Beatrix Runs is the latest offering from American-born, Russian-raised, classically trained songwriter, pianist, and vocalist
Elizaveta Igorevna Khripounova. She wowed critics with her 2008 debut,
Breakfast with Chopin, and her self-titled four-song EP -- a teaser for
Beatrix Runs -- garnered plenty of attention in 2011. The album ranges from high pop concept to operatic drama to indie singer/songwriter confessionalism; it aspires to establish its provocative, high fashion-minded creator on the American popular music stage.