Gulnora Alimova (born in Tashkent, July 25, 1971) is an Uzbekistani pianist.[1]
She studied under A. Neuwirth, and subsequently at the Aschrafi State Conservatory in Tashkent under Prof. O. Yussupova.[2] She took her postgraduate studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Prof. Lev Naumov, graduating in 1997.[1]
Alimova was awarded a Medal of the Ville d’Epinal in the 1993 Epinal International Piano Competition[3] 2nd prizes at the 1993 Cidade do Porto, 1996 Cidade de Ferrol, 2004 Mannheim's Beethoven and, most notably, 1997 Cleveland competitions.[1]
In 2000 Gulnora Alimova became a scholarship holder of the Kulturfonds - Baden e.V., and in 2003 she was a scholarship holder of the DAAD. In 2004 she received the 2nd place award at the 3rd Beethoven Piano Competition Richard Laugs in Mannheim.[1]
Since June 2009, Gulnora Alimova has been employed on the academic staff at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim (Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts).[1]