Anna
Baulina

Anna was born in one of the most beautiful cities - in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A year after her family moved to a small seaport town Baltijsk (formerly German town - Pillau).

At the age of 6 she was introduced to the cymbalom and dedicated herself to learning to play the instrument. She was extremely beneficial and attended many different concerts and festivals while she was studying at music school. Later she entered the College of Music where she developed her technic and performance skills even more.

Anna was a laureate of International Competition of Folk Instruments Performers twice. Toured Italy, Hungary, Poland and Sweden. Together with Song and Dance Ensemble of the Baltic Fleet (Red Flag Baltic Fleet) toured the USA and the UK, performed in Paris for UNESCO and international Summit in Yaroslavl.

In 2010 was a co-founder of «Grotesque» trio and toured Europe and Russia. They gave a concert at annual Moscow Ball in Vienna.

In 2014 "Grotesque" trio took part in the magnificent «Hollywood in Vienna» gala concert with Oscar-winning composer Alexander Desplat.

In 2017 Anna was no longer only a musician, but also a mother. But her love for music would never fade away, as she said: «I can’t exist without the music and playing my favourite instrument!»