The incomparable talents of pianist Valentina Lisitsa have been recognized in glowing reviews as a “gigantic talent” and as “the kind of talent that comes along once in a generation.” A performance of Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto at the Grant Park Festival in Chicago was described by the Chicago Sun-Times as “jaw dropping.”
A champion in the use of new media, with more than 30 million YouTube channel views and more than 42,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, Lisitsa is one of the most popular contemporary classical musicians in the world and has changed perceptions on how classical music can be viewed and performed.
She has performed around the world, including debuts with the Chicago Symphony, Seattle Symphony, WDR Cologne, Seoul Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony. She has dazzled audiences with her vast repertoire ranging from Bach and Mozart to Shostakovich and Bernstein. She admits to having a special affinity for the music of Rachmaninoff and Beethoven and continues to add to her vast repertoire each season.
