This is the musical universe of Lilyan Leyva, where minimalist clarity meets a neoclassical soul to create melodies for introspection, healing, and cinematic contemplation. In this quiet corner of sound, music becomes memory, and each melody a thread in the tapestry of feeling. Here, the piano speaks in whispers—telling stories that words cannot hold.
Lilyan’s Piano Stories is a deeply evocative journey—a personal universe where emotion blossoms through sound and vision. At its symbolic heart lies the Lavender Rose, representing inner peace, introspection, and celestial inspiration. This flower of light is the soul of my work—a poetic language of serenity that flows through each composition.
My Musical Childhood: The Girl and the Lost Piano
Did you take piano lessons at an early age?
LILYAN: My journey began at age 7, guided by my first book, “Teaching Little Fingers to Play,” which I still cherish. During those formative years, an old acoustic piano graced our home—it wasn’t officially ours, but it became my faithful companion. I still keep a single photograph of myself at age 10 sitting at that piano. It was on this instrument that I learned to translate raw emotion into music. When that piano was eventually taken away, it left a void that I filled with a small keyboard and later a digital piano, until today, where the circle closes with my Everett.
How did your passion for music develop?
LILYAN: My passion blossomed in the quiet corners where melodies lingered in the air. At age 13, I found the sheet music for “Nostalgy” by Paul de Senneville. I fell in love with its sweet melancholy and mastered it on my own. I remember people asking in amazement: “How many years have you studied to play like that?” when I had just discovered it. That piece is the parent of my music; it taught me that the piano is not just played, but felt.
When the Music Faded: The 20-Year Silence
Why did you step away from the piano for so long?
LILYAN: I was told music was just a hobby, not a «useful» career. I allowed those voices to shape my decisions and moved toward Business Administration and an MBA. Life became gray, fitting into a mold. For two decades, I suffered from sound-triggered migraines and recurring nightmares of pianos with broken, silent keys—a manifestation of my suppressed voice. I recently found an old, yellowed vocational test from my school days; the first option was «Music Composer.» I had forgotten what my soul already knew.
The Supernatural Return: A Lavender Sky
How and when did you start composing music?
LILYAN: After the loss of my cherished Pekingese dog, I sought solace in meditation. In the quiet darkness, I vividly saw a lavender sky—a breathtaking vortex of light. This visual experience rekindled my passion. One day, I sat at the ivory keys again, and the «broken pianos» vanished. The music didn’t just return; it governed me. I realized then that I am a vessel to translate the invisible into sound.
Silent Melodies: A journey of Healing and Inspiration
«In the silence of loss, where the heart finds its echo, I rediscovered the dance of fingers on ivory keys. The passing of my beloved Pekingese dog left more than a void; it opened a gateway to deep introspection. In the depths of meditation, a vision emerged—not as a mere figment of imagination, but as a vivid, tangible vortex of a lavender sky. This celestial hue became my sanctuary and the source of a new creative force. Guided by the unseen threads of time, I returned to the piano, and each note became a step toward healing—a melody woven into the fabric of my soul. This was not just a return to a past passion, but the birth of Silent Melodies. This image is the spiritual representation of that moment: where the passion of the rose meets the peace of the lavender sky.»
Composition Process: Silent Melodies
Could you describe your creative process and your connection with colors?
LILYAN: My My melodies, which I call Silent Melodies, emerge from a place beyond time. I often enter a state of trance where I have seen my own arm fade into a silver-white light while playing. My chromesthesia signals when a piece is alive: I see glowing flashes of lavender, indigo, rose, and blue physically appearing above the keys. Recently, this process has reached a new depth of precision; a quiet, translucent geometric presence now appears as a final seal, validating that the melody has found its true frequency. It is a moment of light revealing its emotion before fading—a signal that the silent journey is complete.
Style and Influence: A Bridge to the Ethereal
What is your musical genre and your greatest influences?
LILYAN: My heart belongs to Neoclassical Piano with a New Age Spirit. I am deeply inspired by the mathematical purity of Bach, the emotional romanticism of Chopin, and the ethereal simplicity of Satie. These classical foundations blend with the minimalist clarity of Ludovico Einaudi and Yiruma, as well as the cinematic elegance of Hans Zimmer and John Barry. My style is inherently romantic and evocative—a bridge between the tangible and the ethereal. It is music designed for introspection and healing, featured in Pandora’s editorial programming and heard in over 54 countries. Each note is a soul narrative, a whispered story from an inner world that invites the listener into a sanctuary of stillness.
What are your favorite classical and contemporary works?
LILYAN: Beyond «Nostalgy» and “Ballade pour Adeline,” I hold a special place for Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and Chopin’s Nocturnes. I am deeply moved by Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,” Handel/Halvorsen’s “Passacaglia,” and John Barry’s theme from “Somewhere in Time.” These works, along with Satie’s “Gymnopédies,” are the echoes that live within my own silent melodies.
🎶MYSTICAL GARDEN
- Instrumental Chill
- Christian Lullaby
- Music For Cats
- Indie Classical
- Sleep: Classical
- New Age Solo Piano
- Meditation: Piano
- Acoustic New Age
- Classical Romance
- Easy Listening
- New Age Instrumental
INNOCENCE
- Classical Romance
- Sleep: Classical
- Meditation: Piano
- Instrumental Chill
- Spa
- Solo Piano
- Music For Cats
- Sleep: Kids
- Music For Dogs: Driving
- Smooth Jazz
- New Age Solo Piano
BEYOND LOVE
- Solo Piano
- Classical Romance
- New Age Instrumental
- New Age Solo Piano
- Spa
- Meditation: Piano
- Music For Dogs: Driving
- Music For Cats
- Instrumental Chill
- 432 Hz Piano Instrumentals
🎶INNER WORLD
- Classical Romance
- Music For Dogs: Driving
- New Age Solo Piano
- Solo Piano
- READING Instrumentals
- Music For Dogs: Sleep
- New Age Instrumental
- Meditation: Piano
- Acoustic New Age
- Easy Listening
- test
🎶REMINISCENCE
- Instrumental Chill
- Classical Romance
- New Age Mix
- New Age Instrumental
- Spa
- Solo Piano
- Ambient
- New Age Solo Piano
- Piano Focus
- Smooth Jazz
LUNAR NOCTURNE
- PG Comedy
- New Age Mix
- Classical Romance
- Today’s Comedy
- Music For Dogs: Driving
- Sleep: Comedy
- New Age Solo Piano
- Raw Comedy
- Comedy Icons
- Music for Studying
- Instrumental Chill
🎶FOLLOWING MY HEART
- New Age Solo Piano
- Music For Cats
- New Age Instrumental
- Instrumental Chill
- Music For Dogs: Driving
- Solo Piano
- Violin
- Spa
- Meditation: Piano
- Sleep: Kids
- New Age Ambient
🌸«Based on Lifetime data from Pandora’s Music Genome Project, my stories are consistently curated alongside the masters of the genre. My music is featured as a recommended discovery for listeners of:
- The Legends: George Winston, David Lanz, and Jim Brickman.
- Contemporary Icons: Yiruma, Secret Garden, and The Piano Guys.