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Elena Baksht, Piano

Elena Baksht, Piano

Biography

Pianist Elena Baksht first came to public attention at the age of eleven when she appeared as a soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic. After numerous concerts throughout the former Soviet Union, her career has taken her around the world.

Born in Moscow, Ms. Baksht was accepted at the Music School for Gifted Children and continued her studies at the Moscow Conservatory. Her teachers have included Bakulov, Kestner, Dijur, Mogilevsky, and Mervis. In 1992, she made her European debut at Rotterdam Concert Hall in the Netherlands. The following year, she was awarded a full scholarship to study at the Manhattan School of Music with Nina Svetlanova. Ms. Baksht is the 1997 recipient of the Helene and Jerome Dreskin Foundation Career Grant. As winner of the Artist International Auditions Competition, Ms. Baksht was presented in her New York debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 1998. She is presently studying with Alexander Slobodyanik and on scholarship at the Julliard School with Jerome Lowenthal.


Performances by Elena Baksht

Composer Title Date Action
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 bis 01/17/2009 Play Add to playlist
Maurice Ravel Tzigane 12/02/2009 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52 05/27/2009 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op. 31 01/10/2009 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in c-sharp minor Op. Posth. 05/27/2009 Play Add to playlist
Franz Schubert Sonata in A Major, Op. 120 01/14/2009 Play Add to playlist
William Kroll Banjo and Fiddle 12/02/2009 Play Add to playlist
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo in C Major 01/20/2009 Play Add to playlist
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Andante maestoso (Pas de deux), from The Nutcracker Suite 01/08/2009 Play Add to playlist
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky March, from The Nutcracker Suite 01/26/2009 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach English Suite No. 2 in a minor, BWV 807 05/27/2009 Play Add to playlist

Elena Baksht Concerts

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