Pianist and teacher, studio in Marblehead.

    

Eleena Gelfgatt is an award winning classical pianist, accompanist, and piano teacher. With 20 years of teaching experience, Eleena has taught a range of students from elementary beginners to experienced college students.

Eleena earned her Masters Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the National Music Academy in Kiev, Ukraine. During her studies and after graduation, she performed extensively throughout Europe as a pianist and a chamber music performer.

In 2002, Eleena was honored to receive the National Stravinsky Award in piano performance in Ukraine. In 2013, while living and performing in Jerusalem, Israel, she was granted an honorary award in piano performance. In 2018 she had her debut solo performance at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Since returning to the United States, Eleena has continued to perform solo recitals and to teach a wide variety of pupils of all ages and levels. Her recent solo recitals and performances took place at the Assisi Festival of Music, Endicott College, the Shalin Liu Performance Center, and various other locations on the North Shore. Eleena is an active member of the New England Piano Teachers Association and served for two years as the vice president of the North Shore Piano Teachers Guild.

Eleena teaches piano at her studio in Marblehead. Her students are winners of national and international piano competitions and perform at recitals organized by both her studio and the New England Piano Teachers Association.