"Anila Aliu, a young star in the classical music scene"
- Bonner General Anzeiger
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Anila Aliu is a classical concert pianist from Kosovo, southeastern Europe. Starting at the age of 7 and triumphing since the first stage appearances, Anila Aliu is a multiple winner of first, absolute and special prizes in various competitions, masterclasses and academies in Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Thailand and America. She has also performed many concerts as a soloist in Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia.​
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She performed as a soloist with the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Balkan Mediterranean Orchestra and Mexican Orchestra Filarmonía, recital concerts in Europe, United States and Mexico, such as: New York, Bangkok, Puebla, Kuala Lumpur, Xalapa, Tlaxcala, Orizaba, Chicago, Vienna, Belgrade, Forli, Venice, Bari, Barletta, Santa Sofia, Cesena, Zagreb, Liège, Kaunas, Luxembourg, Bonn, Bad Honnef, Aachen, Königswinter, Ljubljana, Skopje, Tetovo, Gjilan, Prishtina, Gjakova.
She studied Bachelor and Masters in Piano Performance in Kosovo and recently she won a 100% Scholarship at the prestigious university "Roosevelt University- Chicago College of Performing Arts" in USA doing her doctoral studies in "Performance Diploma" in the class of Grammy Award Nominee- Professor Adam Neiman.
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PRESS CRITIQUES
“Zumal mit der jungen Dame am Flügel ein Talent in Erscheinung trat, das durchaus das Zeug hat, zu einem funkelnden Stern der Muzikwelt heranzureifen.”
General Anzeiger Bonn
“Successful and magnificent tour of the internationally renowned pianist Anila Aliu with Fílarmonia Mexican Orchestra in Mexico. Mexican audience is eager to welcome her back.”
Tlaxcala Televisión- Mexico
“Anila Aliu mit dezenter Strahlkraft, zugleich mit großer Bühnenspräsenz, zeigte ihre brillante Technik und eine reife Interpretationsfähigkeit.”
Honnef heute
“The golden girl who is breaking all the boundaries with her amazing talent, giving Kosovo a voice all over the world!”
Kultplus Kosovo
“The mistress of 88 keys, an accomplished musician and a pianist extraordinaire”
Riverwest Radio, USA
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MAIN AWARDS:
• "First Prize and Performance at Carnegie Hall" at the “Golden Classical Music Awards Competition” - New York, USA.
• "GRAND Award" at the "Bangkok International Piano Competition" - Bangkok, Thailand.
• "First Prize and Special Prize ISCART" - Lugano, Switzerland.
• "Special Prize in San Dona Piave-Venice International Competition" - Venice, Italy.
• "Chopin Piano Fest First Special Award” - Bonn, Germany.
REPERTOIRE:
• Sergei Prokofieff - Piano Concerto no.2 g minor
• W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto K 595
• F. Chopin - Piano Sonata no. 3
• J. S. Bach - Art of Fugue Contrapunctus I
• F. Chopin - Etude A flat major op. 10 no. 10
• Sergei Rachmaninoff- Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
• Mikhail Glinka - The Lark (arr. Mili Balakirev)
• Franz Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI: 50 Franz Joseph Haydn
• M. Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major (With Symphonic Orchestra)
• J. Haydn- Piano Concerto in D major
• R. Schumann Sonata No.2 in g minor Op.22.
• L. V. Beethoven - Sonata op. 7 in E flat Major
• F. Chopin - Nocturne in c minor No.1 Op.48
• F. Chopin - Nocturne in D Flat Major No.8
• S. Lyapunov - Transcendental Etude No.6 op.12
• S. Rachmaninoff - Prelude No.7 Op.25
• L. V. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata no. 14 c sharp minor
• L. V. Beethoven - Tempest Sonata no. 17 in d minor
• F. Liszt - Ballade No.2 in b minor
• J. S. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in b minor no.25 Book II
• F. Schubert- Wanderer Fantasy in C major
• E. Lecuona- Spanish Suite "Andalucia"
• C. Zadeja- Tokkata
• V. Beqiri- Alla Tokata
• S. Rachmaninoff- Prelude op. 23 no. 7
• S. Gjoni- Spring lyric
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