Anna
Kislitsyna
"Anna Kislitsyna’s heroic interpretive intelligence, subtle technical virtuosity, and distinctive mastery of nuance and color, set her apart as particularly adept at [...] contemporary repertoire."
Daniel Kepl | Performing Arts Review
Anna Kislitsyna is an internationally renowned pianist and harpsichordist who made her solo debut at the age of 10 with the Omsk Symphony Orchestra. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades, she remains in high demand as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and educator.
Recent career highlights include recording a new Navona Records album of contemporary works with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, as well as filming a solo video album of contemporary piano works at Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, to be released on Apple TV in 2027. She has also appeared as a soloist with American orchestras, performing Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto.
She performed at some of the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, The Kimmel Center, The Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Rachmaninov Hall of Moscow Conservatory, and Alfred Cortot Hall of Paris Conservatory. Her performances have been praised for their technical brilliance, emotional depth, and musical sensitivity.
In recital, Anna Kislitsyna is known for her experimental programs, juxtaposing works by contemporary composers with Baroque music and traditional classical repertoire. She enjoys working with living composers and premieres multiple new works for piano solo and chamber ensemble.
As a recording artist, Anna has built an extensive discography on the PARMA Recordings label, including her solo album Piano Spectrums and ten albums in the acclaimed MOTO Series as the pianist of Trio Casals. She has collaborated with numerous living composers, recording world-premiere and contemporary works for solo piano, chamber ensemble, and orchestra, including recordings of works premiered at Carnegie Hall. In addition, she has produced more than 50 professionally filmed performance videos in collaboration with Rec.Today, showcasing a diverse repertoire spanning the Baroque masterpieces to present-day music.
Anna has won prizes in multiple international competitions, including Global Music Awards (2020, 2022, 2023, and 2025), the Lautard-Chetchenko Competition in France, International Chamber Music Competition in Finland, the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, and Chopin International Piano Competition in Connecticut. From 2002 to 2012 she served as a soloist in residence with the Omsk Symphony Orchestra.
As a collaborative pianist, Anna is a member of KiDuo (with violinist, Alexandr Kislitsyn) and Rosalind Trio. She performs recitals with principal players of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and has collaborated with Delaware University, Haverford College, West Chester University, Temple University, the Primavera Fund, Harmony for Peace Foundation, PMAY Artists Initiative, Philadelphia International Music Festival, Ictus International Music Competition, and National Trumpet Competition. From 2012 to 2024 she performed as a pianist of Trio Casals.
Anna is a highly respected educator who has mentored countless aspiring musicians, sharing her passion for music and inspiring the next generation of performers. She is currently on the faculty at Haverford College and the Nelly Berman School of Music. Anna frequently serves as a jury member at international piano competitions and has given masterclasses internationally. She was on the faculty at Novosibirsk Conservatory in Russia from 2006 to 2012.
Anna's students are prize winners of more than 150 international piano competitions, including From the Top, the London International Competition, Rachmaninov International Piano Competition, Gershwin International Competition, Greenfield Competition, The Boulder Bach Festival, and more. Other achievements of her students include performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and giving a solo recital at the White House.
As a distinguished researcher, Dr. Kislitsyna has published a dissertation on Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and Strings, as well as articles on the music of Olivier Messiaen, Sergei Prokofiev, Domenico Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, and Rodion Shchedrin.
In 2018 she completed her D.M.A at Temple University (PA). She is from the studio of Dr. Charles Abramovic on Piano, Dr. Joyce Lindorff on Harpsichord, and Pr. Lambert Orkis on chamber music. Prior to her studies at Temple U, Anna completed her Postgraduate Course-work in Piano Performance at the Novosibirsk State Conservatory in Russia with the dissertation on Olivier Messiaen’s “Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus,” where she also earned a Master Degree and Bachelor Degree with her primary teachers being Pr. Larisa Smeshko and Pr. Mary Lebenzon. Additionally, she holds a Master Degree from West Chester University (PA) where she studied with Dr. Igor Resnianski.
