Chopin played by a popular and lyrical nterpreter of his music

In association with the Elder Conservatorium of Music

Anna Goldsworthy

Anna Goldsworthy has won numerous prizes and scholarships for piano performance, including the David Paul Landa Memorial Scholarship. In 2004, she completed a world tour performing in festivals and concert halls in Australia, Asia, Europe and North and South America. Highlights included appearances at the Teatro Colon for the Buenos Aires International Music Festival, at the Prince Yong Theatre in Beijing, for the Orchestra of Colours in Athens, and for the Festivale Muscale delli Nazioni in Rome. In Australia, she performs frequently as a recitalist and concerto soloist, including appearances for the Melbourne International Arts Festival, and in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Masters Series. In 2005, she undertook a three-month residency at the Australia Council Studio at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and has been invited back to Paris for a recital at the historic Hotel des Invalides.

Anna was born in Adelaide, and began studying the piano at the age of six. At the age of nine, she began studies with Eleonora Sivan, who has remained a central guide and inspiration. Anna completed her Bachelor of Music degree with Honours at the Elder Conservatorium, before acquiring a Master of Music degree at Texas Christian University, where she held the F. Howard and Mary D. Walsh Graduate Piano Scholarship, and studied with Tamas Ungar. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Melbourne with the degree Doctor of Musical Arts, under the supervision of Ronald Farren-Price. Additionally, Anna has studied in Moscow with Lev Naumov, with the support of an ArtsSA Emerging Artist Award, and in the Advanced Performance Program at the Australian National Academy of Music.

Alongside her solo performances, Anna has received acclaim as a chamber musician. She is a founding member of the Seraphim Trio, which has performed throughout Asia and Europe, and appears regularly in Australia for Musica Viva and regional music festivals. The trio studied chamber music with Hatto Beyerle at the Höchschule für Musik in Hanover, and was awarded the prize for the Leading Piano Trio in the 2001 National Chamber Music Competition. In 2007, the Seraphim Trio launched its national subscription series. Anna currently teaches piano at the University of Melbourne, and is Artist-in-Residence at Janet Clarke Hall. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The Monthly and Best Australian Essays.