A Gifted Ukrainian-born Pianist Will Entertain in Weston
Sundays On The Hill Concert Series is excited to have Liana Paniyeva perform a one-hour concert in the Old Parish Church (144 Main Street), on August 10, 2025 at 4:00.   Admission is only $10 for adults. The doors open around 3:30pm and admission is paid at the door.  Please see www.SundaysOnThe Hill.org for more information and updates.
Liana Paniyeva has been hailed by the New York Concert Review as "a wonderful pianist", and one with "tender regard for the music, a captivating inwardness" by Fanfare Magazine.
Ms. Paniyeva has been a prizewinner in numerous international competitions: The Iowa International Piano Competition in 2015, The George Gershwin International Competition in 2019, Grand Prize at the Metropolitan International Piano Competition in NYC 2012, International Piano Competition in Memory of E. Gilels in Odessa, Music World in Italy, awarded the Cargill Foundation Prize in the 2014 Scottish International Piano Competition in Glasgow, a prize in memory of Bracha Eden for the most impressive performance during The Voice of Music Competition in Jerusalem, winner of The American Fine Arts Festival (AFAF) in NYC 2012. In 2023  Liana won the Grand Prize at the Oxana Yablonskaya Piano Institute in Puigcerda, Spain. 
Liana has been featured in various broadcasts and recordings. Reviewing her recording, Huntley Dent of Fanfare Magazine praised her version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition as " Paniyeva’s reading outshines many others in the catalog, including those by famous names." Paniyeva is a graduate of the Donetsk Music Academy in Ukraine, she earned her Professional Studies Diploma from the Manhattan School of Music and an Artist Diploma from The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. Ms. Paniyeva is a founder and artistic director of the Young Stars International Piano Competition. In 2022, Ms. Paniyeva was granted the Extraordinary Abilities in the Arts permanent US residence, given only to artists who attained the highest level in their field.  www.lianapaniyeva.com