Une Extraordinaire Virtuose: Powerful, impassioned, and technically exquisite are adjectives describing the artistry of piano virtuoso Eleonora Lvov; accolades from her successes which include solo performances with major symphony orchestras in Berlin, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Moscow and cities across America. Now a US citizen residing in Sarasota, FL, she is having a considerable impact on the musical life of the community.

Ms. Lvov received the first prize in the Beethoven Competition in Moscow, and was awarded the International Alex de Vries prize in Belgium, among others. She has also been honored with command performances for the Queen of Belgium, the Prime Minister of England and the President of Israel.

She began formal piano studies at the Gneissen School of the Moscow Conservatory, one of a few hundred children of gifted musical aptitude, selected from throughout the Soviet Union. Other graduates and teachers of this venerable school have included Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Alexander Scriabin, and Dmitri Shostakovich.

"Music is the language of Spirit," Eleonora explains. "Music that is filled with meaning stirs people's souls. Whether I am playing about love, struggle, or turbulent dark forces, it is my soul talking to the audience through the language of music. When I perform, my ego dissolves, and what flashes through my mind is a torrent of images, —images which come from the subconscious and unconscious mind. I don't concentrate on the notes —that's what practice is for— I only feel emotion. What gives me a high is the feeling of joy, from Spirit speaking through me."