Dmytro Choni
Dmytro Choni was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1993. His first piano lesson he received at the age of four from Galina Zaslavets. Later, he went on to study in Kyiv with Nina Naiditch and Prof. Yuri Kot. He is currently studying with Prof. Dr. Milana Chernyavska at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.
At 28 years old, Dmytro has much Competition experience including First Prize at the Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition (USA, 2019), First Prize at the Los Angeles International Piano Competition (USA, 2018), First Prize and Audience Prize at the ZF-Musikpreis (Germany, 2018), First Prize at the Roma International Piano Competition (Italy, 2017), First Prize at the Tucumán International Piano Competition (Argentina, 2016). In 2019 he received the prestigious “Prix du Piano Bern” at the Interlaken Classics (Switzerland) and in 2018 achieved First Prize and Gold Medal at the Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition in Spain.
Dmytro has given a number of solo recitals and chamber music concerts, including performances with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, the Ensemble Esperanza, the Republic of San Marino Symphony Orchestra, the Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Real Filharmonía de Galicia, the Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Dmytro is the recipient of a scholarship from the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein.
