Bella Shteinbuk

Bella Shteinbuk was born in 1960 in Babruysk

Shteinbuk was born on 31 March 1960 in Babruysk, Belarus. Her mother was a teacher. Her father, Gennady Shteinbuk, coached football and ice hockey in the city.

She began piano lessons at age 5. She later moved to Minsk to study music at school and at the conservatory there. She holds an advanced degree from the Music Academy of Minsk.

She played with the Classic Avantgarde soloist ensemble in Minsk until 1994 and performed at festivals across Europe. In 1994 she moved to Israel with her husband and son. She first taught piano in Herzliya, then the family settled in Rishon LeZion.

In Israel she taught at the Conservatory of Kfar Saba and later recorded albums, two of them in Canada. She performed at festivals in Mexico, Canada, the United States and Spain, and in Israel at venues such as the Mann Auditorium and the Abu Gosh Festival. In 2010 she married clarinetist Vladimir Chernomordik.