Anastasia Rizikov

Biography

“Madame Rizikov is an extraordinary virtuoso of abundant technical prowess. But she is more than the sum of ten fingers - she's an accomplished artist, born to play, love art and the act of making music...” – Beat Magazine

Born in Toronto in 1998, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov dazzled the international scene at the age of seven, when she won the Vladimir Horowitz international piano competition in Kyiv. It was on this occasion that she made her debut with the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra. Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra. She impressed audiences and juries alike, competing with musicians more than twice her age musicians more than twice her age and receiving the highest distinctions in half a dozen international piano competitions. At the age of 16, Anastasia Rizikov became the youngest ever winner of the winner of the 57th Jaén International Piano Competition. Following this prize, she recorded her first album for Naxos Records in December 2016 (Grieg, Beethoven, Albeniz, Cruz-Guevara).

Anastasia's vast repertoire - over 25 concertos - allows her to perform many times with orchestra. Her solo repertoire, mainly centered on music of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as Slavonic music, has been performed at various festivals and concert halls. She has performed at the Verbier Festival, the Chopin and its Europe Festival in Warsaw and the Chopin Festival in Nohant.

After arriving in France in 2017, Anastasia obtained her Artist Diploma from the Ecole Normale de Musique, then went on to perfect her skills at the Paris Conservatoire in Frank Braley's class. In June 2022, she became a laureate of the Fondation Banque Populaire and the Fondation Gautier Capuçon. With cellist Lisa Strauss, she founded the SHUM duo, whose artistic identity celebrates the repertoire of Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Anastasia will make her debut at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Shanghai. (China - December 2023) with Gautier Capuçon, at the New Year Music Festival in Gstaad (Switzerland - December 2023) with Gautier Capuçon. January 2024) and at the Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise (France - June 2024) with Lisa Strauss.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the young artist has been involved in organizing charity concerts to contribute to humanitarian aid and to help people discover the richness of the Ukrainian piano repertoire. Over the past few months, she has raised over 40,000 euros in support of the Ukrainian people through concerts in France and abroad.

Awards and honours

Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Third Prize (2017)
Tbilisi International Piano Competition, Third Prize (2017)
Jaèn International Piano Competition, First Prize and Audience Prize (2015)
Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition, First Prize and Audience Award (2015)
Giuliano Pecar International Piano Competition, First Prize (2013)
Rotary International Piano Competition, First Prize (2011)
Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition, Junior Group, First Prize (2006)

Pictures

Videos

2024-2025 Season

January 4, 2024

Gstaad New Year Festival

Rougemont Church - Switzerland
With Lisa Strauss

January 17, 2024

Café de la Danse

Paris – France
With Lisa Strauss

January 18, 2024

L’éclaireur Hérold

Paris – France

February 24, 2024

Jardin Musical

Bruxelles - Belgium

With Lisa Strauss

March 25, 2024

Prima la Musica

Vincennes – France

With Lisa Strauss

April 6, 2024

Église Saint Ferdinand

Arcachon – France

April 13, 2024

Église de Toronto

Toronto – Canada

June 16, 2024

Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise

Auvers-sur-Oise – France
With Lisa Strauss

June 21, 2024

Fête de la musique à l’Élysée

Paris – France

July 6, 2024

Fondation Polignac

Guidel – France
With Lisa Strauss

July 10-11, 2024

Un Été en France

France
With Lisa Strauss

August 7, 2024

Biarritz international piano festival

Biarritz – France

September 5, 2024

Les Escales du Classique

Le Havre – France
With Lisa Strauss

September 23, 2024

Concert de lancement du CD du Duo Shum à la Salle Cortot