Anna is 14 years old and a 9th grader at Lakeside High School. She has been playing piano for 4 years, and has studied with Bonnie Thomas for 4 years and Harumi Makiyama for 1 year. She has a passion for the piano, and has attended Interlochen Arts Camp for two summers.
Watch Anna Katherine Paust perform Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S.541, Nocturne by Franz Liszt for the 2025 International Piano Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.