Anfisa Bobylova

Biography

Anfisa Bobylova is Ukrainian pianist. She received her first piano lessons from Lyudmila Popadyuk at the age of 6 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. At the age of 10 she performed her first solo concert. In 2007 she continued her studies at the Lviv Specialized Music School, named after S. Krushelnytska, in the class of Tetiana Aleksandrova, where she also started classes in composition by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Volynskyi. In Lviv, the pianist debuted with her own compositions, as well as a soloist with Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra.

Since 2010, Anfisa has been studying at the National Music Academy of Ukraine, named after P. Tchaikovsky, in the class of Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor Yuriy Kot. In 2015 she completed her master’s degree and graduated with honors. From 2016 she continued her studies University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria in the classes of professors Manfred Tausch and Libor Novacek.  Currently she is studying with professor Milana Chernyavska.

Anfisa won prizes at international piano competitions, including

1st prize, Haydn prize and Gustav Mahler Philharmonic prize at Gustav Mahler Prize Piano Competition in Jihlava, Czech Republic, 2021

1st prize at 3rd France music competition, 2021

1st prize at International Piano Competition Citta di Albenga, Italy, 2021

1st prize at Danubia Talents “Wiener Klassiker” Piano Competition, 2021

1st prize at International piano competition „Citta di San Dona di Piave”, 2021

Winner of Classic Pure Vienna International music competition, 2021

2nd prize at Russian Music Piano Competition in Sanremo, Italy, 2021

2nd prize at Orbetello Piano Competition, Italy, 2021

2nd prize at Arthur Rubinstein Piano Prize, 2021

3rd prize at OPUS 2021 music competition, Poland, 2021

3rd prize at World E-Competition Napolinova-2021

Special Prize for interpretation of J. S. Bach at Ibiza International Piano Competition, 2021

1st prize at Fausto Zadra Piano Competition in Abano Terme, Italy, 2020

1st prize at Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT, USA, 2020

4th prize at Tkaczewski International Piano Competition, Special Online Edition, 2020

1st prize at Martha Debelli Scholarship Competition in Graz, Austria, 2019

5th prize at "Silvio Bengalli" Piano Prize in Vat Tidone, Italy, 2019

3rd prize and special prize at ProArt International Piano Competition in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, 2019

1st prize at International Music Competition Premio Città di Padova in Padova, Italy, 2018

2nd prize at Agustín Aponte International Music Competition in Tenerife, Spain, 2018

Special Prize at Piano Island Festival Competition in Reunion, France, 2018

3rd prize and special prize at Bela Bartok International Piano Competition in Graz, Austria, 2017

3rd prize at Shostakovich Piano Competition in Dnipro, Ukraine, 2016.

The pianist played numerous concerts as soloist and member of chamber ensembles in different countries. She took part in such festivals as  Sommerfestival Orpheus in Vienna, Austria, 2021; Piano Extravaganza in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020; Scriabin Concert Series in Grosseto, Italy, 2020; Khmelnytskyi Kammer Fest, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, 2020; Haydn Festival Wien, 2020, Festival Nei Suoni dei Luoghi und Carniarmonie in Piano D’Arta, Italy, 2019. Anfisa collaborated with such conductors: Andrea Barizza, Giuseppe Bruno, Mariusz Smolij,Yuriy Bervetskyi, Taras Martynyk, Sergiy Rabiychuck.

Since 2017 Anfisa is a member of Duo with the violinist Tetiana Lutsyk and since 2018 – of Lemberg Piano Trio. With both formations the pianist won prizes at international competitions and took part in music festivals. With Lemberg Piano Trio she made recordings for Austrian Radio ORF.

Anfisa attended masterclasses with such musicians as Robert Lewin, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Christoph Sischka, Antonio di Cristofano, Sergio di Simone, Sontraud Speidel, Chenxi Li, Jean Francois Heisser, Uta Weyand, Sofja Guljak, Oleg Stepanov, Volodymyr Vynnytskyi, Karst de Jong, Hugo Ticciati, Kevin Lawrence.

Anfisa composes own music and performs it at the concerts. The pianist is also interested in historically informed performance and plays harpsichord and fortepiano. She made recording of Mozart’s sonatas on the fortepiano for Klangdebüt CD “Mozart am Hammerklavier“.

In 2022 the pianist will record debut solo CD with “XCLASSICS RECORDS”. The pianist received scholarships from Martha Debelli Foundation, City of Graz, Society of Friends of University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Mentoring Project of University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. Since October 2017, the pianist is a member of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation «Live Music Now» and take part in the concerts, organized by this society.