Elisha Abas

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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 Mehta^{[citation needed][1]}. He stopped performing at the age of 15, and in 2004 returned to the stage.^{[citation needed]} Elisha Abas was the life-long student of Pnina Salzman and developed a mentoring relationship with Artur Rubinstein^{[citation needed]}. He appeared in a movie with and about Rubinstein's friends.^{[citation needed]} During Abas' break, he obtained a law degree and played professional soccer for Israel^[2]. Abas is the great great grandson of Alexander Scriabin.^{[citation needed] [3]}

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. ^[4]. Abas is known for preserving the culture of classical music and attracting mostly young people to his concerts. ^[5]

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