She has gained much acclaim from the international press, who have described her "rapturous playing" as being distinguished by "brilliant virtuosity" and a very "personal mixture of electrifying energy and profound poetry".
[citation needed] Elza Kolodin began her pianistic career at the Special School for Music in Kraków under Zofia Zagajewska.
After being granted a scholarship from the Chopin Society, she continued her studies at the Music Academy in Warsaw under Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki.
Her concerts have taken her to the music capitals of Europe, Japan and the USA and she has also released several recordings under the labels Ars Musici and EMI.
Alongside her concert activities, Elza Kolodin is also a dedicated teacher and is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, where she has been residing since 1976.