Anna Zassimova

Russian pianist Anna Zassimova is an outstanding Chopin performer as well as an excellent interpreter of contemporary music. Trained in Moscow and Karlsruhe, the art historian and musicologist (she has a PhD in the latter subject) takes a particular interest in discovering and performing the works of little-known composers. Her book about the life and music of Georgi Catoire, a Franco-Russian composer and a pioneer of modern Russian music, is the first comprehensive study of Catoire to be published. Anna Zassimova now appears at the Elbphilharmonie with a recital programme of late romantic and impressionist music.