Roman and Oleksandr Fediurko
Roman Fedurko
(17 years old)
At the age of 5, Roman entered Kyiv Children’s Music School №21 (class of Halyna Kotsiuba). In 2013, he became a laureate and scholarship recipient of the Ukrainian Culture Fund under the “New Names of Ukraine” program.
Scholarship recipient of the Kyiv City Mayor’s Creative Award in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Holder of the President of Ukraine’s Scholarship for Young Artists (2021). Scholarship recipient of the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein.
Since 2021, he has been studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (class of Professor Milana Cherniavska).
2013:
- 1st place at the International Young Pianists Competition in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Horowitz-Debut group), Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1st prize at the VIII All-Ukrainian Piano Competition named after V. Pukalsky, Kyiv, Ukraine
2014:
- Absolute 1st place at the International Piano Competition “Piano Talents”, Milan, Italy
2015:
- International Piano Competition Peter Toperczer, Košice, Slovakia
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition Rotary Club Essen, Essen, Germany
- 1st prize at the International Young Pianists Competition “Amadeus”, Brno, Czech Republic
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition César Franck, Brussels (Kraainem), Belgium
2016:
- 1st place at the International Young Pianists Competition named after Vladimir Krainev (Junior group), Kharkiv, Ukraine
- 2nd place at the International Young Pianists Competition in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Junior group), Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition “Piano Talents”, Milan, Italy
- 1st prize at the International Young Pianists Competition named after Rosario Marciano, Vienna, Austria
2017:
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition “Grotrian-Steinweg”, Braunschweig, Germany
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition “Slobozhanska Fantasia”, Sumy, Ukraine
2018:
- 1st prize and Grand Prix at the 1st All-Ukrainian Competition of Young Pianists named after S. Mogilevskaya, Odesa, Ukraine
- 1st prize and Absolute Winner at the International Competition “Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte”, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Piano Competition named after V. Kosenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019:
- 1st prize and Absolute Winner at the International Piano Competition Peter Toperczer, Košice, Slovakia
- 2nd prize at the International Piano Competition “Merci, Maestro!”, Brussels, Belgium
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition “Val-de-Travers”, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2020:
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition Livorno Piano Competition (category “Premio Enrico Galletta”), Livorno, Italy
- 1st prize at the International Online Piano Competition EUPLAYY, Munich, Germany
- 1st prize and Grand Prix at the International Online Piano Competition #StayHome Young
- 1st prize at the International Online Piano Competition Franz Liszt Center Piano Competition, Spain
2021:
- 2nd prize at the International Piano Online Competition Euregio Piano Award (Geilenkirchen, Germany)
- 1st prize at the 3rd International Piano Online Competition Danubia Talents (Budapest, Hungary)
- Absolute 1st prize at the International Piano Online Competition Champions’ Keyboard (Milan, Italy)
- 2nd prize at the International Piano Competition Karl Filtsch (Sibiu, Romania)
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition-Memorial Isidor Bačić (Novi Sad, Serbia)
2022:
- 1st prize at the International Piano Competition Murai Grand Prix (Varaždin, Croatia)
- Roman has participated in international music festivals in Ukraine, Austria, Poland, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Croatia, and Germany.
- He took part in a concert at the Alfred Cortot Hall in Paris (France) as a holder of a special prize at the International Young Pianists Competition in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (2016).
- He took part in an open-air concert on the Potemkin Stairs as part of the Odesa Classics festival (Odesa, Ukraine, 2018).
- Participated in the concert Young Talents: Ukraine at the Steinway Piano Gallery as part of the festival “Rethinking Europe: Ukraine II” (Stockholm, Sweden, 2018).
- He gave a recital at the Marcellus Theater as part of the Festival musicale delle Nazioni (Rome, Italy, 2019).
- He took part in the concert “The Magic of Christmas at the Belloni Theater”, Teatro Antonio Belloni (Barlasina, Italy, 2019).
- He performed in the Brunnenhof at the Munich Residence as part of the concert of the winners of the EUPLAYY online piano competition for young people in Europe (Munich, Germany, 2021).
- Participated in numerous benefit concerts in support of Ukraine in Graz, Kapfenberg, Feldbach (Austria), 2022.
- He performed twice at the Starnberger Musiktage festival (Pöcking, Germany, 2022).
- He has taken master classes with professors D. Bashkirov, Y. Dvarionas, P. Palechnyi, V. Mantz, M. Cherniavska, V. Balzani, I. Sheps, E. Delgado, E. Nebolsin.
Oleksandr Fedurko
(11 years old)
At the age of 5, Oleksandr joined Kyiv Children’s Music School №21 to study piano under the guidance of Halyna Kotsiuba.
He began participating in music competitions at the age of 6. Oleksandr received a creative scholarship from the Kyiv City Mayor in 2017, 2018, and 2021 as a gifted child for his achievements in competitions. He was also a participant in the Kyiv Children’s Philharmonic in its 49th concert season.
He is a scholarship recipient of the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Fund “Ukraine.” In addition to music, Oleksandr is interested in learning foreign languages, reading books, and playing with Lego.
- 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition “Piano Talents”, Milan, Italy, 2016
- Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Competition “Christmas Miniatures”, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2016
- Winner of the All-Ukrainian Competition for Young Pianists named after O. Verikyvska, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2017, 2018, 2021
- Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Competition for Young Pianists named after V. Pukhalsky, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2017
- 1st Prize at the Regional Competition “Spring in Uvarov House”, Vorzel, Ukraine, 2018
- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists V. Krajnjev, “Debut” Group, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2018
- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of V. Horovits (Horowitz-Debut Group, Categories A and C), Kyiv, Ukraine, 2018
- 1st Prize at the 51st International Competition “Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte”, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 2018
- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Pianists “Merci, Maestro!”, Brussels, Belgium, 2019
- Absolute Winner of the International Online Competition EUPLAYY, Munich, Germany, 2020
- 1st Prize at the International Online Competition for Pianists Val de Travers, Neuchâtel Canton, Switzerland, 2020
- 1st Prize at the International Online Competition for Pianists #StayHome Young, 2020
- Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Competition for Pianists named after V. Kosenko, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2020
- 1st Prize at the International Online Competition Young Euregio Piano Award, Geilenkirchen, Germany, 2021
- 1st Prize at the All-Ukrainian Online Competition for Young Pianists within the framework of the “Neuhaus Musical Meetings” Festival, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, 2021
- Grand Prix at the International Online Competition for Performing Arts “Chords of Khortytsia”, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Pianists Carl Filtsch, Sibiu, Romania, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Instrumental Competition Yevhen Stankovych, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition Amadeus, Brno, Czech Republic, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Online Piano Competition Piano Talents, Milan, Italy, 2021
- 1st Prize at the International Competition in Memory of Jurica Murai, Varaždin, Croatia, 2022
- Concert “Wunderkinder” at the Mahler Hall as part of the Alto Adige Festival, Dobbiaco, Italy, 2017, 2019
- Concert “Young Talents: Ukraine” at the Steinway Piano Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
- Concert “Little Stars at the Royal Palace”, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018
- Concert “Magia del Natale al Teatro Belloni”, Teatro Antonio Belloni, Milan, Italy, 2019
- Cultural Program at the Ukrainian House in Davos during the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2020
- Performance at Brunnenshof in the Munich Residence as part of the EUPLAYY Online Competition winners’ concert, Munich, Germany, 2021
- Concert Young World Talents as part of the ArtDialog Festival, Biel, Switzerland, 2021
- Concert at Villa Senar, Weggis, Switzerland, 2021
- Twice at the Starnberger Musiktage Festival, Pöcking, Starnberg, Germany, 2022
