Naina Jinga Piano solo - A soft ambience ideal for weddings, receptions, cocktails, funerals

Based in Canada

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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LOCATION
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

TRAVEL
up to 12500 miles

PRICE
from $200 (CAD)

RATED
10 / 10 from 4 reviews

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Solo piano for up to 3 hours for receptions, events: birthday parties, weddings, funerals, various ceremonies and corporate events. Price is per hour.$200 (CAD)
Prices include preparation time, performance, eventual score purchase for special requests. Payments can be made via PayPal or cash.

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Professional musician offers high-quality performances suitable for events such as: weddings, cocktails, birthdays, receptions or funerals. The audience will enjoy a variety of styles from the classical music to the easy-listening or famous covers of popular songs, all having a touch of romance.

Naina Jinga - is a Canadian-Romanian award-winning composer and a classically trained pianist, who lives, teaches and creates in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). Naina was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania - a city with ancient musical traditions and the cultural heart of modern Transylvania. She began playing the piano at the age of four, performing as a piano-soloist with an orchestra at ten, and writing her first compositions at twelve.
She has appeared as a piano-soloist with Romanian orchestras, in solo and piano-duos piano recitals. Naina graduated from the "Gheorghe Dima" Academy of Music in 1991 (B.Mus), where she was later appointed as an Assistant Professor and, in 1998, as an University lecturer.
She holds a M.Mus and a Ph.D. in Composition with a “Magna cum Laudae” and is also the recipient of many international awards and scholarships, among them, the Romanian Composers’ League Prize and the UNESCO award and scholarship. For many decades, Naina Jinga has written extensively in instrumental, vocal, choral, chamber music and orchestral genres, using the avant-garde language of 1980s and 1990s contemporary music, in the style of dodecaphonic, serial, and later, modal music. Her works were performed in Canada, Europe, U.S. and Australia.

In more recent years, embracing a new style - the light classical music with a soothing and so touching romantic flavour - has won her a loyal fanbase and increased worldwide her popularity. Her music has many different expressions and has been described as sensitive, touching, deeply moving, lyrical in inspiration, subtle and thoughtful. Her romantic piano ballads - "Dream", "Emotions", "Tears of Light", "Nostalgia" or "Shall we Waltz?"- won their well-deserved place in Top 10 on Radio stations, while platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon or Women of Substance Podcast are featuring her music. In 2019, Naina Jinga produced and published her own album, "Piano Dreams", a kind of anthology for solo piano. It is made up of 14 piano ballads whose themes express the most universal of human emotions: love, romance, longing, pain, joy.

In 2021, Naina Jinga became the recipient of the Gold Medal for her piano-ballade "Dream..." at the Inaugural Edition of the Global International Music Competition (in the Versatile Musician category), competition organized by Concours International de Musique et Des Beaux Arts.

In October 2021, with two of her piano-ballades - "Lullaby for Tomorrow" and "Tango Interrupted" - Naina became the winner of the Gold Medal at the Inaugural Edition of the Grand Maestro International Music Competition.

The last months of 2021 made her become also the recipient of the Gold Award in the Instrumental Performance - Best Music Composer category (for the piano-ballade "Tango Interrupted") and also in the Instrumental Performance - Best Instrumental Performance Video category (for her piano-ballade "Amalfi ... To Italy with Love") at the Lit Talent Awards organized in the United States. She became the recipient of the Third Award for her piano-ballade "Dream..." in the Professional Musician category at the Red Maple Competition organized in Toronto, Canada. Naina became the winner of the Grand Prize at the International Youth Music Competition - in the category Composer/Performer, Singer/Songwriter with her piano-ballade "Whispers of Love" and the recipient of the Gold Award and the Artist Award for the same ballade, in the open category at the Universal Music Stars Competition.

Between 2022 and 2025, Naina's piano-ballades earned accolades at the 10th edition of the InterContinental Music Awards, and the composer became a finalist in this prestigious competition (classical and ambient music categories), the Grand Prize, the First Prize with Honors, and the Absolute Winner Award at the International Youth Music Competitions; her CD "Piano Dreams" received the First Prize at the 1st. Lugano International Music Competition (Lugano, Switzerland) and the Honor Mention at the "Music & Stars Awards* (U.S.) in the category Best Piano Solo CD.

Naina's public piano performances at local festivals, gala's, fundraising events, as well as releasing new music singles, her CD "May I have this Dance?", music videos, covers complete the profile of this multi-faceted musician's profile.

Reviews (4)

There are currently 4 user ratings for Naina Jinga

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Canada

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Travels worldwide

"Chi Mai" - Ennio Morricone / easy - listening

"The lonely Shepherd" - James Last / easy-listening

"Can't help falling in Love" - Elvis Presley / pop music

"Until I found You" - Stephen Sanchez / wedding version / pop music

"Ballade pour Adeline" - Paul de Senneville / easy - listening

"Enchanted" - Taylor Swift / pop music

"Imagine" - John Lennon / pop music

"When I'm Sixty-four" - John Lennon / pop music

"Married Life" - Michael Giacchino / pop music

"Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen / easy - listening

"Moon River" - Henry Mancini / easy - listening

"The Prayer" - Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster - pop music

"Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago - Maurice Jarre / easy - listening

"Fascination" - Fermo Dante Marchetti / easy - listening

"My favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music" - Richard Rogers / easy-listening

"When you wish upon a Star" from "Pinocchio" - Leigh Harline / pop music

"Unchained Melody" - Alex North - easy-listening

"Memory" from "Cats" - Andrew Lloyd Webber / easy - listening

"One" from a Chorus Line - Marvin Hamlisch / easy-listening

"Que Sera, Sera" (Whatever will be, will be) from The Man who knew too much - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans / Broadway

"Seventy Six Trombones" from The Music Man - Meredith Willson / Broadway

"Time to Say Goodbye" - Francesco Sartori / pop music

"I love you" - Eugen Doga / easy - listening

"Gramophone Waltz" - Eugen Doga / easy-listening

"My sweet and tender Beast" - Eugen Doga / easy-listening

"Let's not forget to love the Roses" - Florin Bogardo / easy-listening

"Non, je ne regrette rien" (No regrets) - Charles Dumont / French ballade

"Sous le ciel de Paris" (Under Paris skies) - Hubert Giraud / French ballade

"Milord" - Marguerite Monnot / French chanson

"Bolero" (All my love) - Paul Durand / French chanson

"Dream..." by Naina Jinga - easy-listening

"Tears of Light" - Naina Jinga / easy - listening

"Winter Adagio" - Naina Jinga / easy-listening

"Lullaby for Tomorrow" - Naina Jinga / easy-listening

"Ballada" - Ciprian Porumbescu / classical

"Moonlight Sonata" I mvmt. - L. van Beethoven / classical

"Adagio" - T. Albinoni / baroque

"Suite" J.H.Fiocco / baroque

"Prelude in C Major" - J.S. Bach / baroque

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - J.S. Bach / baroque

"The Dying Swan" - C. Saint-Saens / romantic

"Meditation" - J. Massenet / romantic

"Nocturne" - Poole / romantic

"Prelude" - F. Chopin / romantic

"Wedding March" - Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy / romantic

"Ave Maria" based on the 1st Prelude in C Major by Bach / Gounod / classical

"Ave Maria" by F. Schubert / romantic

"Air in G Major" - J.S. Bach / baroque

"Canon in D" - J. Pachelbel / baroque

"Amazing Grace" / traditional

"Lacrimosa" from The Requiem - W.A.Mozart / classical

"Panis Angelicus" - C. Franck / romantic

"Una furtiva lagrima" from L'Elisir d'Amore - G. Donizetti / romantic

"Prelude in E minor" - F. Chopin / romantic

"Prelude in B minor" - F.Chopin / romantic

"Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann - J. Offenbach / romantic

Christmas repertoire:

religios / traditional carols

modern / contemporary Christmas songs

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

I need a performance space (stage), an acoustic or an 88-keys weighted digital piano with a pedal, stand, bench, and a sound equipment for a more spacious hall.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, I am happy to play my music from Spotify before and after my performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's your favourite type of event?

I love playing at various events but weddings and corporate events are my favorites.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Acoustic piano (provided by the venue) or a professional full-sized keyboard.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let me choose the music for them.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Previous customers would describe me as a very professional, reliable and dedicated performer.

Recent Clients

Naina Jinga has performed for these clients:

Metropolitan Entertainment Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg Art Gallery - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Folklorama ~ Romanian Pavilion, Bronx Community Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre - "First Fridays in the Exchange" - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Waverley & Rosewood Retirement Living - Fundraising Gala Event - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Romanian Orthodox Church - 50 th Anniversary Celebration, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Venues

Naina Jinga has performed at these venues:

Metropolitan Entertainment Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg Art Gallery - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Folklorama ~ Romanian Pavilion, Bronx Community Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre - "First Fridays in the Exchange" - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Waverley & Rosewood Retirement Living - Fundraising Gala Event - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Romanian Orthodox Church - 50th Anniversary Celebration, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Availability Guide

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More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Religious Event

Recording Session

Cruise

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Classical

Film / TV

Opera

1950s Music

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

Christmas

Church Music

Easy Listening

Background Music

Originals

Features:

Instrumental

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