Anna Chumachenco is a German violinist and music educator of Ukrainian origin. Born in Padua in 1945 to Ukrainian émigré parents, she began studying the violin at age four with her father, who had studied with Leopold Auer. She continued her training in Buenos Aires with Ljerko Spiller.
After an early career in Argentina, Chumachenco returned to Europe at 17 to continue her education. In 1963 she won the gold medal at the Carl Flesch Competition, followed by a silver medal at the Queen Elisabeth Competition. She also studied with József Szigeti, Sándor Végh, and Yehudi Menuhin.
In 1972, Chumachenco and her husband, violinist Oscar Lysy, founded the Ljerko Spiller Munich String Trio, in which she plays the solo part. She has performed as a soloist with the trio and with other orchestras in cities around the world, and served as artistic director of Camerata Bern.
Chumachenco is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and the Zurich University of the Arts. From 1978 to 1988, she was a visiting professor at the Menuhin Academy in Gstaad. Her students include Julia Fischer, Arabella Steinbacher, Vilde Frang, and Veronika Eberle. She has served on the juries of international competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the Sibelius Violin Competition, and the ARD International Music Competition, and is a member of the Nippon Music Foundation's Instrument Loan Committee.