Carola Grindea

Carola Grindea ( Rabinovici) (29 January 1914 – 10 July 2009) was a Romanian-born British pianist and piano teacher, who established the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) and the International Society for Study of Tension in Performance (ISSTP). In London, she taught at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle and later the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and developed the Grindea Technique to encourage a balance though not relaxed body posture to eliminate muscular tension and better the performer's technique.

Early life Carola Rabinovici was born on 29 January 1914 in the Romanian city of Piatra Neamț in the province of Western Moldavia. She was of Jewish descent, and had one sister, Anna (1908–1984). She earned a diploma in piano and won first prize for her achievements. Grindea also studied piano with Hess's teacher Tobias Matthay from 1941 to 1943,

Halfway through her tenure at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The objective of EPTA is to improve teaching of piano through the holding of conferences, master classes, recitals and workshops for those musicians who were traditionally isolated.

In 1980, she established the International Society for Study of Tension in Performance (ISSTP) after she expressed concerns over the increasing number of musicians who suffered from too much anxiety and tension that caused injuries while in performance. The following year, Grindea published a book of interviews with musical performers, titled Great Pianists and Pedagogues. She died on 10 July 2009. Her husband predeceased her and she was survived by her daughter.