Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Concerto pour piano n° 1 en ré bémol majeur, op. 10
Concerto pour piano n° 2 en sol mineur, op. 16

Anna Shelest, piano
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Niels Muus, direction

Pianist Anna Shelest was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She began studying piano at six years old, and later attended the Kharkiv Special Music School for Gifted Children, where she studied under Sergei Polusmiak and Gary Gelfgat. A multi-award winning artist, she won her first competition when she was only eleven at the Milosz Magin International Piano Competition. She has since gone on to win the Louisiana International Piano Competition, Kawai American Recording Contest, Bradshaw-Buono International Piano Competition New York, and many more. Recorded in the Czech Republic in 2014, this release features Sergei Prokofievs Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2. These works were written early on in Prokofievs career, and feature his virtuosic and wildly dissonant style which caused his first leap into fame.