In his work "The Seasons Op.37a", which is one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular compositions, he evokes the eternal cycle of growth and decay, a remembrance of the musical world of Robert Schumann and serves as a musical reminder of a bygone bourgeois era. Elena Margulina accompanies the cycle with the original version of the Sonata Op. 37. Pianist Elena Margulina enjoyed a highly distinguished musical education, graduating with a piano concert diploma from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and, summa cum laude, from the University of Music in Detmold in 1996. She has won prizes at renowned piano and chamber music competitions, including First Prize at the Fifth International Schubert Piano Competition in Dortmund in 1995. She has taught at the University of Music, Media and Drama in Hanover and at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart and offers master classes worldwide, including in Germany, Italy, South Korea, Canada, China, Albania, Russia, the Ukraine, Israel, and the United Kingdom. In 2014 Elena Margolina joined the faculty of the University of Music in Detmold as professor of piano.