Hi, I'm Polina.

I believe that classical music can deeply touch and inspire you!

“Polina Kulikova has a stage presence that is tangible and her passion for music is contagious. She feels at home with wide variety of composers and musical styles.“

My Vision

  • My mission as an artist is to touch people’s hearts through my performance, and bring positive change to their lives.
 
  • I believe that classical music can deeply touch and inspire every individual.
 
  • Music is a great, God-given gift. As an artist I am compelled to share its beauty and deepness with as many people as possible.

My Professional Highlights

  • I am a prize-winner of 18 international piano competitions
 
  • Winning First Prize at the Flier Competition enabled my New York debut recital at Carnegie Weill Hall in 2018.
 
  • I perform regularly throughout Europe, the USA and Russia
 
  • In 2019 I started my own home concert series in Stuttgart with online streaming and commentary in three languages. Regularly sold out with hundreds of online listeners.

Concerts

Concerts

Sunday 27.09.2020  Berlin, Germany

Recital: Piano Salon Christophori

  • G. F. Händel: Chaconne in G major HWV 435
  • J. S. Bach: English Suite in g minor BWV 808
  • F. Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses op. 54
  • F. Schubert – S. Prokofiev: Waltzes
  • F. Liszt: Rhapsody no. 13 in a minor
  • J. S. Bach – F. Busoni: Chaconne in d minor

Friday 18.12.2020 – Stuttgart, Germany

Recital: Lothar Christmann Haus

Sunday 21.03.2021  Köln, Germany

Recital to 150. Anniversary of Scriabin’s Birth: Haus des Waldes

Saturday 19.06.2021 – Lubast, Germany

Recital

  • J. S. Bach – F. Busoni: Chaconne in d minor
  • F. Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses op. 54
  • J. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini op. 35 (Book I)

"Polina falls into the category of being among the most outstanding young artists of her generation. She is a true virtuoso who plays a wide range of repertoire with astonishing consistency, deeply moving audiences wherever she performs."

Videos

Chaconne in G Major by G. F. Händel, performed at the Miami International Piano Festival Academy 2019

Rhapsody no. 13 by F. Liszt, performed at the International Paderewski Competition 2019

I'd be happy to hear from you!

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Biography

“Polina Kulikova has a stage presence that is tangible and her passion for music is contagious. She feels at home with wide variety of composers and musical styles.“
– Vladimir Feltsman
Polina Kulikova is a Prize-winner of 18 International Piano Competitions, including IBLA Grand Prize (Italy, 2020), Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev IPC (Italy, 2020), Jacob Flier Competition in New York (USA, 2017), Bösendorfer USASU Competition in Arizona (USA, 2019) and Fausto Zadra Competition in Padua (Italy, 2018).
Winning First Prize at the Flier Competition enabled her New York debut recital at Carnegie Weill Hall in 2018. Polina performs regularly throughout Europe, the USA and Russia. Salle Cortot in Paris, Grieg Hall in Troldhaugen, Moscow Philharmonic, Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic, Bolshoi Theatre and Bolshoi Hall of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory are among the numerous venues where she presented her musical talent to the audience.
In 2019 Polina started her own Home Concert Series in Germany with online streaming and commentary in three languages. Regularly sold out, these concerts attract hundreds of listeners.
As an artist, Polina is compelled to share the beauty and deepness of music with as many people as possible. Her goal is to touch people’s hearts through her performance, and bring positive change to their lives.
“Polina falls into the category of being among the most outstanding young artists of her generation. She is a true virtuoso who plays a wide range of repertoire with astonishing consistency, deeply moving audiences wherever she performs.” – Adrienne Sirken, Presenter and Executive Coach
Polina Kulikova was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to a family of musicians and began studying piano at the age of four. Two years later she debuted on stage of the Ural State Philharmonic , where she performed Inventions by J. S. Bach. Same year she became a laureate of “B-A-C-H invites Youth” Music Festival.
Graduated with distinction from Ural Music College for highly talented children (Prof. L. Kutsenko) and Moscow Tchaikovsky conservatory (Proff. V. Gornostaeva and S. Glavatskikh), she received a scholarship from Mannes School of Music in New York, where she continued mastering her skills under supervision of Prof. V. Feltsman. Currently Polina is coached and mentored by A. Sirken.
Polina lives with her husband in Stuttgart, Germany.