Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American musical scene in their formal U.S. debut in Chicago and secured the following response from the Chicago Tribune's music critic, John von Rhein "....I cannot recall when I have heard a more exciting or more accomplished two-piano team. They have the colossal technique and temperament you associate with pianists of the Russian school; they also have virtually flawless ensemble, the kind most duos labor for years to achieve, if they are even so fortunate."
This brilliant young piano-duo from Ukraine came to the United States with an impressive list of competition prizes to its credit and is winning critical acclaim in the U.S. as gifted artists making a genuine contribution to the marvelous but, seldom-heard literature for two pianos. By the time Valentina and Alexei met at the Kiev Conservatory, they were both winners of numerous international, national and local solo and chamber music competitions. They combined their formidable talents and began working as a two piano team with the revered Dr. Ludmilla Tsvierko in Kiev. In 1990, after only a few weeks of preparation, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff captured the first prize at the Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition.

In 1991, the duo was awarded the first prize in the 3rd International Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition, galvanizing audience, jurors and critics alike. Shortly after their victory in Miami, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff made their home in the United States and recently became American citizens.
The duo has made their New York debut with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra under Gerard Schwartz in the summer of 1995.
“ They virtually stole the evening” said James Oestrech “New York Times”

The duo is performing extensively throughout the world with orchestras and in recitals. Their recent orchestra engagements included tour as soloists with the Orchestra National de France under the direction of Charles Dutoit with performances at New York's Lincoln Center and Boston Symphony Hall . They have also appeared with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society at the Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center and the Florida Philharmonic.

They have performed at such respected venues as the Tisch Center for the Arts at New York's 92nd Street Y, Van Cliburn Recital Series in Fort Worth, Grant Park Festival in Chicago, the Professional Concert Series at the University of Chicago, Sheldon Hall in St. Louis, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Bravo! Vail Festival, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Chamber Music, Kravis Center in Palm Beach, Dallas, San Antonio, San Diego, Kansas City, Los Angeles and many others.

The duo has recorded two CDs for the Audiofon label.
Valentina Lisitsa & Alexei Kuznetsoff are Bösendorfer artists.