Elisha Abas

Elisha Abas is a solo concert pianist born in Israel on December 10, 1971. He first appeared on the world stage at the age of six and by the time he was 11 he had the respect of the great masters such as Artur Rubinstein, Leonard Bernstein and Zubin MehtaFact|date=November 2007 [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ptckDT_SQ6w YouTube - Elisha Abas As a Child with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ] ] . He stopped performing at the age of 15, and in 2004 returned to the stage.Fact|date=November 2007 Elisha Abas was the life-long student of Pnina Salzman and developed a mentoring relationship with Artur RubinsteinFact|date=November 2007. He appeared in a movie with and about Rubinstein's friends.Fact|date=November 2007 During Abas' break, he obtained a law degree and played professional soccer for Israel [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/arts/music/02abas.html Elisha Abas - Music - New York Times ] ] . Abas is the great great grandson of Alexander Scriabin.Fact|date=November 2007 [ [http://www.elishaabas.com Elisha Abas, Concert Pianist ] ]

On November 3rd, 2007, Elisha Abas performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, receiving four standing ovations. Abas moved to New York in late 2007. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=924652&contrassID=2&subContrassID=15 Scaling the heights once more - Haaretz - Israel News ] ] . Abas is known for preserving the culture of classical music and attracting mostly young people to his concerts. [ [http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-2-20/66309.html Epoch Times | Concert Pianist Plays to the Younger Set ] ]

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