What’s better than seeing someone expertly show off their passion. That’s exactly what happened when Eleonora Arkadyevna Breslav, a retired pianist from Kazan, was asked by a random group of elderly folks if she could play for a few minutes. She accepted, and what she played was a real treat and surprise for the crowd hovering around her on the busy street in Russia.
Eleonora graduated from the music college of Kazan in 1953 and worked as an accompanist there for five years afterwards. At some point thereafter, she became a long-time accompanist with the Bolshoi theater.
Breslav’s age is no impediment to her commitment to her craft, and her light, joyful expression shines through every note. The keys in front of her are touched flawlessly, as if she could be in an elegant concert hall. Her years have been long, but her passion and her style of playing are timeless, and her joy radiating as she gets to share this moment with the smiling people surrounding her in this improvised performance. 
Eleonora sitting and playing the famous song Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. You can’t help but see the passion that Eleonora throws into each note when she plays.
Her smile as she concludes her performance show the love and joy for her craft. You can tell this was a mutual exchange of joy and gratitude between Eleonora and the crowd watching and listening to this improv mini concert.
