Crowd Gathers For Elderly Woman’s Incredible Street Performance
She is so fun to watch.
Eduardo Gaskell
11.23.20

Her name is Eleonora Arkadyevna Breslav. She was just passing by with her fellow elderly friends when they saw a street performer on a piano. Eleonora wanted to play for a few minutes.

The street performer obliged. That’s a few minutes of rest anyway! But wow did this old lady blow everyone’s socks off!

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Lucky tourists.

This was during the world cup. Which meant the tourism industry was at its full swing and the city was filled with people from all over the world. Now whether Eleonora knew that or not, no one knows.

She went ahead and played anyway.

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Eleonora looks like a grandma straight out of a Disney movie. Her small frame, white hair, smile and that bright blue shirt screams feel good animated classic. And we mean that in a good way.

Look at her fingers fly over the keys though. There’s magic in that elderly lady’s hands!

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Her piece is Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 by Franz Liszt. There’s an impromptu piano recital on that street. It’s safe to say that she stopped people in their tracks, dropping a few jaws and opening a few eyes here and there.

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Eleonora’s already gathered a crowd.

Some are seated by the fountain while others stand behind her. A few of them have their phones out, recording this grandma who just decided to pas by and play out of nowhere. What a wonderful surprise for the tourists!

A viewer recognized her and she seemed to be famous back in her day.

“Her name Eleonora Arkadyevna Breslav. Many years she was a conzertmaister in Bolshoi theatre.”

So she used to play in Moscow’s historic theater. Wow.

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No way those tourists knew that. Eleonora’s practically a legend and there she is sitting in front of them, gracing the men and women with her talents. That piano has seen better days. The sound says it all.

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But lady Breslav does not care.

Imagine her to be forty years or so younger, with an expensive piano, and the same piece. She is unbelievable. Eleonora must have been quite the performer in her day. She’s a living treasure!

The piano needs some oil and a tune up. It’s probably an old one with lots of miles on it. But Eleonora, at her age, does not need a tune up nor does she need any assistance. She’s way sharper than that piano.

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She may be small but her skills are larger than life. And she is loving every moment of it. Look at the smile on her face!

The swiftness and dexterity on those fingers are world class. For this lady to have graced the Bolshoi theater in her younger years just proves that she really is an amazing musician.

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Look at the faces behind her.

Tired tourists and local men and women just wanted to kill some time, sit down and enjoy the city. And Eleonora just made their day even better. This was a gift from the the gods of music and they got to witness it.

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And once she’s done, Eleonora receives a well deserved standing ovation with shouts of “Bravo!”. She graciously smiles at her crowd, giving a little bow, before her friend helps her up. Eleonora walks away with the grace of a real lady, giving others another reason to smile.

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Enjoy Eleonora’s amazing street playing in the video below!

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