The Italian-American pianist Elenora Pertz was born in Cleveland, Ohio (USA). At 6 years old she received her first piano lessons, studied classical ballet and gained stage experience performing in musicals. In addition to many achievements as a solo pianist, Elenora started working with singers at an early age: she accompanied her church choir since the age of 9, and played her high school's musical productions. It was at this time that she became fascinated with the setting of texts to music, and realized her passion for working with singers— both on and off the stage. In 2015 she graduated as Valedictorian of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) with a double major in Piano Performance and European Studies. She then went on to study Vocal Accompanying at the Music and Art Private University of Vienna (Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien) under Dr. Carolyn Hague. She is finishing currently her second Masters degree in Lied Accompanying at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin in the class of Prof. Wolfram Rieger. Other crucial mentors and teachers include Prof. Susan Manoff, Prof. Helmut Deutsch, and Thomas Lausmann. An active recitalist, she has performed throughout America and Europe at venues such as the Musée d'Orsay (Paris), Brigitte Fassbaendar's Eppaner Liedsommer, Snape Maltings (Aldeburgh), and the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg. In September 2020 she was prize winner together with baritone Alexander York (Paris Opera) at Les Saisons de la Voix Lied Duo competition in Gordes, France.