Stanislav Khristenko (; born May 25, 1984, in

Kharkiv, Ukraine Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

) is a

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concert

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

Life

Stanislav Khristenko was born in

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

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into a Ukrainian-Jewish family and started taking piano lessons at the age of 7. He got his professional training at

Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

and

Cleveland Institute of Music The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was founded in 1920 by a group of supporters led by Martha Bell Sanders and Mary Hutchens Smith, with Ernest Bloch serving as its first dire ...

Career

In 2010, Khristenko made his Vienna Konzerthaus debut and released his Ernest Krenek Works CD on Oehms Classics. In 2013, Khristenko won the Maria Canals International Music Competition, Cleveland Piano Competition, and Fourth prize at the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition. In 2014, Khristenko made his debut in Zankel Hall at

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and released his album ''Fantasies'' on the

Steinway Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth le ...

recording label. In February 2015, Khristenko was officially added to the roster of

Artists. In the summer of 2015, he also debuted at the

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and released the first volume of his recording of Ernst Krenek's piano works on

Toccata Classics Toccata Classics is an independent British classic music label founded in 2005. The founder of Toccata Classics is Martin Anderson, a music journalist. The label was founded primarily to promote unrecorded works by lesser-known composers, inc ...

Recordings

* 2020 –

– Ernst Krenek: Piano Music Volume Two * 2015 –

– Ernst Krenek: Piano Music Volume One * 2014 –

Steinway & Sons Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth le ...

Label – Fantasies * 2013 –

Queen Elisabeth Competition The Queen Elisabeth Competition (, ) is an international competition for career-starting musicians held in City of Brussels, Brussels. The competition is named after Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (1876–1 ...

Winners CD * 2012 –

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– Ernst Krenek Piano Works

Awards

2013 *

Cleveland International Piano Competition The Cleveland International Piano Competition is an American piano competition that takes place biennially in Cleveland, Ohio. The initial Competition in 1975 and the nine others that followed were sponsored jointly by the Robert Casadesus Society ...

(USA, I prize) *

Queen Elizabeth Competition The Queen Elisabeth Competition (, ) is an international competition for career-starting musicians held in Brussels. The competition is named after Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (1876–1965). It is a competition for classical violinists (sinc ...

(Belgium, IV prize) *

Maria Canals International Music Competition The Maria Canals International Music Competition (, ) is a music competition held yearly in the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona. It was founded as a piano competition in 1954, but in 1964 it was expanded so other modalities could be held oc ...

(Spain, I prize) 2012 * Parnassos International Piano Competition (Mexico, I prize) * UNISA International Piano Competition (South Africa, III prize) 2011 * V

Campillos International Piano Competition The Campillos International Piano Competition (Spanish: ''Concurso Internacional de Piano de Campillos'') is a Spanish annual professional piano competition held in Campillos, Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality ...

(Spain, I prize) * Almaty International Piano Competition (Kazakhstan, I prize) 2010 * "Citta di Cantu" International Competition for Piano and Orchestra (Italy, I prize & Grand Prix) * Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition (Los Angeles, CA, USA, I prize) 2009 * Bosendorfer International Piano Competition (Tempe, AZ, I prize) * Virginia Waring International Piano Competition (Palm Desert, CA, I & II prizes) 2008 * Isang Yun International Piano Competition (South Korea, II prize) * Wideman International Piano Competition (Shreveport, LA, USA, I prize) 2007 * 1st International Gaidamovich Chamber Music Competition (Russia, I prize) * International Rubinstein Chamber Music Competition (Russia, II prize) 2006 * Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize International Piano Competition (Italy, I prize) * Takamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan, II prize ) * "Benedetto XIII prize" International Piano Competition (Italy, I prize) 2005 *

(USA, III prize) * Pausylipon Prize International Piano Competition (Italy, I prize ) 2004 * Dimitrios Vikelas International Piano Competition (Greece, I prize) 1999 * Kosice International Piano Competition (Slovakia, I prize) 1998 * Ettlingen International Piano Competition for young pianists (Germany, IV prize)

References

External links

* Stanislav Khristenko Official Web Sit

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