KAWAI PIANO GALLERY Presents

Elena Tsvetkova

Just Waltzes: music from Russia and France

in Concert – February 5th at 3:00 PM at the Shigeru Kawai Concert Hall – Kawai Piano Gallery Plano, TX

admission: Free!

Elena Tsvetkova graduated summa cum laude from both the Mussorgsky Music College in St.Petersburg, Russia and the State Conservatory, St. Petersburg, Russia. Her degrees are in Piano Solo Performance, Chamber Music Collaboration and Accompanying, and in Piano Pedagogy. She has also earned a diploma of concert pianist. After graduating, she was appointed as an Assistant Piano Professor and was the staff accompanist for strings at the Conservatory.

Ms. Tsvetkova began her career as a performer on radio and television in Russia at the age of ten. After graduating from the Conservatory, she performed extensively as an accompanist for the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, and other major orchestras. She has also performed solo and chamber music recitals in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Ms. Tsvetkova was active as a piano teacher and received numerous awards for the excellence of teaching.

Elena moved to America in 2001, and is in demand as a teacher, collaborative pianist, soloist, clinician, and adjudicator. She was a faculty member of many prestigious music festivals in the US and Europe. Ms. Tsvetkova continues to play solo, chamber music and piano ensembles recitals every year and has performed in all major venues in North Texas, also throughout the United States. Her international tours include Russia, Finland, Sweden, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, and Germany.