Anna Geniushene – Quarterfinal Round Recital 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Quarterfinal Round Recital June 5, 2022 Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU ANNA GENIUSHENE Russia | Age 31 BRAHMS Four Ballades, op. 10 BARTÓK Sonata, Sz. 80 Born in Moscow on New Year’s Day in 1991, Anna Geniushene 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 world venues such as the Town Hall in Leeds, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Museum of Arts in Tel Aviv, the Konzerthaus ‘Neue Welt,’ Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, and Sala Greppi in Milan; a dedication to chamber music, including duo piano repertoire with her husband, Lukas Geniušas, and close collaboration with Quartetto di Cremona; and the creation of her own festival of collaborative music-making (NikoFest). During the pandemic, Anna’s pension for creativity manifested in online projects, such as a series of online recitals for the Vancouver Chopin Society, pa