Having commenced her international career at the age of eleven, Hanna Shybayeva’s playing has been praised for her deep musical interpretations, captivating energy and a great sense of form. Hanna had the privilege to work closely with professors like Dmitri Bashkirov, Ferenc Rados and Naum Grubert, which had a deep influence on her musical development. Festival performances include a.o. New Music Week Shanghai, George Enescu Festival Bucharest, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Festival 20/21 Belgium, Forte Music Fest Almaty, Sound Of Stockholm Festival, Festival Ticino Musica Italy, Festival van Vlaanderen Belgium, Barletta Piano Festival Italy, La Grange aux Pianos France. Since 2008 she has been a member of the New European Ensemble, one of the most innovative, vibrant and versatile ensemble's for new music. Hanna is very active in the field of recording and has brought out numerous CD's which are highly regarded in the press. Her duo CD 'Sounds of War' together with violinist Maria Milstein was awarded Edison Classic Award 2015. In 2016 Hanna released her first LP which was recorded as a live ‘direct-to-2-track’ analog vinyl at the legendary Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg (Germany). In 2019 Hanna began a collaboration with Naxos Music Group to record the complete L.van Beethoven’s Piano Concertos in the chamber music arrangement by Vinzenz Lachner. Being a devoted educator, Hanna is a piano professor at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (the Netherlands)