Classically trained at conservatory with a masters degree from the Republic of Georgia. Tamara Sarajishvili Dominguez studied Russian and French styles of piano playing. Tamara enjoys performing and has appeared in many and varied settings with repertoire ranging from light music to classical music. Tamara is fluent in English, French, Georgian and Russian.
6 reviews
Sai C.
January 6, 2022She is a very nice lady and play good classical piano. But she did too much side reading. Followed the note sheet too much and played too technical. Missing the groove and moodiness .
Hired as: Pianist
Gabriel G.
August 2, 2021Tamara played the piano in such an eloquent manner. There was a final song that my late girlfriend had requested to be played for her ceremony which Tamara did such a fantastic job. Would definitely book her for another event.
Hired as: Pianist
DoMi Piano
Thank you, Gabriel, The memorial service was perfect and touching as a tribute to your late girlfriend. Thank you for inviting me to share your service to help rest her soul. I enjoyed learning the song that your girlfriend had requested.
Jacquelyn K.
November 28, 2020We were so lucky to have her as our pianist. She is very talented and we got so many compliments about her playing. She is professional and gracious. We highly recommend her and will have her play for us again! Thank you, you made the event a success!
Hired as: Pianist
DoMi Piano
Jacquelyn,
Thank you so much for the compliments. I appreciated playing for your bridal showerevent and your Family and Friends are lovers of music. The pleasure was mine to play for a wonderful family event in the ambience in selling was perfect.
Tamara
Zipporah R.
January 22, 2020The performance was ok. She was on time. She did good w Evergreen which was a slow contemporary song. I think she would be great playing classical or music theater pieces. She arrived and we did a 20 minutes run thru of the 3 pieces (from 1:30pm-1:45pm...she wanted another run thru, so we extended it to 1:50pm).
I would recommend that she use a binder to help her turn the pages and play as she had difficulty turning the pages she had stapled together.
The sheetmusic Ain't No Mountain High Enough shows who the piece is written by. These individuals happen to be R&B artists and the song was originally performed by R&B artists. We asked the pianist to play at a tempo that we would set with the tambourine. At time :05 to :20 and time :45 to 1:10 and 1:45 to 1:55 of the following clip you will see that I had to change my tempo to catch up with her. She started at the beginning with a tempo apart from the tambourine. (https://youtu.be/W7j6Vjybx_k)
She did have difficulty playing the music if you didn't sing the exact note on the sheet music for Run to You. (I told her to keep playing as written on the sheet music because she is playing the background). I am improvising as performed by the original artist, so the background piano music still shouldn't change.
Hired as: Pianist
DoMi Piano
Love, peace, joy, gratitude.
I don't focus on the negative, as that is out there in the world. I learned three new songs that I now use in my program. The take away is I am grateful to have the opportunity to add these songs that are about love and bring joy to my audiences.
I share a 2 min video link so people can judge my piano play and the performance from that day:
https://youtu.be/i1PsyqCn5rQ
As a performer, I STRONGLY REFUSE this three-star review but remain respectful of all entertainer's performance efforts, and I enjoyed the opportunity to play this beautiful music on MLK Day. Living the Dream!
Goran D.
July 31, 2019Everything went very well. You made our wedding and cocktail party wonderful. Thank you so much.
Hired as: Classical Pianist, Pianist
DoMi Piano
Hi Goran and Sandy!
It was a pleasure to play for your wonderfull guests and to help celebrate the special day of a beautiful couple! Best wishes for your life together!
Price range: $200 to $900
Languages: English, French, Russian, Georgian (Native)
Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes
Energetic and enthusiastic high-level performance and program with perfect pitch and sound. I play a variety of pieces that will evoke strong emotions and feelings!
Tamara Sarajishvili Dominguez was born and brought up in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (then part of the USSR). Tamara started playing piano at the age of six and was immediately accepted at the prestigious Music School for Gifted Children in Tbilisi. During Tamara's study at this school, in addition to taking part in numerous concerts, she performed with the Georgian State Orchestra several times. From 1986, Tamara studied piano at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, finishing her studies in 1991 with a Master's Degree under the guidance of famous Georgian pianist Nino Chirakadze. On completion of this course, Tamara was awarded the Diploma 'Higher Education Degree' in the former USSR. According to this diplomat, Tamara had the qualifications of professional piano teacher and performer.
After graduation from the Conservatoire, Tamara started teaching piano at the college of Instrumental, and Performing Art in Tbilisi continued her performing career with pianist Tamara Sakvarelidze-Black. They gave duo recitals initially in Tbilisi and subsequently in London.
In 2002, Tamara worked for a period as a pianist at the Thistle Hyde Park Hotel in London. From 2003, Tamara moved to Paris where have completed the course at Conservatoire Supérior de Région de Paris (CNR) under the guidance of famous French pianist Yves Henry. Tamara continued her teaching and performing career in Paris. For several years, Tamara worked as an accompanist of ballet classes at the Russian School of Arts in Paris.
The highlight of Tamara's teaching career was attending Al Bustan International Festival in Lebanon where her student was invited to take part by maestro Gianluca Marcianò. Tamara enjoys performing and has appeared in many and varied settings with repertoire ranging from light music to classical music. Tamara is fluent in English, French, Georgian and Russian.
Since September 2017, Tamara is married, David Dominguez. She has a son Grigol Kalandadze who was born 1993 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Friday
House Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Wood Dale, IL
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 12:00pm
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Wilmette, IL
Saturday
Bridal Shower
1:30pm - 4:00pm
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Northbrook, IL
Monday
Concert
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Niles, IL
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Chicago, IL
Saturday
Wedding Engagement
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Chicago, IL
Thursday
Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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South Barrington, IL
Monday
Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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La Grange, IL
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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