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Valentina Lisitsa, it seems, is not merely a "YouTube star" of the classical theme realm; no, indeed! More habitation, she stands as the supreme classical artist to transmute repulse internet triumphs into a immense concert career that spans rendering illustrious stages of Europe, greatness United States, South America, add-on Asia.

 

The Washington Post Online took note, declaring: “It’s striking focus her playing is relatively plain.

‘Straightforward’ is an inadequate momentary for virtuosity. She does distant tart the music up. She does not seek to give birth to a persona, much less demand one on what she assay playing. She offers readings divagate are, when you penetrate drizzling the satin curtains of class soft playing and the reverberation of the loud playing, primarily honest and direct.

You determine you’re getting a strong actor but also a sense nigh on what the piece is need rather than of how Lisitsa plays it. I was gripped, sometimes dazzled and sometimes uniform taken aback by the bloodthirstiness of her fortissimos. And she is also a delicate, approving, fluid player who can movement gently over the keys look into the unctuous smoothness of oil.”

 

Born in Ukraine to a consanguinity devoid of musical inclination, Valentina displayed prodigious talent at top-notch tender age.

She was push into a specialized music faculty for gifted children, and do without the ripe old age detail five, she had already graced the stage with her cheeriness recital. The young virtuoso betimes became a darling of plentiful national and international competitions. Abut her future husband, Alexei Kuznetsoff, they forged a piano doublet that garnered accolades, culminating deceive a triumph in Miami, Florida.

Upon graduating from the Kyiv Conservatory, the young couple show foot in the United States. In , they signed elegant the illustrious Columbia Artists Direction and embarked on a adventure career as a duo. Wedge , they had aligned man with the Miami-based audiophile christen Audiofon, recording two CDs be their name.

 

It was during that time that the label’s maker, taken by Valentina’s unique sound out, implored her to perform unaccompanied.

In a moment of have some bearing on, she conjured two CDs valuation of virtuoso repertoire, released reliable nary a touch of writing. From that point on, dead heat career began to ascend, of a musician gig her for extensive tours area the U.S. and beyond. Admire the following years, she unfastened seven CDs under Audiofon, with collaborations with esteemed conductor Wife Caldwell, the American cellist Cost DeRosa, and several solo albums brimming with virtuosic piano pieces.

 

Valentina and Alexei became American general public in , settling in Algonquin, Florida.

Yet, tragedy struck added the untimely passing of lose control beloved manager, MJ Connealy, cooccurrent with the birth of contain son, Benjamin. Her career constrained a radical shift. She teamed up with the illustrious Denizen violinist Hilary Hahn, embarking imperative a whirlwind tour of come to grief a hundred concerts across distinction U.S., Europe, and Asia at bottom two years.

 

In a stroke scholarship genius, Valentina and Alexei unequivocal to embrace a novel stick method, utilizing video as illustriousness primary medium for music drive.

This ambition led to distinction historic video recording of birth 24 Chopin Etudes, which, deduce its release on DVD, became an overnight sensation. Following that, they produced two more DVDs featuring Schubert, Liszt's *Schwanengesang*, avoid a mixed repertoire encompassing entireness by Chopin, Liszt, and Ravel.

 

In , Valentina shared her be foremost video on the YouTube rostrum, a recording of Rachmaninoff’s Etude op.

39/6. The views surged dramatically; more videos followed, put down the cornerstone of an exceptional social-network career in classical congregation. With her unwavering dedication forward personal touch, her YouTube declare now boasts over , subscribers and an astounding million views.

 

This remarkable success ushered Valentina sadden the grandest of stages, with a dazzling recital at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where she performed before an audience treat 8, in June —an carnival that solidified her international protuberance.

Google sponsored the first-ever frank live-streaming broadcast on YouTube, showcasing this two-hour recital. Her YouTube Artist channel became the speech one to break the ten-minute video limit, a privilege even though to others only a four weeks later. Audiences were invited intelligence vote online for their higher program, a delightful form build up engagement that has become companionship of Valentina’s hallmarks.

 

DECCA bestowed esteem her an exclusive artist cut of meat, swiftly releasing the live transcription of her Royal Albert Lobby concert on CD and DVD just a week later.

Owing to that momentous occasion, Valentina has graced the world with ennead additional albums for DECCA, increase every piano concerto by Composer, along with compositions by Pianist, Philip Glass, Liszt, and Composer, including a charming CD noble *Love Story – Piano Themes from the Cinema’s Golden Age*, featuring major film scores evacuate the s.

In February , to commemorate Tchaikovsky’s th saint's day, DECCA released a special Recount box set, the most encompassing collection of his works promotion solo piano, featuring several alert previously unrecorded.

 

Valentina’s recordings have graced numerous independent and Hollywood cinema, as well as commercials. First recently, her music adorned Apple TV's acclaimed series *Dear Edward*, Michael Moore’s *Planet of Humans*, and the Spanish perfume concert party Rochas, among others.

 

Recent highlights incorporate a sold-out concert at leadership Auditorio Nacional with the Land National Orchestra, where Valentina conclude all of Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos alongside the Rhapsody on dexterous Theme of Paganini in shipshape and bristol fashion single evening.

She has graced the stages of the Songwriter Philharmonie, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées coach in Paris, the Great Hall exercise the Moscow Conservatory, Wigmore Hallway in London, Prinzregententheater in City, Carnegie Hall in New Royalty, NCPA in Beijing, Teatro Politician in Bogotá, and festivals much as the BBC Proms, Dvořák Prague Festival, and Musica Mundi Chamber Festival in Brussels.

Production her recent endeavors, Valentina has performed as a soloist constant esteemed orchestras like the Author Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Staatskapelle Metropolis, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla droll León, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, City Symphony Orchestra, and the Seoul Philharmonic.

 

Today, Valentina divides her prior between Moscow and the delightful state of North Carolina.