“Maxim Anikushin is undoubtedly destined to enter the annals of his generation’s important young pianists” wrote Harris Goldsmith of the New York Concert Review after Maxim’s highly successful New York Recital Debut on May 9, 1999 at Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall.  Since this memorable event Mr. Anikushin has graced the stages of Merkin Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center, the City University of New York and at the Yamaha Corporation, to name but a few. In November 2007, Maxim taught a master-class and played a recital in Jacksonville, Florida at Beaches Fine Arts Series.

Mr. Anikushin has won top prizes in many prestigious competitions, including Long Island’s “Five Towns Competition”, Senigallia Piano Competition in Italy, Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia, Vincenzo Bellini Competition in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
After winning the Concerto Competition in 2006 at Manhattan School of Music, culminating in the performance of Barber Piano Concerto, the conductor of the performance, Maestro JoAnn Falletta called Maxim a "big talent" with "fabulous technique." Ms Falletta subsequently invited Mr. Anikushin to perform Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for their 07/08 season. About the performance Buffalo News Critic Emeritus Herman Trotter wrote: "Anikushin's firm, clean touch and lyrical freedom were ideal in articulating Shostakovich's quirky melodic lines and unexpected turns."

Mr. Anikushin has studied with Y.I. Batuyev, Milton Salkind, Oxana Yablonskaya and Solomon Mikowsky. He holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School and Doctorate degree from Manhattan School.