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Short Notice Concertos
CD/DVDs
Recordings
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
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“…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
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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
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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)
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Liszt Tarantella
Video (9:12)
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Elena Ulyanova – Recordings
Sergei Rachmaninoff Polka de V.R.
Video (3:57)
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Sergei Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme by Corelli OP. 42
Video 17:32
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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
1984-1987
1977-1984
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.)
Private Lessons at Gnessin College, Moscow, USSR
(at age 12, moved to Moscow to study with scholarship under Professor
Rimma Dieva)
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
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♫
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)
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 20 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
Oct. 2002
Aug. 1998
Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, New York City, New York
Solo Recital at Performing Arts Center, Wroclaw, Poland
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
Sep. 2014
Oct. 2014
Oct. 2014
Nov. 2014
Dec. 2014
Jan. 2015
Steinway Music Teacher’s Seminar, Performance, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Orlando Philharmonic Benefit Event, Orlando, Florida
Chamber Recital, Longwood, Florida
Solo Performance, Steinway Galleries, San Diego, CA
Santa Fe College, Solo Recital and Master Classes, Gainesville, Florida
Smithsonian Institute, American art Museum, Solo Recital, Washington D.C.
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
Dec. 2011
Jun. 2010
Awarded distinguished international status as an official Steinway Artist.
Distinguished Teacher Award, Music Educators’ Conservatory, Athens, Greece
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
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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!”
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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.”
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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.”
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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
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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!”
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Vladimir Leyetchkiss, DePaul University – April, 2007
“A brilliant pianist.”
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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!”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”