Elena Levit
... born in Russia, is one of the most successful piano teachers for children and young people. Their students have won first prizes in national and international competitions and received scholarships from prestigious foundations, such as including the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, the Jürgen Ponto Foundation, the Jugend musiziert and the Foundation Jütting.
Elena Levit studied with the famous student of Heinrich Neuhaus Berta Maranz in the music school in Nizhni Novgorod. After her studies, she devoted her work to the field of child and adolescent education. She was head of the piano department of the music school in Nizhni Novgorod and professor for piano at the Music Conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod.
Since 2000 Elena Levit teaches at the Institute for early intervention for talented young musicians at the Musikhochschule in Hannover, Germany.