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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

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





Lola in the New York Times - Arts Cover Story

01/18/2012 "Bling! Vavoom! Celebrities! A Concert, Too" by Dan Wakin - A cover story in the Arts section of today's New York Times.

READ IN FULL


Lola's Debut at Carnegie Hall Announced



On Thursday, January 19 at 8PM
Lola will make her Carnegie Hall debut
in a special Tribute to Horowitz gala concert
 

DONALD TRUMP
Gala Chairman

JULIE ANDREWS
Special Guest Artist Host

All proceeds will go to support
the American Cancer Society

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 the special event for MD Anderson Cancer Center fundraiser 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).

Answering FAQs

04/20/2011 - You've got questions?  Lola's got answers!  Check out the new FAQ section...

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.

Lola on the cover of Palm Beach Society magazine




03/13/2011
- This month Lola is on the cover of
Palm Beach Society magazine in advance of her performance with the Palm Beach Symphony.







"Don't Stop the Music" Score Released Today

03/02/2011 - After countless requests, sheet music for "Don't Stop the Music", Lola's original virtuoso improvisation for piano inspired by a pop tune, was released today.

Click HERE to get your copy of the score!

"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.

Lola in the Wall Street Journal

03/10/2010 - The Wall Street Journal highlights Lola's recent performance in "Lola Astanova’s Spin on Classical: Bare Midriffs, Tweeting, Free Recordings" 

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)


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