BEKMAN-SHCHERBINA, Elena

Elena Aleksandrovna Bekman-Shcherbina (Russian: Елена Александровна Бекман-Щербина; née Kamentseva; 12 January 1882 – 30 September 1951) was a Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and teacher.In 1899, Elena received a gold medal from the Moscow Conservatory. A year later, she appeared with the Schubert Trio in B flat major at the Russian Musical Society concert. In 1902, she began performing with Abram Jampolskij, Gregor Piatigorskij and with the Beethoven Quartet, in addition to appearances as a soloist.

From 1912 to 1921 Elena performed works by Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Isaac Albéniz, the first pianist in Moscow to do so. She began to give solo performances that were broadcast on the radio in 1924.

She performed for soldiers and at music schools and gave concerts at the Philharmonic Hall. Recordings of her performances were published by Aprelevskij zavod. She wrote and published piano pieces for children. Her memoir Moi wospominanija was first published in 1962.