TRAILBLAZER: Anastasia Vorotnaya
Prior to becoming a student at Park University’s International Center for Music, Anastasia Vorotnaya had been educated at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in Russia, the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Spain, and the International Piano Academy in Italy. She is “A Prodigy of the 21st Century,” according to Musical Life Magazine. Beginning at the age of seven, the acclaimed pianist has compiled an impressive roster of first place finishes in competitions. Anastasia won the Gold Medal at the Third Vienna Piano Competition in 2021, and in 2022, she received first prize at the Vienna New Year’s Concert International Music Competition.
Featured in the March 18, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo Credit: Michal Novak
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