ANNA GENIUSHENE

2022 CLIBURN SILVER MEDALIST

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ABOUT

Anna Geniushene’s fresh, layered, and powerful interpretations defined her participation at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—and won her the coveted silver medal and the adoration of fans around the globe. And the critics couldn’t get enough: “powerhouse sound, forceful musical personality, and sheer virtuosity…had this critic on the edge of his seat” (Musical America); “a performance of rare devotion and insight” (Onstage NTX); “a fresh version…that had this listener hanging on every bar” (La Scena).

Accolades ensued—Musical America named her Young Artist of the Month in July 2022 and Pianist magazine featured her on the cover in June 2023—and invitations from well-respected institutions followed. Recent and upcoming engagements are highlighted by debut recitals for Washington Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center, Wiener Konzerthaus, and the Bravo! Vail and Grand Teton Music Festivals; debut concerts at Tonhalle Zurich and Stadtcasino Basel, filling in for Daniel Barenboim in recital; and collaborations with the Taipei and Lithuanian Symphony Orchestras, conductors Gábor Takács-Nagy, Eliahu Inbal, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and pianists Wu Han and Dmytro Choni. Anna’s newest album—a deeply personal project of lullabies spanning from John Field and Liszt to Dutilleux and Weinberg—is released in September 2023, and she is set to record a duo disc with her husband and frequent collaborator, pianist Lukas Geniušas, for release next year on the Alpha label. She joins the roster of the Bowers Program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 2024–2027.

Born in Moscow on New Year’s Day in 1991, Anna made her recital debut just seven years later in the small hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. She has since developed a diverse and versatile career as an artist: performances in major venues throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia; appearances with famed conductors, including Marin Alsop, Edward Gardner, Nicholas McGegan, Arvo Volmer, Gintaras Rinkevičius, and Valentin Uryupin; and a dedication to chamber music, including close collaborations with Quartetto di Cremona and in duo piano repertoire with Lukas Geniušas. Anna’s debut recording, featuring works by Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, was released on LINN Records in March 2020. A laureate of major international piano contests, she previously had strong finishes at the Leeds (laureate and finalist), Tchaikovsky (semifinalist), and Busoni (third prize) Competitions.

Anna Geniushene graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 2015, where she studied with Professor Elena Kuznetsova, and completed her Master’s with Distinction and Advanced Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music (London) in 2018 under the tutelage of Professor Emeritus Christopher Elton. Also an enthusiastic teacher, she actively teaches masterclasses and adjudicates competitions, and served as assistant professor at the Moscow Conservatory until 2022. She currently resides in Lithuania with her husband and their two young sons.

NEW ALBUM BERCEUSE OUT NOW

This dreamy, personal collection of berceuses, cradle songs, and lullabies brings together well-known and seldom-heard pieces from 18 different composers, showcasing this traditional musical form across geographic boundaries, cultures, and eras. Anna has dedicated this album to her own young sons, Tomas and Mark.

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CONTACT/BOOKING

USA

The Cliburn
Sandra Doan, sdoan@cliburn.org
817.738.6536

 

ASIA (excluding Japan)

 

ITALY

Leonardo Finotti
Segretariato Artistico dell’Associazione Polesine Musica

2023–2024 TOUR DATES

 

SEPTEMBER 2023

28.  Zhuhai Huafa & CPAA Grand Theatre, Zhunhai, China

30.  Bay Opera of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

OCTOBER 2023

2.  Changsha, China

6.  Altenburg Arts, Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore

10.  Steinway Prizewinner Concerts, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia, Cyprus

14.  Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, Scuola di musica di Fiesole, Florence, Italy

NOVEMBER 2023

3.  Gaida Music Festival, National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania

5.  Steinway Prizewinner Concerts, Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival, Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague, Czechia

12.  Steinway Prizewinner Concerts, BASF-Gesellschaftshaus, Ludwigshafen, Germany

18.  Pianomusik i Flen, Församlingshemmet, Flen, Sweden

19.  Piano Visions Festival, Pianomusik på Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden

DECEMBER 2023

10.  Steinway Prizewinner Concerts, Salle de l’Institut, Orléans, France

20.  Organum Concert Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania

JANUARY 2024

18.  Waco Symphony Orchestra, Waco, Texas, USA

20.  Skyline Piano Artist Series, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, Evanston, Illinois, USA

21.  Sound Ways Festival, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

FEBRUARY 2024

5–10.  Masterclasses & Solo Recital, Sanok, Poland

10.  Organum Concert Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania

22.  Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

MARCH 2024

1.  Kauai Concert Association, Lihue, Hawaii, USA

3.  University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

5.  Hawai’i Concert Society, Hilo, Hawaii, USA

APRIL 2024

7.  Vancouver Chopin Society, Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, Canada

20.  Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Charles W. Eisemann Center, Richardson, Texas, USA

24.  Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

27.  Washington Performing Arts, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Washington, D.C., USA

MAY 2024

1.  Sanford-Hill Piano Series at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA

8.  Weiner Konzerthaus, Schubert Hall, Vienna, Austria