ANNA BULKINA
(piano)

25-year-old Russian pianist, ANNA BULKINA, graduated from the Sergei Rachmaninoff Conservatory under Professor Rimma Skorokhodova. In 2008, she came to the United States to continue her study at the Texas Christian University on the Lili Kraus Scholarship, and is currently working toward a Master Program, under the guidance of Dr. Tamas Ungar. Anna Bulkina is fast establishing herself as one of the rising star of concert pianists of her generation, having won many important competitions. Her first success was winning the Chopin International Piano Competition for Young Pianist in Szafarnia, Poland at the age of 12. Thereafter, she presented recitals around the country.

In 2009, she was the National Winner of the MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition Finals in Atlanta, Georgia, and as a prize she was awarded a Steinway grand piano. In the same year, she also won the 59th Wideman Piano Competition in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the 50th Annual Sorantin International Competition in San Angelo, Texas. In February 2010 she played Prokofiev Second with San Angelo Symphony,Cond. Hector Guzman. In June 2010 Anna Bulkina participated in Piano Texas Academy and Festival and performed Schumann Concerto with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra , Cond. Miguel Harth-Bedoya. In September 2010, Anna Bulkina won 2-nd prize at the 26-th International piano competition "Valsesia Musica" in Varallo ( Italy). In November 2010 she won 2-nd prize at the 5-th China International piano competition (Xiamen, China) and performed with China National symphony orchestra ( conductor Lin Tao) Mozart Concerto in C minor K 491 and Prokofiev Concerto № 2. She also performed at the National Center of the Performing Arts (Beijing), Qingdao People's Hall (Qingdao), Hubei Theatre (Wuhan), Ningbo Grand Theatre (Ningbo).

Anna Bulkina has performed widely in Russia, including appearances with various orchestras.

Starting in 2006, Anna Bulkina became a yearly participant in a Russian performers' program named "Superior Performing Course" in St. Petersburg. This created other performance opportunities in various concert halls in St. Petersburg. In April 2007, she performed Chopin's Concerto No.1 at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and Prokofiev Concerto No.2 with St. Petersburg state Academic Symphony Orchestra in October 2009.
In August 2011 Anna Bulkina won 1-st prize at the Concours International de Piano "Virtuoses du futur", Crans Montana ( Zwitzerland) and in September 2011 she won 2-nd prize at the " Ferrucсio Busoni International piano competition" in Bolzano ( Italy).