▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁pian ist . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sal nik ov ▁won ▁Second ▁Prize ▁and ▁the ▁C en E ▁Bank iers ▁A udi ence ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁International ▁Franz ▁Lis zt ▁P iano ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁U tre cht . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁these ▁awards , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁concert ise ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Russia , ▁China ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Anton ▁Sal nik ov , ▁will ▁play ▁Sch umann ’ s ▁P iano ▁Con cer to ▁with ▁the ▁Franz ▁Lis zt ▁Hoch schule ▁Or chester ▁of ▁We imar ▁in ▁U tre cht , ▁We imar ▁and ▁Paris ▁( É v ry ), ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁inv itations ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁Ukraine , ▁Hung ary , ▁E cuador , ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Anton ▁Sal nik ov ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁under ▁professor ▁V era ▁G orn ost aye va . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁studied ▁with ▁professor ▁Serge i ▁Dor ens ky ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Conserv atory . ▁He ▁has ▁won ▁pri zes ▁at ▁piano ▁compet itions ▁in ▁And or ra , ▁Italy , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Taiwan . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁attract ed ▁much ▁attention ▁by ▁winning ▁both ▁the ▁Ch op in ▁and ▁Sc ar l atti ▁P riz es ▁at ▁the ▁International