Ms. Yablonskaya is a vibrant representative of the Russian world of virtuosity, sensitivity, and emotional drive.  Enchanting audiences in more than forty countries since emigrating from Russia in 1977, her international competition achievements include the Margurite Long-Thibaud Paris Competition (Grand Prix), the Rio de Janeiro Competition, and the Vienna Beethoven Competition (First Prize).

Her Liszt and Schubert CD won the Liszt Society Grand Prix du Disque.  Musical collaborations with her conductor/cellist son, Dmitry Yablonsky, especially in the Russian repertoire, have proved concert and recording successes.  Yablonskaya is a valued professor at the Juilliard School in New York City.