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since 2013.

Early life

Kravtchenko began learning piano at age five; she recalls "the great joy of being able to construct a phrase in a certain way and discovering unique sounds". She studied in Italy at the ' in

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Career

In 1991, she won first prize at the international competition '. A year later, at age 16, she won the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, which had not given its First Prize to any pianist for five years. She since had an international concert career, and recorded works by

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. Kravtchenko performed at the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, Musikverein Golden Hall in Vienna, Herculesshall in Munich, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, London Simphony Orchestra, to name few.

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'' said she played it "in a way that thoroughly warmed the heart and thrilled the senses", and explained: Kravtchenko won the International Web Concert Hall Competition in 2006. Since 2013, she has taught piano at the ' in Lugano, in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.

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Cultura e spettacolo del Comune di VeneziaFondazione Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Ferruccio BusoniUniversal Music
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