Vadim Rudenko (born December 8, 1967, in
Krasnodar
Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in south ...
) is a Russian pianist.
While still a student at the
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...
, he was a finalist at the XII
Queen Elisabeth Competition
The Queen Elisabeth Competition ( nl, Koningin Elisabethwedstrijd, french: Concours musical international Reine Élisabeth) is an international competition for career-starting musicians held in City of Brussels, Brussels. The competition is n ...
and the XII
Paloma O'Shea Competition in 1992. After graduating he took part in the X
International Tchaikovsky Competition
The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 32 years of age and singers between 19 and 32 years o ...
in 1994; with first prize being declared void he was awarded the third prize, ''ex-aequo'' with
Hae-Sun Paik, behind
Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lvovich Lugansky (russian: Никола́й Льво́вич Луга́нский; born 26 April 1972) is a Russian pianist.
Early life and education
Nikolai Lugansky was born on 26 April 1972 in Moscow, Russia, to research scientist p ...
. Four years later, Rudenko attained the XI edition's second prize.
Rudenko has performed internationally since.
References
Moscow State Philharmonic Society
1967 births
Living people
Russian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Russian male musicians
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