Anuschka Pedano (2000) is a young, highly versatile violist whose heart was captured at a young age by the beautiful, warm sounds of the viola. At a young age, she won first prizes at various (international) competitions, including the Britten Viola Competition, the Concours Européen pour Jeunes Solistes, and the Princess Christina Competition. She reached the finals of the prestigious Royal Concertgebouw Competition, received the Classic Young Masters Award, and won the Schiermonnikoog Festival Award. She was recently nominated for the VandenEnde Foundation’s Next Step Award, a prize recognizing exceptional artistic talent.
Since 2016, Anuschka has been a member of the international string orchestra LGT Young Soloists in Zurich, where she performs as a soloist in leading concert halls across Europe, America, and Asia. With this ensemble, she has recorded two works: Edvard Fliflet Bræin’s Serenade for Viola and Orchestra and her beloved Romanze by Max Bruch. This latest CD, titled Souvenir, was released in 2019 on Sony’s Red Seal label. Anuschka is a regular guest at leading classical music festivals, such as the Wonderfeel Festival, the Grachtenfestival, and the Schiermonnikoog International Chamber Music Festival. She has also performed at international festivals, such as Vocal Art Rhein-Main in Frankfurt, Les Vacances de Monsieur Haydn in France, and the Spivakov Festival in Moscow. As a soloist, she has performed at major concert venues, including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the Musikverein in Vienna. She has performed as a soloist with renowned ensembles such as the Royal Marine Band, the Ciconia Consort, and Sinfonia Rotterdam under the direction of Conrad van Alphen. She has also performed with the Freigeist Ensemble, alongside members of the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to her solo and orchestral activities, Anuschka is a passionate chamber musician and has collaborated with inspiring musicians such as members of the Quatuor Arod, Jérôme Pernoo, Maria Milstein, Matthieu van Bellen, Bruno Philippe, Eva Zavaro, Nobuko Imai, and Lucas Debargue, as well as with young talents such as Nikola Meeuwsen, Sasha Witteveen, and Ramon van Engelenhoven. In recent years, Anuschka has appeared several times on the television program *Podium Witteman* alongside her sister Maria Pedano, with whom she forms a successful duo. Anuschka has taken lessons from leading teachers such as Michael Kugel and Julia Dinerstein and has participated in masterclasses led by, among others, Jürgen Kussmaul, Alexander Pavlovsky, Michael Zemtsov, Sven Arne Tepl, and Daniël Rowland. She is currently studying with Nobuko Imai and Francien Schatborn at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The viola Anuschka plays is a magnificent instrument built by Giovanni Grancino in 1699, on loan from the National Instrument Fund.
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