The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | WFMT

Pianist Anastasiya Magamedova performs works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Frédéric Chopin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
A 2016 National YoungArts Winner, twenty-six-year-old pianist, Anastasiya Magamedova, was recently awarded 1st prize at the International Scriabin Competition in Paris and 2nd Prize at the International ArsClassica Competition. She began studying the piano at the age of 5 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and is a graduate of the Juilliard School with Academic Honors, under the tutelage of Julian Martin and Matti Raekallio; she now continues her studies in Paris. Recent engagements have taken her to perform in the Theatre of Digital Arts of Dubai, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and the Opera and Ballet State Theater of Tajikistan. Magamedova is passionate about performing and has soloed in halls such as Alice Tully Hall (NYC), Carnegie Hall’s Weill Concert Hall (NYC), Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin) and Libby Gardner Hall (Salt Lake City, UT). She has also performed in Teatro del Pavone (Perugia, Italy) and Sala dei Notari (Perugia, Italy), soloing with the Alicante Philharmonic Orchestra. Winner of several concerto competitions, Magamedova has performed with the Utah Symphony in Abravanel Hall and several times with the American West Symphony.