Internationally acclaimed Chinese-American pianist, Dr. Gulimina Mahamuti, enjoys an active career and performs extensively in major cities in the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Turkey, and China, with broadcasts on radio and state TV. She played recitals at Carnegie Hall in New York, at Trinity Church in Boston, and performed frequently as guest pianist at universities and music schools across the nation. Besides performing, Gulimina is published in major music journals, including the People’s Music in China and the Clavier Companion in the U.S.

Gulimina was born in Karamay City, Xinjiang, western China and is the first Uyghur from China to receive a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the United States, where she studied at University of Missouri-Kansas City under Dr. Robert Weirich. She received two Master of Music degrees, one in Piano Performance with the highest honor of the Graduate Dean Academic Honors and one in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Harbin Normal University in China.

Dr. Mahamuti is the President of MaineMTA and serves on the national committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the MTNA.

Before moving to the beautiful state of Maine in May of 2018, Dr. Mahamuti lived in Ohio for 11 years. She was an Assistant Professor of Music at Ohio Wesleyan University and previously taught piano pedagogy at Capital University. Before coming to the United State, she was a lecturer of piano at the School of Music of Northwest University for Nationalities (China).