Elena Osadchaya-Endo has lived in Alabama since 2009. She is originally from Russia. She began her music studies at the age of 7, graduating from the Astrakhan Music College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music in 1975 and from the Astrakhan State Conservatory as a piano teacher and an accompanist for music colleges with a Master’s Degree in Music in 1980. Her career experience includes working as a piano teacher, accompanist for various musical instruments, and pianist for an ensemble of accordionists, all at the music college at Cherepovets (Russia).

She has worked as a piano teacher in Music School #4 and in the Center of Children Creative Activity, and as accompanist in the Astrakhan State Conservatory (Russia). She has taught privately and worked in the Cary School of Music in North Carolina. Mrs. Endo has more than 45 years of teaching experience. Many of her students graduated from music colleges, state conservatories and now work as pianists, piano teachers, and accompanists all around Russia.

Mrs Endo is a member of BMTA (Birmingham Music Teacher Association) and a member of AMTA (Alabama Music Teachers Association). "Music is my love, music is my passion, music is my style of life; and I will generously share all my knowledge of playing piano with all my students of any age."