EStrella Piano Duo

EStrella Piano Duo burst on the musical scene in 2011 with a series of concerts celebrating great Russian masterpieces written for piano duo. Elena Doubovitskaya and Svetlana Belsky both share a Russian heritage, training, as well as an enthusiasm for playing together. Future plans include exploration of the two-piano and piano 4-hands repertoire ranging from Baroque to Contemporary styles. 

Svetlana Belsky received awards from many international piano competitions and appeared as a recitalist in Russia, Poland, China, Hong Kong and USA. Dr. Belsky heads the Piano Program at the University of Chicago. She is an active recitalist, teacher, lecturer and adjudicator. 

Elena Doubovitskaya performed her debut recital in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall followed by engagements in the USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Czech and Russia. Dr. Doubovitskaya received awards from Seattle Int. Piano Competition among others and currently is on the piano faculty  at the Merit School of Music in Chicago.