Elena Migunov was born in Moscow, Russia. She studied for eight years at the National School of Music and subsequently for four years at the First Moscow College of Music, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and teaching credentials.

In 1979, Elena immigrated to the USA and founded Prelude Music Studio, the largest and most successful music school in Los Angeles. Among Elena's students were children and grandchildren of many celebrities, including Gregory Peck, Lucille Ball, Shirley Jones, O.J. Simpson, John Candy.

In 1994, Elena moved to Boca Raton. Here, she founded Bravo! Academy of Performing Arts. At the moment, Bravo Academy has two locations in Central and East Boca Raton and employs about forty music, dance and theatre teaches. Elena continues teaching Pre-piano Music Workshop classes and private piano lessons. Elena's music programs for young children are unique and very successful. These programs encompass more than 500 activities, which cover many of the fundamentals of music.

Besides teaching music, Elena gave piano concert-lectures at many country clubs, such as: Mar-a-Lago, Boca Raton Resort, The Breakers in Palm Beach, Boca Pointe, Woodfield, Boca West, Broken Sound, Polo Club.

In addition, she performed for the USA Embassy in Moscow, International Women's Club in Moscow, Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Rollins College, Alumni Club of Georgetown University, National Society of Arts and Letters, International Club of Boca Raton, Opus Society, Historical Society of Boca Raton.

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   Miss Elena as a little girl in Russia

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Miss Elena's husband Victor Brook, a fiction writer
www.victorbrook.com

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Miss Elena's story:
Thirty years
in the United States