Anahit Stelmashova
About
Born in 2006 in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), she started playing the piano at the age of 6. She is currently enrolled at the E. Mikeladze Central Music School, in Tbilisi (class of Nino Katamadze). Anahit has appeared with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and Batumi Symphony Orchestra. She has been a prize-winner of the 4th Arno Babajanian International Competition-Festival for Junior and Young Pianists in Armenia (2017, 2nd Prize), 5t International Batumi Music Fest in Georgia (Grand Prix of the SOS-Talents Foundation), 20th Nutcracker International Television Contest (2019, 'Silver Nutcracker'), 6th T. Amirejibi International Piano Competition in Georgia (2020, 1st Prize and Special Prize), American Protégé Concerto Competition in the U.S. (2020, 1st Prize) etc. In 2020, she participated in the online concert of the Moscow Meets Friends festival organized by the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation. Anahit has been a fellow of Lyra Foundation (Georgia), SOS-Talents (France), and Atken Armenian Foundation (Canada).