Concert pianist Eliane Lust (Eli-aan Loost) was recently praised by the Chicago Tribune as "...a pianist of extraordinary range, emotional depth and intelligence...a musician of the highest order." and “a true artist whose first language is music” by France's La Depeche. Critically acclaimed throughout the world by masters of the classical profession as well as esteemed critics for several decades now, Eliane has also been the recipient of such prestigious awards as performances at Carnegie Recital Hall, the Paderewski Festival, the Villa Montalvo Discovery Series, the Dame Myra Hesse Series and the Lagesse Foundation. Additionally, the California Arts Council Touring Roster has given her special award recognition for her innovative solo programming and dedication to new American piano music. Eliane's recital and master class tours throughout North America, Europe, French Polynesia and Asia have included the Tanglewood, Aspen, Banff-Canada, Ernen-Musikdorf, Hereford-UK and Spoleto-Italy Music Festivals, among others.

Of special note is Eliane's unique programming which ranges from the Baroque to the music of Art Tatum and includes the complete Mendelssohn “Songs Without Words”, “Love Notes”: the music of Robert and Clara Schumann, “Rocking”: three centuries of the world's greatest lullabies, "La Valse Francaise": two centuries of French waltzes for solo piano and "The Speaking Pianist": repertoire for a solo pianist who speaks while playing. Eliane's chamber music collaborations have also included a two-piano partnership with the American composer-pianist Frederic Rzewski (Jev-skee) who has been called “the greatest pianist-composer of our time and something of a legend in modern music” by the Los Angeles Times.

Lust’s educational pedigree remains one of the most impressive available today. Her primary musical influences, Gyorgy Sebök and Leonard Shure mark her musical lineage directly to Beethoven through the legendary German pianist Artur Schnabel as well as to Leo Weiner, one of Hungary's leading music educators. Other important influences include the pianists Richard Goode and Paul Hersh, American composers Frederick Rzewski and Charles Shere and Schnabel’s biographer, Konrad Wolff, whose piano Eliane owns.

A notoriously inspiring coach for advanced pianists, Lust is based in San Francisco, California where she holds monthly master classes for highly dedicated musicians.