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Repertoire

Short Notice Concertos

CD/DVDs

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Curriculum Vitae

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Elena Ulyanova – Biography

Praised as "a phenomenal, gifted performer" by Roy Gillinson of the Beethoven

Society of America, Elena Ulyanova is a pianist whose style runs the gamut of

power, strength, and technique to a delicate, floating elegant finesse. Hailed by

the Moscow Conservatory as one of their most gifted musicians, her Professor

Victor Merzhanov noted that she possesses "Great virtuosity, brilliant artistic

temperament, unique interpretive expression and a rich sound pallet."

At the age of 5, Elena Ulyanova began to study piano with her mother, Larisa

Ulyanova, in Saki, Ukraine. After winning several first prizes in Ukrainian and

Russian competitions, she was awarded full scholarships for study in Moscow at

Gnessin College of Music, Gnessin Academy of Music, and Moscow Tchaikovsky

Conservatory. While at Gnessin Academy, she won the Momontov competition,

which also resulted in tours of Russia, Bulgaria, and Romania. She was also

awarded a tour of Austria, along with the best students representing Gnessin

Academy, which included Alexander Kobrin. Shortly after entering Moscow

Conservatory, she became a prizewinner in the second Rachmaninoff

International Piano Competition. After receiving the Master of Music degree

from Moscow Conservatory, she pursued postgraduate study with Victor

Merzhanov, while performing many concerts for the Moscow Philharmonic

Concert Association (Mosconcert). Elena has also taken master classes with

Emanuel Krasovsky, Victor Derevianko, John O’Connor, Howard Shelley, and

Leslie Howard.

Elena recorded her first solo CD in 2004, with music of Franz Liszt, and it is

available from Classical Records. Shortly afterwards, she immigrated to

Washington, DC. In 2005, she studied with Howard Shelley, who has recorded

all of Rachmaninoff’s works, to prepare for recording of the Rhapsody on a

Theme of Paganini. The Rhapsody and Piano Concerto No. 2 are featured on her

CD with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and released in July, 2006 by Bel Air

Music. Elena’s music has been heard on radio stations WFMT in Chicago, CKWR

in Ontario, and WQED in Pittsburgh.

Elena Ulyanova – Biography

Elena has performed orchestra, chamber, and solo concerts throughout Russia, Ukraine, Great Britain, Ukraine, Austria, Korea, Netherlands, China, Poland, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, and Romania. Her performances with orchestras include the Vienna Musikverein Orchestra, the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Crimea State Symphony Orchestra in Yalta, State Russian Orchestra “Boyan”, and the Omsk Philharmonic. With the Rachmaninoff White Lilacs Festival orchestra in 2001, Elena masterfully performed the Rachmaninoff second concerto on only four hours notice! Among her appearances since immigrating to the United States, she has performed with the Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra in Arizona, City of Fairfax Band, American Balalaika Symphony, Landon Symphonette, the Chamber Music Society of Greater Johnstown Pennsylvania, the Dame Myra Hess Series and Fazioli Salon Series in Chicago, the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Connoisseur Series, concerts in Washington DC, Orlando Florida, and New York – Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Yamaha Pianos Concert Series, and Bargemusic. In November 2013 she was awarded the prestigious status of “Steinway Artist” by Steinway & Sons, NY.

Elena Ulyanova – Reviews & Testimonials

What they’re saying…

“Ms. Ulyanova’s performance of the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini was nothing short of dazzling. She is a Lioness at the Keyboard, playing with more strength and technique than most men. In fact, her playing, marked by power and poetry, recalled to mind the legendary Gina Bachauer. It was breathtaking to watch her fingers flying over the keys, and the sound she drew from the piano was amazing.” “…a truly exciting performance distinguished by verve and panache. She is an artist not to be missed!” -Micaele Sparacino – ConcertoNet.com – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Landon Symphonette, February 2009 ———————————————————————————————- “Any uncertainty about Ulyanova’s command of Rachmaninoff’s bravura was swept away with an orchestral performance of the great Sonata [no. 2], in the Horowitz edition. The finale brought out all of the pianist’s heavy artillery – massive broken octaves, endurance, wide skips and brilliant passage work. The individual parts of the sonata often seem greater than the whole, but Ulyanova brought opulent passion that conquered all.” -Terry McNeill – Classical Sonoma – Concerts Grand Series Recital, November, 2008 ———————————————————————————————- “Elena Ulyanova’s performance in her recording with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky is articulate and energetic, if musically conservative. At times she holds temps back, as in Var. 5 or midway through Var. 15, for emphasis and clarity.” -International Piano, March/April 2010, Page 63, Rachmaninoff CD ————————————————————————————————– “…Ms. Ulyanova’s delicate performance of Claude Debussy’s “Ondine.” She wove a diaphanous web for her aquatic sprite, suggestion rather than declamation fingered lovingly. As the little concert hall rocked back and forth, Ms. Ulyanova crept into the complex harmonic world of “Brouillards (Mists)” and kept her listeners afloat and a bit enchantingly lost in the fog. This was very lovely music making.” -Fred Kirshnit- New York Sun – Bargemusic Recital, May, 2008 ———————————————————————————————-

Elena Ulyanova – Reviews & Testimonials

“You cannot deny the panache of the Russian piano player Elena Ulyanova. She intensifies showpieces such as the Mephisto Waltz and the Tarantella from a Liszt produced in Russia, with all the restlessness of a wild breathing and rumbling volcano, which rarely slows down.” -Piano Wereld Magazine – Amsterdam, August, 2005 ———————————————————————————————- “Elena Ulyanova gives an impressive performance of the [Rachmaninoff] Second Concerto, with much lyrical warmth, and an especially fine slow movement. The [Paganini Rhapsody’s] strong contrasts seem tailor made for her, and she rises to the challenge quite brilliantly in the outer sections, playing with remarkable flair and vitality.” -International Rachmaninoff Society – September, 2006 ———————————————————————————————- “Elena Ulyanova is one of the most gifted musicians of the Moscow Conservatory. She has great virtuosity, brilliant and artistic temperament, unique interpretive expression, and a rich sound palette.” -Professor Victor Merzhanov, Moscow Conservatory – March, 2000 ———————————————————————————————- “A phenomenal gifted performer!! Her performance for the Beethoven Society was a rare treat!” -Roy Gillinson, Beethoven Society of America – November, 2006 ———————————————————————————————- “Fantastic! I finally heard Elena’s CD of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto in C minor and the Rhapsody. What can one say to such playing? It’s magnificent, both musically and technically. I send her my highest praise and admiration for such fantastic playing.” -Seymour Bernstein – April, 2007 ———————————————————————————————- “FANTASTIC AND INSPIRED, I couldn’t just listen while doing something else…I had to stop everything to just sit and listen. Elena’s [Fitzgerald Theater concert] performance was absolutely wonderful and riveting from beginning to end!” -Dr. Raymond T. Jackson – August, 2007 ———————————————————————————————-

Elena Ulyanova – Reviews & Testimonials

“A brilliant pianist.” -Vladimir Leyetchkiss, DePaul University – April, 2007 ———————————————————————————————- “Ulyanova’s playing in the [Rachmaninoff concerto no.2] first movement is generally very fine. There is an admirable clarity to her fingerwork and she really lets us hear the various simultaneous strands that permeate the solo writing.” -Owen E. Walton, Musicweb International – September, 2006

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Major Solo Works Bach Prelude & Fugue, Book I & II (Selected) 2nd English Suite in A minor, BWV 807 Partita No.5 in G Major, BWV 829 Beethoven Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2, No.2 Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10, No.1 Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10, No.2 Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10, No.3 Sonata No.12 in Ab major, Op.26 (Funeral March) Sonata No.14 in C# minor, Op.27, No.2 (Moonlight) Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 (Waldstein) Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 (Appassionata) Sonata No.31 in Ab major, Op.110 Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I & II, Op.35 Complete Piano Pieces, op.76 Hungarian Dances (Selected) Chopin Nocturnes (Selected) Impromptus (Selected) Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise in Eb major Op.22 Scherzo No.3 in C# minor, Op.39 Scherzo No.4 in E major Op.54 Etudes Op.10/25 (Selected) Ballad No.1 in G minor, Op.23 Mazurkas (Selected) Sonata No.2 in Bb minor, Op.35

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Major Solo Works, continued

Debussy Préludes, Book 2: I. Brouillards Préludes, Book 2: VIII. Ondine Préludes, Book 2: VI. 'General Lavine' - Excentric Préludes, Book 2: XII. Feux d'artifice La Soirée Dans Grenade Haydn Sonata No.49 in Eb major, Hob XVI/49, L.59 Sonata No.52 in Eb major, Hob XVI/52, L.62 Sonata No.14 in D major, Hob XVI/14, L.16 Sonata No.50 in C major, Hob XVI/50, L.60 Khachaturian Toccata in Eb minor, Op.24 Liszt Nocturne in Ab major, No.3 (Liebestraume) Consolation No.3 in Db major Études Transcendental No.10 in F minor Études Transcendental No.11 (Harmonies du Soir) in Db major Étude No.2 in Eb major Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C# minor, S.244/2 Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C# minor, S.244/12 Mephisto Walz No.1, S.514 Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli, Années de pèlerinage Book 2 Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata Schubert – Liszt Die Forelle in Db major, Op.32, D.550 Mozart Sonata in C major, K.330 Sonata in C minor, K.457 Sonata in G No.5, K.283 Sonata in Bb, K400

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Major Solo Works, continued

Sonata in G No.27, K.379 12 Variations “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman,” K.265/300e 8 Variations in A major “Come un agnello,” K.460 12 Variations in E-flat major "La belle Françoise," K. 353 Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Corelli Sonata No.2 in Bb minor, Op.36 (1931) Prelude in Bb major No.2, Op.23 Prelude in G minor No.5, Op.23 Prelude in D major No.4, Op.23 Prelude in Eb major No.6, Op.23 Prelude in G major No.5, Op.32 Prelude in B minor No.10, Op.32 Barcarolle in G minor, Op.10 Polka de W.R.in Ab major Rimsky-Korsakov– Rachmaninoff “Flight of the Bumble Bee” Transcription Daisy Transcription Études Tableaux in Eb minor No.5, Op.39 Études Tableaux in C minor No.1, Op.39 Études Tableaux in Eb minor No.1, Op.33 Études Tableaux in C major, No.2, Op.33 Morceaux de fantaisie Polichinelle in F# minor, Op.3 Moments Musicaux Andante Cantabile in B minor, Op.16 Ravel Miroirs “Alborada del gracioso” Scarlatti Sonata in E major, K.380 Sonata in F# minor, K25 Sonata in A major, K.24 Sonata in B minor, K.27 Sonata in D major, K.119

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Major Solo Works, continued

Schubert Impromptu Op.142 No.3 Impromptu Op.90 (Selected) Piano Sonata in A major, Op.120 Piano Sonata in B major, Op.147 Schumann Arabesque, Op.18 Pieces, Op.99 Kreisleriana, Op.16 Shchedrin Basso Ostinato Soler Sonata in D major, No.84 Sonata in D minor, No.25 Sonata in G minor, No.87 Contemporary (Less-Known) Composers Major Concerti Brahms Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 Concerto No.2 in Bb major, Op.83 Beethoven Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” in E flat major, Op. 73

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Major Concerti, continued

Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op.11 Grieg Concerto in A minor, Op.16 Liszt Concerto No. 1 in Eb major, S.124 Mozart Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453 Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467 Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 Concerto No.27 in Bb major, K.382 Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in D major, K.382 Triple Piano Concerto in F major, K.242 Mendelssohn Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 Prokofiev Concerto No.1 in Db major, Op.10 Concerto No.3 in in C major, Op.26 Rachmaninoff Concerto No.1 in F# minor, Op.1 Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini, Op.43 Schumann Concerto in A minor, Op.54 Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1 in Bb minor, Op.23

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire

Chamber Music Brahms Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor, Op.100 Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op.34 Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, Op.24 “Spring” Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2 Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 “Kreutzer” Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65 Trio for violin, cello and piano in G minor, Op.8 Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor, Op.100 Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV:27 Franck Violin Sonata in A major, M.8 Mozart Violin Sonata No.17 in C major, K.296 Violin Sonata No.18 in G major, K301 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 Rachmaninoff Piano Trio No.1 Élégiaque in G minor, Op. post. Piano Trio No.2 Élégiaque in D minor, Op.9 Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op.19

Elena Ulyanova – Repertoire Chamber Music, continued

Schubert Duet for violin and piano, Op.162 Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821 Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 Schumann Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in A minor, Op.105 Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op.44 Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op.47 Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50 Modern Compositions * Chinese * Dutch * Japanese * Korean

Elena Ulyanova – Short Notice Concertos Elena Ulyanova – Short Notice Concerto Repertoire 2014-16:

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto

Elena Ulyanova – CD/DVDs

“Assortment of Rachmaninov’s various pieces of Classical music”

By Elena Ulyanova

NOTE: Elena owns all the rights to these musical performances. Any commercial use of this

music will be considered illegal and proper legal action will be taken against such activity.

Elena Ulyanova – CD/DVDs

“Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of

Paganini” By Elena Ulyanova

“Phenomenal music of Franz Liszt”

Performed by Elena Ulyanova

For the purchase of these products please contact:

Bob Kenney

Email: rkenney@steinwayorlando.com

Phone: (407)339-3771 (W)/ (407)619-0662 (M)

Elena Ulyanova – Recordings Elena Ulyanova artist website: www.elena-ulyanova.com Selection of Various Audio Recordings (Live & Studio) On Artist Website Liszt: Mephisto Waltz Liszt: Schubert Die Forelle Liszt: Etude No. 10 in F minor Liszt: Harmonies du Soir Liszt: Tarantella Liszt: Apres une lecture de Dante Fantasia Quasi Sonata Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Moderato) Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Adagio sostenuto) Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Allegro scherzando) Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Rachmaninoff: Prelude Opus 32 No. 5 Rachmaninoff: Sonata in B-flat Op. 36 Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Debussy: Brouillards and Ondine Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, first movement Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, second movement Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, final movement Soler: Sonata in D major Soler: Sonata in D minor Selection of Various Video Recordings (Live) On Artist Website Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme By Paganini Op. 35, BK 2 Video (10:42) ____________________________________________________________ Liszt Tarantella Video (9:12) ____________________________________________________________

Elena Ulyanova – Recordings

Sergei Rachmaninoff Polka de V.R. Video (3:57) ____________________________________________________________ Sergei Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme by Corelli OP. 42 Video 17:32 ____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Elena owns all the rights to these musical performances. Any commercial use of this music will be considered illegal and proper legal action will be taken against such activity. Please contact Bob Kenney for the purchase of Elena’s performance CD/DVDs. Email: rkenney@steinwayorlando.com Phone: (407)339-3771 (Work) / (407) 619-0662 (Mobile)

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

Elena Ulyanova

CURRICULUM VITAE

P.O. Box 160806, Altamonte Springs, FL 32716, USA

Tel: 321/200-4666

email: elena-ulyanova@hotmail.com website: www.elena-ulyanova.com

Qualifications & Specialization:

Piano Education (Teaching at Undergraduate & Graduate Levels)

Piano Performance (Soloist & Chamber Musician; Examiner & Juror)

Education:

1996-1998 Postgraduate Diploma in Piano Performance

Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

(Full-Time Instructor, Assistant to Professor Victor Merzhanov, Chair of Piano Dept.)

1994-1997 Full-Time Piano Soloist, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (performed

over 50 Concerts)

[served concurrently with soloists Olga Kern, Nikolai Petrov, Andrei Diev, and others]

1991-1996 Masters of Music (M.M.) in Piano Performance

Gnessin Academy of Music, Moscow, Russia

Thesis: Late Beethoven Sonatas & No.31, Op.110 [Committee: Alexandrov, Zvereva, Tropp]

(studied under Professor Alexander Alexandrov, Chair of Piano Dept.)

1987-1991 Baccalaureate Diploma in Piano

[equivalency: Bachelor’s of Arts (BA) in Music; Major in Piano Performance]

Gnessin State Musical College, Moscow, USSR

(studied under Professor Rimma Dieva, Chair of Piano Dept.)

1984-1987 Private Lessons at Gnessin College, Moscow, USSR

(at age 12, moved to Moscow to study with scholarship under Professor

Rimma Dieva)

1977-1984 Bagatikov Music School, Saki, Crimea, Ukrainian Republic, USSR

(studied under [my mother] Larisa Ulyanova, Chair of Piano Dept.)

Teaching Experience:

2012-2014 Artist in Residence – Steinway Piano Galleries, Orlando, Florida

Private and Master Class Instruction

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

1999-2012 Piano Instructor and Co-Chair of Piano Studies

Music Educators’ Conservatory [GR: “Ωδειο Μουσικη Εκπαιδευτικη”], Athens, Greece ♫ Taught advanced level courses through the Conservatory’s proprietary

long-distance program ♫ Served on Juries, Examination and Certification

Committees ♫ Helped design Piano curricula

1998-2012 Distinguished Guest Master Class Instructor (Levels: Intermediate to Advanced)

1990-2012 Private Piano Instructor (Levels: Intermediate to Advanced)

1996-1998 Instructor, Assistant to Professor Victor Merzhanov, Chair of Piano Dept.

Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia ♫ Taught Special Topics Courses (Undergraduate Level)

♫ Taught Examination Preparation Courses for Graduating Seniors (Undergraduate Level)

Courses Taught

Graduate & Postgraduate Level

o Piano Performance Education: Piano Certification in Russian Composers

Russian Composers Ι (Balakirev 1837-1910; Tchaikovsky 1840-1893; Glinka 1857-1934; Scriabin 1871-1915)

Russian Composers ΙΙ (Rachmaninoff 1873-1943; Prokofiev 1891-1953; Khachaturian 1903-1978; Shostakovich

1906-1975) o Advanced Seminar: The Art of Piano Teaching for Educators

Undergraduate Level

o Advanced Piano Performance: Special Topics Courses & Certifications

Russian Composers Ι (Balakirev 1837-1910; Tchaikovsky 1840-1893; Glinka 1857-1934; Scriabin 1871-1915)

Russian Composers ΙΙ (Rachmaninoff 1873-1943; Prokofiev 1891-1953; Khachaturian 1903-1978; Shostakovich

1906-1975)

16th

Century Composers (J.S. Bach 1685-1710; Handel 1685-1759)

17th

Century Composers (I) (Haydn 1732-1809; Mozart 1756-1791)

17th

Century Composers (II) (Beethoven 1770-1827; Schubert 1797-1828)

18th

Century Composers (Chopin 1810-1849; Liszt 1811-1886)

19th

Century Composers (Schumann 1810-1856; Debussy 1862-1918; Rachmaninoff 1873-1943)

20th

Century Composers (Gershwin 1898-1937; Khachaturian 1903-1978; Shostakovich 1906-1975)

o Special Topics Seminars:

Two Pianos/Four Hands (Selections: Mozart; Brahms; Schubert; Rachmaninoff)

Advanced Piano Performance

Competition Preparation

o Colloquium: Sight Reading (Prima Vista)

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae Significant Performances (exclusively performed on Steinway & Sons Pianos):

May 2014 Solo Pianist with Maitland Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff Concerto #2,

Maitland, Florida

May 2014 University of Central Florida, College of Arts Benefit Event, Orlando, Florida

Mar. 2014 Chamber Recital, Orange County Physicians, Orlando, Florida

Feb. 2014 University Club, Solo Recital, Winter Park, Florida

Jan. 2014 Heritage Hunt Classical Series, Solo Recital, Gainsville, Virginia

Jan. 2014 Steinway Artist Award Presentation, Solo Recital, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Dec. 2013 Chamber Recital, Orlando, Florida

Oct. 2013 Santa Fe College Music Dept. Benefit Event, Gainesville, Florida

Sep. 2013 Solo Chamber Recital, Daytona Symphony Board Members, Daytona Beach,

Florida

Sep. 2013 Grand Re-Opening Solo Concert, Steinway Piano Galleries, Altamonte Springs,

Florida

Aug. 2013 Steinway Teacher’s Seminar, Solo Recital, Altamonte Springs, Florida

May 2013 Orlando Ballet Benefit Event, Steinway Galleries, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Apr. 2013 Solo Chamber Recital – Haitian Medical Benefit, Sorrento, Florida

Feb. 2013 Steinway Selection Performance, Steinway Galleries, Altamonte Springs

Oct. 2012 Solo Recital, Methodist Church Concert Series, Palm Coast, Florida

Sep. 2012 Solo Recital, Florida IPC Series, Shakespeare Theater, Orlando, Florida

Jul. 2012 Steinway Society Concert, Steinway Piano Galleries, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Feb 2012 Concert with The American Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on

a Theme of Paganini, Wells Fargo Center for The Arts, San Francisco, California (Evan Craves

Conducting)

Dec. 2011 Concert with The Mclean Symphony, Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto (Dingwall

Fleary Conducting)

Oct. 2011 Season Opener Solo Recital, Music at Emmanuel Series, Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Mar. 2011 Solo Recital, Reformation Lutheran Church, Newport News, Virginia

Feb. 2011 Solo Recital, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Oct. 2010 Concert with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Pasquarella Performing Arts

Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Istvan Jaray Conducting)

Feb. 2010 Solo Recital as a Master Pianist of The Rachmaninoff Society USA, Atlantic

Center of The Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Nov. 2009 Solo Recital at The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.

Feb. 2009 Concert with The Landon Symphonette, Mondzac Performing Arts Center,

Bethesda, Maryland (Richard Weilenmann Conducting)

Aug. 2009 Solo Recital, The American Smithsonian Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Feb. 2008 Kabalevsky Concerto No.3 with American Balalaika Symphony Schlesinger Hall,

Virginia (Peter Trofimenko Conducting)

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

May 2008 Solo Recital, Bargemusic, Barge Concert Hall, Brooklyn, New York

Aug. 2007 Solo Recital, Tel Hai, Israel

Oct. 2006 Solo Recital (Live Recording) Myra Hess Concert Series, Preston Bradley Hall,

Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois

Nov. 2005 Solo Recital, London, United Kingdom

Feb. 2005 Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, New York City, New York

Oct. 2002 Solo Recital at Performing Arts Center, Wroclaw, Poland

Aug. 1998 Rachmaninoff Competition [3 Rounds], Big Hall of Moscow Conservatory,

Moscow, Russia, USSR

Oct. 1996 Solo Recital, Seoul, South Korea

Nov. 1995 Three Solo Recitals, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sep. 1994 Solo Recital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

1994-1997 Full-Time Piano Soloist, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (performed

over 50 Concerts)

Nov. 1991 Solo Recital, Graz, Austria

Nov. 1991 Concert with the Graz Symphony, Mozart Triple Concerto, Graz, Austria (Martin

Turnovsky Conducting) [with Yekaterina Derzavina and Svetlana Sokolova at the

other two pianos]

Oct. 1988 Solo Recitals in Bucharest, Romania & Sofia, Bulgaria

Future Performances:

Aug 2014 Steinway Music Teacher’s Seminar, Performance, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Sep. 2014 Orlando Philharmonic Benefit Event, Orlando, Florida

Oct. 2014 Chamber Recital, Longwood, Florida

Oct. 2014 Solo Performance, Steinway Galleries, San Diego, CA

Nov. 2014 Santa Fe College, Solo Recital and Master Classes, Gainesville, Florida

Dec. 2014 Smithsonian Institute, American art Museum, Solo Recital, Washington D.C.

Jan. 2015 Steinway Classical Series, Steinway Galleries, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Discography:

May 2012 Rachmaninoff Solo Works (Live DVD Recording)

Feb. 2008 Kabalevsky Concerto No.3 (Live DVD Recording) with American Balalaika

Symphony Schlesinger Hall, Virginia (Peter Trofimenko Conducting)

Nov. 2007 Solo Recital (Live DVD Recording), F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, Rockville,

Maryland.

Jan. 2007 Liszt Concerto No.1 (Live DVD Recording) with The Scottsdale Symphony,

Grace Concert Hall, Scottsdale, Arizona (Irving Fleming Conducting)

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

Dec. 2006 Rachmaninoff 2nd Concerto; (Studio CD Recording) Rhapsody on a Theme of

Paganini with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow, Russia (Dmitry Yablonsky

Conducting), Bel-Air Music

Oct. 2006 Solo Recital (Live DVD Recording) Myra Hess Concert Series, Preston Bradley

Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois

May 2004 Liszt Solo Works (Studio CD Recording), Moscow, Russia, Classical Records

Scholarships & Awards:

Nov. 2013 Awarded distinguished international status as an official Steinway Artist.

Dec. 2011 Distinguished Teacher Award, Music Educators’ Conservatory, Athens, Greece

Jun. 2010 Recognition as “One of Our Most Famous Students,” Rimma Dieva, Head of

Piano Dept., Gnessin College, Moscow, Russia [listed on Gnessin College official

website]

Aug. 2008 Golden Trophy Award & Grand Prize Winner, of International DVD Competition

[3 Rounds], New York, New York

Dec. 2007 Teacher of The Year Award, Music Educators’ Conservatory, Athens, Greece

Dec. 2003 Recognition for Teaching, Music Educators’ Conservatory, Athens, Greece

Aug. 1998 International Rachmaninov Competition [3 Rounds], Big Hall-Moscow

Conservatory, Moscow, USSR

1991-1996 First Prize Winner, Momontov Scholarship Competition

(For 5 Years: Annual Full Educational Scholarship & Monthly Cash

Award), Moscow, Russia

Nov. 1991 Selected among Gnessin’s students to play on Tour at Graz, Austria [another

student selected was Piano Soloist Alexander Kobrin, who later won Gold/First

Prize at the Van Cliburn Competition]

Mar. 1984 First Prize Winner, Young Virtuoso Competition, Yevpatoria, Ukraine, USSR

Mar. 1983 First Prize Winner, Young Virtuoso Competition, Yevpatoria, Ukraine, USSR

Mar. 1982 First Prize Winner, Young Virtuoso Competition, Yevpatoria, Ukraine, USSR

Conductor References:

Maestro Evan Craves, Music Director, American Philharmonic, San Francisco, Sonoma County, California “Ms. Ulyanova is an exceptional concert pianist.” … “Ms. Ulyanova’s performance was stunning; her command of the piano is expansive. The moment she engages the keyboard, she exudes strength and confidence. Her playing covers a broad range of authentic expression: from spectacular rhythm to delicate lyricism. She tells the story that lies within the music and her stage presence invites listeners in.” … “When rehearsing with the American Philharmonic, Ms. Ulyanova was gracious and respectful. Her depth of training brought many insights to the music and she fit in well with our community of musicians. She has a refreshingly positive attitude that compliments all aspects of her personality and performance.”

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

Maestro Istvan Jaray, Music Director, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra “Ms. Ulyanova is a very talented artist. She controls an impeccable technique, a broad and fluid range of musical and stylistic responses, and extensive musical culture.” ... “I have the highest regard for her exceptional qualities as an artist and a performer” … “She played with brilliance and distinction, arousing the admiration of both her colleagues and the audience. They responded with a long lasting standing ovation.” … “Elena has a very attractive stage presence and she is a supportive and unfailingly courteous colleague. It was a pleasure to work with her.”

Maestro Richard A. Weilenmann, Conductor Emeritus, The Landon Symphonette, Arlington, Virginia “Ms. Ulyanova was easy to work with during the rehearsal and the performance. She greatly impressed the orchestra, as well as the audience, with her technique and understanding of the work.”

Professor Victor Merzhanov, Moscow Conservatory – March, 2000 “Elena Ulyanova is one of the most gifted musicians of the Moscow Conservatory. She has great virtuosity, brilliant and artistic temperament, unique interpretive expression, and a rich sound palette.”

Major Reviews:

International Piano, March/April 2010, Page 63, Rachmaninoff CD “Elena Ulyanova’s performance in her recording with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky is articulate and energetic, if musically conservative. At times she holds temps back, as in Var. 5 or midway through Var. 15, for emphasis and clarity.”

Micaele Sparacino – ConcertoNet.com – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Landon Symphonette, February 2009 “Ms. Ulyanova’s performance of the Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini was nothing short of dazzling. She is a Lioness at the Keyboard, playing with more strength and technique than most men. In fact, her playing, marked by power and poetry, recalled to mind the legendary Gina Bachauer. It was breathtaking to watch her fingers flying over the keys, and the sound she drew from the piano was amazing.” “…a truly exciting performance distinguished by verve and panache. She is an artist not to be missed!”

Terry McNeill – Classical Sonoma – Concerts Grand Series Recital, November, 2008 “Any uncertainty about Ulyanova’s command of Rachmaninoff’s bravura was swept away with an orchestral performance of the great Sonata [no. 2], in the Horowitz edition. The finale brought out all of the pianist’s heavy artillery – massive broken octaves, endurance, wide skips and brilliant passage work. The individual parts of the sonata often seem greater than the whole, but Ulyanova brought opulent passion that conquered all.”

Fred Kirshnit- New York Sun – Bargemusic Recital, May, 2008 “…Ms. Ulyanova’s delicate performance of Claude Debussy’s “Ondine.” She wove a diaphanous web for her aquatic sprite, suggestion rather than declamation fingered lovingly. As the little concert hall rocked back and forth, Ms. Ulyanova crept into the complex harmonic world of “Brouillards (Mists)” and kept her listeners afloat and a bit enchantingly lost in the fog. This was very lovely music making.”

Seymour Bernstein – April, 2007 “Fantastic! I finally heard Elena’s CD of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto in C minor and the Rhapsody. What can one say to such playing? It’s magnificent, both musically and technically. I send her my highest praise and admiration for such fantastic playing.”

Elena Ulyanova – Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Raymond T. Jackson – August 2007 “FANTASTIC AND INSPIRED! I couldn’t just listen while doing something else … I had to stop everything to just sit and listen. Elena’s [Fitzgerald Theater Concert] performance was absolutely wonderful and riveting from beginning to end!”

Vladimir Leyetchkiss, DePaul University – April, 2007 “A brilliant pianist.”

Roy Gillinson, Beethoven Society of America (2006) “her [Pianist Elena Ulyanova’s] style running the gamut of power, strength, and technique to a delicate, floating elegant finesse. A phenomenal gifted performer!! Her performance for the Beethoven Society was a rare treat!”

International Rachmaninoff Society – September, 2006 “Elena Ulyanova gives an impressive performance of the [Rachmaninoff] Second Concerto, with much lyrical warmth, and an especially fine slow movement. The [Paganini Rhapsody’s] strong contrasts seem tailor made for her, and she rises to the challenge quite brilliantly in the outer sections, playing with remarkable flair and vitality.”

Owen E. Walton, Musicweb International – September, 2006 “Ulyanova’s playing in the [Rachmaninoff concerto No.2] first movement is generally very fine. There is an admirable clarity to her fingerwork and she really lets us hear the various simultaneous strands that permeate the solo writing.”

Piano Wereld Magazine – Amsterdam, August 2005 “You cannot deny the panache of the Russian piano player, Elena Ulyanova. She intensifies showpieces such as the Mephisto Waltz and the Tarantella from a Liszt produced in Russia, with all the restlessness of a wild breathing and rumbling volcano, which rarely slows down.”

Michael Sparacino, Concerto.net, The Phillips Collection - Washington DC, November 2009 “…she lunges into the performance like a lioness at the keyboard, playing with a ferocity, strength, and technical prowess that can only be described as astonishing.” “…emotionally wrenching and jaw-dropping performance of Beethoven’s Appassionata ….Ms. Ulyanova’s mature understanding of the architecture of this grand sonata belies her relatively young age. And the boldness of her authority instantly recalls the playing of Vladmir Horowitz or Sviatoslav Richter. It left me aghast and breathless to see her hands in a blur over the keyboard, never missing a note, and I marveled at her musicality and profound interpretation. She will one day be recognized as one of the great Beethoven pianists.” “The Rachmaninoff sonata, however, was indeed the zenith of the concert.” “…Anyone who has heard her play will tell you that she is perhaps the greatest living performer of the piano music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Her technique and temperament make her virtually unrivaled in this music today.” “…All of the myriad of colors, textures, and rhapsody of Rachmaninoff’s soaring music explode from her fingertips, captivating the ears and spellbinding the audience. She was given a thunderous, standing ovation immediately upon sounding the final chord.”