Anna Bulkina

24-year-old Anna Bulkina was the Grand National Winner of the 2009 MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition in Atlanta, GA, and as a prize she was awarded a Steinway grand piano. In the same year, she also won first prize in the 59th Wideman International Piano Competition in Louisiana, as well as the 50th Annual Sorantin International Competition in Texas. In the year 2010, Anna Bulkina garnered more prizes by winning the second prize in the 26th International Piano Competition "Valsesia Musica" in Italy, and the second prize in the 5th China International Piano Competition in China.

Anna Bulkina has performed extensively in Russia, including appearances with the Rostov State Orchestra performing Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagaini; with the Rostov Orchestra performing Mozart Concerto in C minor, K.491 and Concerto in G major, 453; and with the Sochi Symphony Orchestra performing Chopin Concerto No.1 and Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1. Since 2006, Anna Bulkina has been a yearly participant in the "Superior Performing Course" in St. Petersburg, Russia, along with other performances in various concert halls in the same city. In 2007, she appeared with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic performing Chopin Concerto No.1. And in 2009 she performed Prokofiev Second Concerto with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony.
She also toured several cities in China giving recitals, including appearance at the National Center of the Performing Arts in Beijing. In the year 2010 in Texas, she performed Schumann Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as well as Prokofiev Second Concerto with San Angelo Symphony Orchestra.

Her engagements for the 2010-2011 seasons include concerto appearances with the Northwest Florida Symphony and the South Arkansas Symphony, recital performances in Chicago for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Series, and in Washington, D.C. for the Phillips Collection Sunday Concert Series.

Anna Bulkina graduated from the Sergei Rachmaninoff Conservatory under Professor Rimma Skorokhodova. Her first success was winning the Chopin International Piano Competition for Young Pianist in Szafarnia, Poland, at the age of 12. Thereafter, she presented recitals around the country. In 2008, she came to the United States to continue her study at the Texas Christian University on the Lili Kraus Scholarship, and is currently completing an Artist Diploma under the guidance of Dr. Tamás Ungár.