Anna Fedorova

Early life

Education

Career

Music festivals and competitions

• Annecy Classic Musical Festival in Annecy, France.
• Aurora Music Festival in Stockholm.
• Festival of Auvers-sur-Oise in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
• The Chopin Festival in Antonin, Poland.
• The Corfu Festival of Arts in Corfu, Greece.
• The first International Chamber Music Festival held in the Edesche Concert Hall in Ede, Netherlands. The festival ran from May 25 to May 28, 2017. Fedorova was one of the performers as well as the artistic director. Previously, she had often performed in Ede, and she was the artist in residence in the 2015–2016 season. As artistic leader, Fedorova will be the central musician of the ICFEde, "a starting intercultural Christian community in the municipality of Ede".
• The Festival Internacional de Música Clássica de João Pessoa in João Pessoa, Brazil. After her 2014 concerts in Brazil, Fedorova said, "it was special to experience how the people react to my music, I could see in their eyes how curious and excited they were."
• The Frederick Chopin Competition in Narva, Estonia, in 2004, at which Fedorova won first prize.
• The Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, Switzerland.
• The Institute of Frederick Chopin at the Fourth Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow. Fedorova won the Second Prize and a Special Prize in 2004.
• The International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York City. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, Fedorova won the Dorothy MacKenzie Artist Recognition Scholarship Award.
• The International Piano Festival in Trieste, Italy.
• The International Rubinstein 'In Memoriam' piano competition in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 2009 at which Fedorova won First Prize.
• The Lyon Piano Competition in Lyon, France, in 2012 at which Fedorova won a third prize and the Audience Award.
• The Musikdorf Ernen in Ernen, Switzerland.
• The Orpheum Music Festival in Zurich.
• The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois.
• The Rubinstein Piano Festival in Lodz, Poland. Fedorova took First Prize in 2009. In 2011, Fedorova played F. Chopin's Two Nocturnes Op. 27; Valse in A Flat Major, Op. 42 with the Orchestra Polish Camerata, conducted by Marek Glowacki.
• The Tbilisi International Young Pianists competition in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2005 where she won First Prize and a Special Prize as Best Pianist in the Competition.
• The Verbier Festival Academy in Verbier, Switzerland, at which Fedorova became a recipient of the Verbier Festival Academy Award. Fedorova is one of the Academy's Musicians for 2017.
• Violon sur le sable Festival.

Orchestras with which Fedorova has performed

• The Philharmonia Orchestra in London, UK
• The Utah Symphony Utah, USA
• The BBC Symphony London, UK
• The Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, Texas, USA.
• The Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra. Performed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 with the orchestra conducted by Dionysis Grammenos.
• The Verbier Festival Orchestra Verbier, Switzerland
• The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jaap van Zweden in Hong Kong. On April 15–16, 2016, Fedorova played Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 2 with the orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl. On September 27–28, 2024, Fedorova play Grieg's Piano Concerto with the orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
• The Kyoto Symphony Orchestra in Kyoto, Japan.
• The Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra in Krakow, Poland.
• The Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• The Residentie Orkest and the Camerata in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• The Residentie Orchestra in the Hague, the Netherlands.
• The Tokyo New City Orchestra in Japan.
• The Philharmonia of the Nations in Germany.
• The Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico in Mexico.
• The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in the Netherlands.
• The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the Bournemouth Pavilion in Bournemouth, England. After Fedorova's 2016 concert,, the multimedia reporter for the Bournemouth Echo wrote that the limelight moved "temporarily away from the orchestra and onto" Fedorova, as she played Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Number 2. She "delivered a beautiful performance, combining delicacy and passion in every phrase".
• The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Germany.
• The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne in the Netherlands.
• The Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM OFUNAM in Mexico City, Mexico.
• Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• The Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico in Mexico.
• The Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra in a 2016 concert at Albert Hall in London. About the concert, William Ruff, music critic for the Nottingham Post wrote "Soloist Anna Fedorova relished the work's sophistication and opportunities for bravura display. The opening movement exploded in a fireburst of energy and its castanet-accompanied march was handled with wittily pointed humour. Her characterisation of each of the slow movement's variations was sharply perceptive—and her high-octane handling of the finale was another display of pianistic fireworks." William Ruff, Nottingham Post about Anna Fedorova's performance with the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra's concert at Albert Hall.
• The Polish Camerata in Lodz, Poland.
• The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
• The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.
• The Xalapa Symphony Orchestra in Mexico.
• The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Symphony Hall in Boston and on a two and a half week tour across eight cities in Brazil.
• The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra from its inauguration in 2022.

Concert halls

• Carnegie Hall in New York City.
• Royal Albert Hall in the PROMS, London, UK
• Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany
• Isarphilharmonie in Munich, Germany
• Symphony Hall in Boston.
• Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany
• Cadogan Hall in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.
• The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
• The Cultural Centre of Belém in Lisbon, Portugal.
• The Edesche Concert Hall in Ede, Netherlands. On February 18, 2017, Fedorova and members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performed Chopin's Second Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21.
• Fuller Lodge Art Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
• The Kraków Philharmonic Concert Hall in Kraków, Poland.
• The La Sala Verdi di Milano in Milan, Italy.
• The Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Germany.
• The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France, where in March 2017 Fedorova gave a Chopin recital.
• The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas.
• The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico.
• The People's House of Culture Trollhattan in Trollhattan, Sweden.
• Peoples' Symphony Concerts in New York City.
• The Gdansk Philharmonic in Gdańsk, Poland.
• The Vincennes, France where Fedorova made her French debut.
• The Sala Neza in Mexico City, Mexico.
• The Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• The Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel.
• The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France where Fedorova gave a concert with the Orchestre Lamoureux on January 22, 2017, and gave a Chopin Recital on March 3, 2017.
• The Prima La Musica, where on June 30, 2017, Fedorova gave a concert with three of her Chamber Music friends: Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin;, cello and, double bass.
• The Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo.
• The Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall–Polish National Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland.
• The Zurich Tonhalle in Zurich.

Conductors with whom Fedorova has performed

• Gianandrea Noseda, principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra
• Jaap van Zweden, music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and others.
• Gerard Oskamp, who was originally a trained cellist and then later became a conductor. He began his career as a cellist in the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra where he remained for three years. He then studied conducting with Edo de Waart, Hans Swarowsky and Ferdinand Leitner and began his conducting career in 1976. His performance with Anna Fedorova was of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto.
• Olari Elts, principal guest conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
• Alun Francis, currently principal conductor and artistic director of the 'Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM' in Mexico City.
• Justus Frantz, the chief conductor of the Philharmonia of the Nations.
• Howard Griffiths, director general of the Brandenburg State Orchestra.
• Kevin Griffiths, artistic director and chief conductor of the Collegium Musicum Basel.
• Shin-ik Hahm or Shinik Hahm, conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale University.
• David Lockington, music director of the Pasadena Symphony.
• Jun Märkl, a guest conductor with the world's leading orchestras.
• Martin Panteleev, who was music director of the Sofia Philharmonic, Bulgaria, until he was fired in 2016.
• Alejo Perez, who serves as guest conductor of orchestras worldwide.
• Carlos Miguel Prieto, music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Bartholomeus-Henri Van de Velde, who coaches young students and serves as director-consultant of the Bruno Lussato Institute.
• Yves Abel, former chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

Videos

• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18. over 43 million views. Performed on September 1, 2013, at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie led by Martin Panteleev.
• Mozart, Chopin, Schumann and Rachmaninoff. Performed on December 8, 2016, at a Mystery Concert with a Mystery Guest in The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Rachmaninoff, Piano concerto No. 3. Performed with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.
• Anna Fedorova: Interview.
• Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit. Performed at the Annecy Classic Festival in August 2014.
• Chopin, Sonata No. 3, Part I, Chopin, Sonata No. 3, Part II, Chopin, Sonata No. 3, Part III, and Chopin, Sonata No. 3, Part IV. Performed at the Rubinstein Piano Festival in Lodz, Poland, in the Lodz Filharmonia.
• Mozart, Sonata B flat Major, K333]. Performed in August 2014 at the Annecy Classic Musical Festival in Annecy, France.
• Chopin sonata in G minor Op 65 with Benedict Kloeckner playing the Cello. Performed at Koblenz, January 2014.
• F. Chopin, Etude Op. 25, No. 11. Recorded in the Piano House in Kościuszki, Poland.
• Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21 K 467 - Allegro. Performed September 2011 with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne conducted by Howard Griffiths in the Tonhalle, Zürich.
• Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 23 - mvt. 1.
• Rachmaninoff, Prelude Op. 23, No. 1 in F-sharp minor.
• Franz Liszt, Petrarch Sonnet 104.
• Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6.
• Rachmaninoff, Prelude op. 32 no 12 in G sharp minor.
• Rachmaninoff/Volodos, Italian Polka].
• Sandra Lied Haga and Anna Fedorova, Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata, 3. Performed on September 25, 2016.
• Three pieces by the Oyster Duo, a pair of two musicians: Anna Fedorova, piano and Nicolas Schwarz. The Oyster Duo gave a concert at the London School of Economics and Political Science on November 10, 2016.
• Rachmaninoff/Volodos, Italian Polka.

Recordings

• In 2014, Fedorova's first live recital CD was released under the DiscAnnecy label. It contains works by Brahms, Liszt and Chopin.
• In 2015, Piano Classics released an audio CD of Fedorova playing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Cello Sonata with Benedict Kloeckner as cellist, accompanied by the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.
• In 2015, Disc Auvers released a disc titled Anna Fedorova, Piano: Chopin, Listz, Brahms with Fedorova playing works by Chopin, Liszt, and Brahms. The disc includes Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3, Listz's Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Sonetto del Petrarcha No. 104, and Brahms' Six Piano Pieces, op. 118.
• In 2016, more albums by Fedorova were released on DRC: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3 and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition were released. Piano Classics released an album of Fedorova playing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Sonata accompanied by the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonic.