Valentina Lisitsa

Valentina Lisitsa
Валентина Лисиця
Lisitsa in 2003
Background information
Born1973 (age 5152)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
GenresClassical
OccupationClassical pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1977–present
Websitevalentinalisitsa.com

Valentina Yevhenivna Lisitsa (born 1973) is a Ukrainian pianist. Lisitsa independently launched her career on social media, without initially signing with a tour promoter or record company. By 2012, Lisitsa was among the most frequently viewed pianists on YouTube. The Toronto Symphony canceled her 2015 engagements as a soloist with them because of her social media postings in support of pro-Russian separatists during the Russo-Ukrainian War.