Born in 2001 into a musical family, Mariamna Sherling studied at the Gnessin School of Music, before continuing her education at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating under the guidance of the pianist and pedagogue Natalia Trull. She is currently based in London, where she is completing a Master of Performance at the Royal College of Music, studying with Vanessa Latarche.
In 2014, Mariamna attracted attention with her victory at the Young Virtuosos Competition in Sofia. She subsequently won first prizes at the George Gershwin International Piano Competition in New York in 2015, followed by further top awards at the Carl Maria von Weber International Piano Competition in Dresden and the Lyon International Piano Competition in 2021. She has also won prizes and distinctions at the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, the Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition in Porto, and the Piano Competition for Composers of Jewish Heritage in Hanover. Most recently, she has been recognised at the Bach Competition in Leipzig and the Campillos International Piano Competition in 2025.
Alongside her competition successes, Sherling has appeared as a soloist with a wide range of orchestras and has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Vladimir Spivakov, Yuri Bashmet, Rory Macdonald, Natalia Stets, Sergei Stadler, Osvaldo Ferreira and Nayden Todorov. Her orchestral engagements have included performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen, the Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa and the Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto.
Her artistic development is supported by a number of prestigious awards and scholarships, including the Christopher Hogwood Scholarship, the Steinway Scholarship, support from the Drake Calleja Trust and the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation.
