The inaugural Ukrainian Piano Awards has revealed its winners, featuring 18 young pianists born between 2000 and 2010.
This announcement was made on the website of the Lviv National Philharmonic.
The winners include Ameliya Ploshko, Roman Shutko, Yuliya Mandzyuk, and Oleksandr Oliinyk.
The laureates will receive a prize of 18,000 Swedish crowns, a masterclass worth 7,000 crowns, and an invitation to perform in Sweden during the 2025-2026 season.
Special diplomas were awarded to Mykhailo Krynets and Solomiya Salamaniuk, who will also receive a masterclass opportunity and an invitation to perform in Sweden in the same season. Alina Kapriy received a diploma for participating in the masterclass.
Additionally, awards of 1,000 crowns were given for performances of Ukrainian music:
- Nadiya Kit – for performing Vasyl Barvinsky's Prelude
- Valeriy Lesho – for performing Sviatoslav Lunov's Etude
- Khrystyna Benyuk – for performing Viktor Kosenko's Sonata
- Pavlo Yanushevskyi – for performing "Glass Prison" by Denys Kuchera
- Konstantyn Rodin – for performing Boris Lyatoshynskyi's Suite
- Roksolana Kit – for performing a cycle of preludes by Boris Lyatoshynskyi
Angelina Datsenyuk received an award for her performance of Myroslav Skoryk's "Kolomyika."
The award ceremony will take place on May 3 at the "European Spring" festival in the Westerlövsta hall in Sweden.
This piano competition was founded by Ukrainian pianist Natalia Pasychnik to support young talented pianists and promote high-quality Ukrainian music on the international stage.
Participants were required to perform works by Ukrainian composers such as Lysenko, Kosenko, Revutsky, Lyatoshynsky, or Barvinsky, as well as one piece by a contemporary Ukrainian composer from the 21st century.
The jury consisted of Natalia Pasychnik, head of the Swedish Festivals Association, Peter Eriksson, member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a representative of the Anders Val Fund, and artistic director of Westerlövsta Kari Hilderbrand.
The competition was held with the support of the Anders Val Fund, the Westerlövsta Fund, and the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.