The YouTube channel “Life Goes On In Iran” filmed a video during their 2018 tour to Russia that has since gone viral. In 2021, the video has received over 5.6 million views. The video shows an older woman performing on a street piano in Kazan. The throng, which was filmed during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is made up of tourists from all nationalities. The woman is playing Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2. From 1846 to 1853, Liszt produced 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies. This rhapsody is his second and most renowned composition.

She performs the song effortlessly and with a big smile on her face. The video’s poster, Life Goes On In Iran, writes, ‘I love her smile at the end of the film. Many of the other commenters on the video mentioned how happy she was throughout the performance.In the video, you can hear squeaking sounds in the background. Much of the YouTube audience has commented on the piano’s old condition. As a street piano, the piano has most certainly seen a lot of use from passers-by. Regardless of her situation, the mysterious woman nevertheless demonstrates her talent with elegance.

As someone who is unaffected by the disadvantages, her performance is even more astounding. In the video below, another outstanding senior pianist demonstrates that he still has it! After her performance, the vast audience applauds her and grins at her fantastic piece. Some of the audience approach her and congratulated her. Another lady then escorts her from the piano to the street.

Before the video went viral, the woman’s identity was unknown. However, she has since been identified as Eleonora Arkadevya Breslav of Kazan, Russia. Although her age is unknown, Breslav graduated from music college in 1953. She worked as an accompanist at her college until 1958, then moved on to the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, one of the world’s greatest opera and ballet venues. Breslav demonstrates that music transcends age. It has the ability to translate through a crowd and allow everyone, regardless of language, to enjoy the power of music.