Lola Astanova

Lola Astanova (Russian Лола Астанова / Lola Astanowa; * 1982 in Tashkent, USSR, now Uzbekistan) is a Russian pianist who is known for her interpretations of compositions by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff.

Life

At the age of six years, Lola began at the elite School of Music W. - Uspensky Special Music School for gifted children to take music lessons with Professor Tamara Popovich. They often visited Moscow to get piano lessons with Professor Lev Naumov from the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. Lev Naumov said: ". Lola Astanova has a rare and truly ingenious talent Chopin, played by Lola, is unique. "

Lola Astanova began to give concerts at the age of eight years. She has performed in Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Russia, both with solo programs as well as with orchestras.

In September 2007 Lola Astanova gave her first U.S. album out titled DEBUT, which was marketed exclusively through iTunes.

In October 2007, Lola Astanova became a star of the "Classical Superstars Fantasy Concerts" with Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, and she received an Emmy for the television personality gewinnendste of Regis Philbin. The concert was settled in the output for the centenary of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book and yielded a total of $ 1.6 million.

In August 2008, the National Museum announced in memory of September 11 Lola Astanovas on historical execution on the famous Steinway grand piano of Vladimir Horowitz at the charity event " Notes of Hope", which presented the Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The event also offered demonstrations of the comedian and actor Denis Leary and the rock singer John Mellencamp.