Anna N.

Bio Born in Nizhniy Novgorod in 1985, Anna started her piano studies at the age of 6; and in the year of 2000 she graduated from the Music School of Art in Nizhny Novdgorod. In September 2000 she entered Nizhny Novgorod M. Balakirev College of Music where she was studying under direction of the professor N.Fish. Later on in 2004 she graduated from the College with diploma of distinction. The same year she entered the Nizhniy Novgorod State Conservatory named after Glinka under the direction of Professor E. Alekseeva; and in the year of 2009 she received her Bachelor of Music from the Conservatory with the diploma of distinction. While being at the Conservatory Anna got Federal Scholarship for young gifted pianists. Some of the awards she has obtained in piano and chamber music competitions are the 3rd prize in the Volgograd Chamber Music Competition (2003), 1st prize in the Nizhniy Novgorod Music College Competition (2004), 1st Prize in the International Piano Competition of Kiev, Ukraine (2005), 2nd Prize in the Super Royal-Perm Nizhniy Novgorod (2006), 2nd prize in Moscow Chamber Music Competition (2009), 1st place in the CAPMT of California (2010 and 2011). 1st place MTAC (2010). She has been finalist in the International piano contest in Malaga, Spain (2008) and in the First American Paderewski Piano Competition in Los Angeles, California (2010). Recently she obtained 2nd place in the Los Angeles Bicentennial Liszt Competition (Nov’10). Also Anna took part in several international master-classes and festivals. In July 2009 she attended piano master-class in Granada, Spain directed by well-known pianist Leonel Morales and in July 2010 she went to France to take part in the piano master-class and festival of a famous pianist and teacher Dina Yoffe. In July of 2011 Anna attended International piano institute in Azusa, California where she took lessons with the professor of Moscow conservatory Natalia Trull and Edward Volanin, professor of Chopin academy in Poland. From November 2009 Anna was enrolled in the Artist Certificate program at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles under the direction of Roza Yoder. In May 2012 she obtained the Certificate of the Artis from APU. Anna will pursue her Doctorate in Musical Arts at The Catholic University of America.