Russian pianist Anna Vasilyeva is a collaborative pianist currently located in New York City. Ms. Vasilyeva received her degrees from Rimsky- Korsakov College of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Bowling Green State University, and Cleveland Institute of Music.
Ms. Vasilyeva has taken part in a numerous international competitions and festivals. Her recent awards include those from the Concerto Competition in Music Performance (Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts): Anna performed the 1st Piano Concerto by Sergei Prokofiev with College of Musical Arts' Philharmonic orchestra; 20th Century Russian Music Competition in St. Petersburg, and the Rovero dOro International Piano Competition in San Bartolomeo al Mare, Italy. Ms. Vasilyeva has participated in the Casalmaggiore International Festival in Cremona, in the Oberlin in Italy International Festival in Arezzo, Italy, in the Songfest Festival in Malibu, USA, as well as in Piano Plus International Festival in Athens, Greece. She has also taken part in master- classes by Yoshigazu Nagai, Kirill Gerstein, Li Min Qiang, Dmitry Rachmanov, Victor Rosenbaum, Marilyn Horne, Martin Katz, Margo Garrett, and others.
Recently, Anna has recorded music for a film Spectral Evidence under the multi-award winning director, David Manocchio. The film will be released in summer of 2013. In addition to her performing career, Ms. Vasilyeva holds the position of Executive Director of the Russian Heritage Piano Competition for young pianists held in her native Saint- Petersburg, Russia.
Ms. Vasilyeva has held a faculty staff accompanying position at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music upon graduating, as well as an accompanying assistantship at Bowling Green State University. Throughout her career, Anna has been collaborating with numerous vocalists, instrumentalists and chamber ensembles in Russia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Greece, and in the United States. She has worked with such renowned musicians as Warren Jones, Monique Duphil, Joseph Kalichstein, Sharon Robinson, Michel Debost, Alex Klein, and others.
Anna is currently working as a Staff Accompanist at Rutgers University Mason Gross School for the Arts, and freelancing in New York City and surrounding areas. Her future engagements include performances at the International Piano Festival in Castrolibero, Cosenza, Italy, as well as at the Piano Plus International Festival.
For more information go to Anna's website: www.annavasilyeva.com
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Instruments
Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Electronic Keyboard
Specialisms
Early Music, Contemporary Music, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction
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