henckel and Cuban pianist Amanda Virelles formed 4HANDS Piano Duo in 2019. Their duo repertoire includes masterpieces from the Classical, Romantic, and 20th-century periods. Both pianists started performing careers in their home countries and completed doctoral degrees in piano performance and pedagogy in the United States.
Kristina and Amanda received a Grand Prize and were named Artist of the Year by the International Youth Music Competition in 2022. Both Kristina and Amanda hold full-time faculty positions in NC, Kristina at Sandhills Community College, and Amanda at Fayetteville State University. Their duo recordings are available on all digital platforms.