Elena Berman
Pianist
Director of The Nelly Berman School of Music
Pianist
Director of The Nelly Berman School of Music
Biography
B.A. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
M.A. Temple University, Boyer College of Music, Piano Pedagogy & Performance
Elena started studying piano at the age of 5 with her mother Nelly. At 7, she was admitted to the Stolyarsky Professional Music School in Odessa, Ukraine, where she was a student of Professor Serafima Mogilevsky (Maxim Mogilevsky’s grandmother). Upon arrival to New Orleans, USA, she performed several times with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and came into contact with Susan Starr, who invited her to become her full scholarship student in Philadelphia. Elena studied with Dr. Arkady Aronov at Mannes College of Music and later with Gary Graffman at Manhattan School of Music. She received her BA in French Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and her MA at Temple University, where she was a student of Harvey Weeden. Elena studied for two years at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France and was also a private student of Brigette Engerer. Elena worked for three years at ICM artists with artists including Stanislav Bunin, Pletniev, and Vladimir Viardo.
Her piano students have won multiple competitions including the Greenfield Competition, with the prize of playing as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2017 she was the director of "Young Classical Virtuosos of Tomorrow" international competition in memory of Nelly Berman, which drew 250 students from 12 states and 5 countries.
She is currently the director of The Nelly Berman School of Music, which was founded by her mother, Nelly. The school is a leading community school in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
M.A. Temple University, Boyer College of Music, Piano Pedagogy & Performance
Elena started studying piano at the age of 5 with her mother Nelly. At 7, she was admitted to the Stolyarsky Professional Music School in Odessa, Ukraine, where she was a student of Professor Serafima Mogilevsky (Maxim Mogilevsky’s grandmother). Upon arrival to New Orleans, USA, she performed several times with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and came into contact with Susan Starr, who invited her to become her full scholarship student in Philadelphia. Elena studied with Dr. Arkady Aronov at Mannes College of Music and later with Gary Graffman at Manhattan School of Music. She received her BA in French Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and her MA at Temple University, where she was a student of Harvey Weeden. Elena studied for two years at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France and was also a private student of Brigette Engerer. Elena worked for three years at ICM artists with artists including Stanislav Bunin, Pletniev, and Vladimir Viardo.
Her piano students have won multiple competitions including the Greenfield Competition, with the prize of playing as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2017 she was the director of "Young Classical Virtuosos of Tomorrow" international competition in memory of Nelly Berman, which drew 250 students from 12 states and 5 countries.
She is currently the director of The Nelly Berman School of Music, which was founded by her mother, Nelly. The school is a leading community school in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
