Anna Kesselman

Anna Kesselman is an 18 year old pianist from New York City. A graduate of the Special Music School at Kaufman Music Center, she has studied with Ms. Natela Mchedlishvili for the last thirteen years. Anna is a Lang Lang Young Scholar, 2025 National YoungArts Winner, and participated in the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival. She has performed with numerous orchestras such as the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra, and Special Music School String Orchestra, and was a finalist in the 11th Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition, whose jury panel included Martha Argerich. Anna has performed in 13 states across the country and internationally as well as in venues such as Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, and The Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. An avid chamber music collaborator, Anna has played chamber works in esteemed halls such as Alice Tully Hall, Rose Studio, and Steinway Hall, and has shared the stage with artists such as Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Peter Dugan. She has performed in masterclasses for many distinguished artists, including Richard Goode, Veda Kaplinsky, Jeremy Denk, and Vladimir Feltsman.

A strong advocate for community outreach and engagement, Anna co-authored the children’s book Who is Florence Price?, published by G. Schirmer, created a website and organization called Keys 4 Community (keys4community.com) that hosts benefit concerts and online fundraising projects through music, founded a student organization at her school called Music For All, which brings live music to hundreds of people at assisted living facilities and rehabilitation centers throughout the city, and served as Co-President of her school’s National Honor Society chapter. In the fall of 2025, Anna will pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia University and continue her piano studies under the tutelage of Prof. Veda Kaplinsky.

Anna is a Young Steinway Artist.