Xenia Prochorowa was born in Moscow 25. January 1905 and studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1933 she was the winner of the International Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest. She married a Finn, Leo Grönroos (who died in Mexico), and toured, offering concerts and master classes throughout the Americas and Europe between 1933 and 1963. In 1964 she was appointed piano lecturer at the College of Music, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Xenia passed away 6. July 1991 in San Francisco, USA.