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Anastasia Vorotnaya | |
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| Born | March 28, 1995 (age 31) |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | anastasiavorotnaya |
Anastasia Vorotnaya is a Russian-born classical pianist. She was the Bronze Laureate at the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition.[1]
She performs around the U.S., Europe, and her native Russia, and has taken first prizes at international piano competitions in Vienna, Prague, Germany, and the U.S.
Education and early career
editVorotnaya was born in Togliatti, Russia[2] on March 28, 1995[3][4] and began piano studies at age six. At eight years old she moved to Moscow with her mother to study at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory. She toured a number of countries as a child, including Japan.
At age 15 Vorotnaya won the Concertino-Praga International Piano Competition,[5] and a resulting commercial recording of Vorotnaya performing works by Martinů, Ravel, Scriabin, Chopin, and Liszt was released.[6]
In 2011 at age 16 she gave her first performance at the Musikverein in Vienna and the following year performed there again.
At age 17 she moved to Madrid[7] to study at the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia. She studied with Dmitri Bashkirov and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in music.[8] She has also studied at the Lake Como International Piano Academy in Italy since 2016, and received an Artist Diploma from Park University in Kansas.[6]
Career
editVorotnaya has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, Madrid's Auditoria Nacional, the Rudolfinum in Prague, and venues in Moscow and environs including Tchaikovsky Hall, State Central Concert Hall, Arkhangelskoye Palace, and the Pushkin Museum.[6]
Her breakout performance came in 2017 when she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in Madrid with the Orquesta de Cámara de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía conducted by Sir András Schiff.[9]
During the COVID-19 pandemic Vorotnaya considered giving up music to study medicine,[10] but when concert schedules resumed she returned to focusing on the piano.
She has performed at festivals in Europe including the Rheingau Music Festival in Germany, the Klosters Music Festival and Menuhin Music Festival in Switzerland, Les Solistes à Bagatelle and Les Nuits Oxygène in France, and in Spain the Ciclo de Recitales en la Plaza de Oriente and the Festival de Piano Rafael Orozco. She appeared at Carnegie Hall in 2008. In her native Russia she has performed at the Crescendo, New Names, Moscow Meets Friends, and Vozvrashenie Music Festivals.[6]
In 2018 she took First Prize at the Gegen den Strom International Piano Competition, and in 2021 won the gold medal at the Third Vienna Piano Competition.[8] In 2024 she was the Second Prize winner at the 2024 Vigo International Piano Competition in Spain.
In 2021 Vorotnaya was a 2021 Oberlin-Como Fellow at the Oberlin-Como Piano Academy.[11]
On March 8, 2024, French label Artalinna released her album of piano sonatas of Medtner and Rachmaninoff.[12]
In 2024 she began annual performances, including solo recitals and concerto performances, at the Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada.[13]
Notable performances
edit- Auditorio Manuel de Falla (2024–2026)
- With La Orquesta de Cámara de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía conducted by Sir András Schiff (2017)
- Musikverein, Vienna (2011–2012)
- Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall (2006)
Prizes and distinctions
edit| Year | Prize or distinction |
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| 2025 | Honens International Piano Competition, Bronze Laureate[1] |
| 2024 | Vigo International Piano Competition, Second Prize |
| 2022 | Vienna New Year's Concert International Music Competition, First Prize[14] |
| 2021 | Third Vienna Piano Competition, Gold Medal |
| 2020 | Juries in Competition Piano Competition, Second Prize[15] |
| 2018 | Gegen den Strom International Piano Competition, First Prize |
| 2010 | Concertino Prague International Competition, Grand Prize[16] |
| 2008 | Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, Winner[16] |
References
edit- 1 2 Robert Beattie (25 October 2025), Pianist Élisabeth Pion Wins 2025 Honens International Piano Competition, The Violin Channel, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ TRAILBLAZER: Anastasia Vorotnaya, The KC Independent, 2023, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Curriculum vitaes of prizewinners of the 44th edition of Concertino Praga 2010, concertino.czech.radio, 16 June 2010, retrieved 23 February 2026
- ↑ Les Nuits Oxygène: Fascinante Anastasia Vorotnaya dans le répertoire pour piano français, Andika, 1 June 2019, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Ruth Fraňková (15 February 2010), Fifteen-year-old Russian pianist wins Concertino Praga 2010, The Violin Channel, retrieved 20 February 2026
- 1 2 3 4 Anastasia Vorotnaya, 28, Scottish International Piano Competition, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Anastasia Vorotnaya, Honens, retrieved 20 February 2026
- 1 2 Anastasia Vorotnaya, Premi Iturbi, 2023, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Herman, Matt (17 June 2025). "Honens Announces Semifinalists of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition and the 2025 Honens Honours Award Recipients" (Press release). Calgary, AB: Musical America Worldwide. 8va Music Consultancy. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Join Amos Vang (31 January 2026), SHE ALMOST GAVE UP PIANO FOR MED SCHOOL! Ep. 30: This is the Legend Of Anastasia Vorotnaya, This is the Legend of..., retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Stephanie Manning (22 June 2021), Oberlin-Como Piano Festival Begins July 13, Oberlin, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ Piano Sonatas by Rachmaninoff & Medtner, Prestomusic, retrieved 20 February 2026
- ↑ The Manuel de Falla Archive dedicates the thirty-first Manuel de Falla Encounters to "neo-Hellenism" at the dawn of the 20th century and to the pianist Ricardo Viñes, Granada 2031, 16 September 2025, retrieved 16 March 2026
- ↑ Results 2022, Bösendorfer, retrieved 23 February 2026
- ↑ When Skill Is the Deciding Factor, newyearscompetition.org, retrieved 23 February 2026
- 1 2 Anastasia Vorotnaya, Saint Petersburg Music House, retrieved 23 February 2026
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