Astanova leads the PBS to sparkling season finale

04/11/2012 - Last night Lola and the Palm Beach Symphony conducted by Jahja Ling closed out the season with a special gala concert at the Kravis Center.

SunSentinel wrote: "Astanova brought excitement to her performance and is currently considered by some to be among the most watched virtuoso performers in the world..." read in FULL

Palm Beach ArtPaper wrote: "She began the evening, as Horowitz sometimes did, with a rich solo version of The Star-Spangled Banner...She demonstrated a powerful, muscular approach, and a brilliant technique...Astanova gave the folk-tune main theme a good sense of joyful rhythm, and drilled those climbing octaves toward the end impressively...After a rapturous reception, Astanova returned to the piano for an encore...the Ocean Etude of Chopin...she played it in huge, Rachmaninovian style, in which the sixteenth notes were rattled out like bullets..." read in FULL

Palm Beach Daily News wrote: "The concert opened with a rather bombastic version of The Star-Spangled Banner, which Astanova played solo on the piano. This was quickly followed by Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23...This work, too, borders on the bombastic, and Astanova was up to those demands....The applause at the end of the concerto was so thunderous that it elicited an encore: Frederic Chopin’s Etude in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12."...read in FULL

Palm Beach Post wrote: "...Pianist Lola Astanova was an impressive soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 1 (in B-flat minor, Op. 23) of Tchaikovsky, which opened the program. She is a player of considerable technical accomplishment, force and power, and she makes a dramatic impression at the keyboard..." read in FULL

Lola's personal style in Palm Beach

04/01/2012 - "She throws herself into her performances with the ecstasy of a lover and wears spike heels and form-fitting dresses slit half-way up her thigh. Lola Astanova is not your typical Palm Beach Symphony soloist..." Palm Beach Daily News highlights Lola's upcoming performance at the Kravis Center...read in FULL

Cover girl of the Palm Beach Society

03/23/2012 - This week Lola graces the cover of the Palm Beach Society magazine in advance of her Redefining the Romantics concert with the Palm Beach Symphony.

Interview with Urbanette Magazine

New Photos Released

02/15/2012 -  Select images from Lola's Carneige Hall debut concert released today.  See them in the Gallery...

Lola Debuts at Carnegie Hall

01/19/2012 - Tonight Lola made her Carnegie Hall debut in front of sold-out crowd of 3,000.  Donald Trump chaired the evening and Julie Andrews guest hosted.  See some of the event's media highlights:

New York Daily News: "Lovely Lola Astanova wows crowd on piano at Carnegie Hall"...read in FULL

Broadway World: "LOLA ASTANOVA Gives Stunning Tribute to Horowitz"...read in FULL

The Examiner: "Pianist Lola Astanova Draws Big Crowds For Charity At Carnegie Hall"...read in FULL

Seattle Post-Intelligencer:  "Lola Astanova at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1/19/2012"...read in FULL

The Playwright Speaks:  "Lola Astanova @ CarnegieHall -- A Superstar Is Born"...read in FULL

The New York Times: "Bling! Vavoom! Celebrities! A Concert, Too"...read in FULL

Lifestyle+Charity Magazine:  "An evening at Carnegie Hall with Lola (the modern-day virtuoso)"...read in FULL

Aviva Press:  "A Tribute To Horowitz: Lola Astanova Piano Debut in Carnegie Hall"...in FULL

Times Square Chronicles:  "Lola Astanova – Carnegie Hall Debut"...read in FULL

The Well-Tempered Ear:  "Will Lola Astanova outstrip Yuja Wang as the sexiest pianist?"...read in FULL 

The Andrew Martin Report:  "Her Name is Lola. She IS a Showgirl…and a Supernova!!!"...read in FULL

ArtInfo.com: "Sexy, Showy Pianist Storms Carnegie Hall — for a Good Cause!"...read in FULL

BlogCritics.org: "Concert Review: Lola Astanova at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1/19/2012"...read in FULL

Quest Magazine: "Whatever Lola Wants"

12/15/2011 - An article with amazing photographs of Lola by Nancy Ellison.  So what is it that Lola really wants?  Find out in this QUEST magazine article (pages 126-129)

Photos by Nancy Ellison released

11/07/2011 - Select images from Lola's photo session with the famed Nancy Ellison have been released today.  Lola's outfits are by Diane von Furstenberg and Tom Ford, shoes by Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, and make-up by Roshar.  You can find the images in the Gallery.

Lola plays at the MD Anderson cancer fundraiser

11/03/2011 - Lola gave a performance at a special fundraiser for the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Las Vegas.  Larry King, Steve Wynn and the 4-time Super Bowl champion Franco Harris were among the guests. 

The two-day event raised over $250,000 for cancer research.

New video with hi-quality sound released

10/30/2011 - Lola's latest video of Rachmaninoff's Moment Musicaux Op. 16, No. 4 with high quality sound was released today.  Click HERE to watch it!

Lola performs at the I-X Center celebration

09/30/2011 - Lola gave a special performance at the 25th anniversary celebration of the International Exposition Center in Cleveland, Ohio.  City Council President Martin Sweeney, and Ohio Congressman & former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich were among the event's attendees.

Lola is a guest on BlogTalkRadio

09/22/2011 - What inspires Lola’s unique sense of style? Which musician would she most like to play a duet with? Find out when Lola stops by BlogTalkRadio for a chat with the host Nancy Lombardo.

Lola on the cover of Seagull magazine

  07/27/2011 - This month Lola graces the   cover of the Russian-American magazine   Seagull (Chayka).

Concert in New York broadcast LIVE on the web

07/05/2011 - Lola's concert at Le Poisson Rouge in New York was broadcast LIVE online.  Thanks to everybody who tuned in to see the performance in different corners of the world.

Lola is a guest on Davidzon Radio

07/01/2011 - Lola was a guest of Mikhail Bratslavsky on Davidzon Radio - New York's premier Russian language station.

Interview with RUNYweb.com

06/23/2011 - Read Lola's exclusive interview with the influential Russian language portal RUNYweb.com (in Russian).

Palm Beach Daily News on Lola's performance

03/30/2011 - Lola's "powerhouse performance" with the Palm Beach Symphony is reviewed by Greg Stepanich of the Palm Beach Daily News.

"Midnight Dream" is released online

 10/03/2010 - Lola's new video "Midnight Dream" directed by Peter Scheer is finally released online.  Watch it HERE.

Jingle...All The Way

12/16/2009  It may be a little crazy, but the holidays are about fun and joy, and it would be a shame to celebrate less than ALL THE WAY...so enjoy it!

Interview

10/14/2009  How was Lola introduced to music..? What are her thoughts about music composition today..? Who were her major influences..? How has the Internet transformed the lives of music artists..?

Find out in Lola’s interview to classical music’s exciting new resource – Derrick’s Blog.

Art & the economy

09/22/2009  Simply put, this video was recorded both to entertain and to remind ourselves that even in these tough economic times - Art matters!

We ask you to help promote this message, and share with Lola the stories of art initiatives and organizations that enrich YOUR community and YOUR personal taste. (More here)