Guest Artist and Master Class-
Andrey Ponochevny’s career
has encompassed the globe as a preeminent talent among performing artists
today. Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer has written that “He applied volumes of
concentration, fluency and tonal beauty that brought renewed vibrancy to works by
Schubert, Chopin and Brahms. … His performance seized attention from first note
to last.” Additionally, The Washington Post describes his playing as “with
power and finesse that brought the audience to its feet in a long standing
ovation.”
As the Bronze Medal Winner
of the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Ponochevny has
proven success in competition. Other awards and prizes he has earned include
First Prize at the William Kapell International Piano Competition in Maryland
as well as at the Tomassoni International Piano Competition in Cologne. His
other competition accolades include awards at international competitions in
Prague, Warsaw (Chopin), Dublin, Moscow, Hong Kong, Riga (Latvia), Alexandria
(Louisiana), and New Orleans. As a reflection of his extensive competition
achievements, he was honored as the featured pianist at the General Assembly of
the World Federation of International Music Competitions in Washington, DC.
In the concert hall,
Ponochevny has garnered equal success, having performed extensively in North
America, Europe, and Asia. He has given solo recitals at major venues including
Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City, The Kennedy Center and
Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago and
Cleveland Institute of Music. He has been featured in Europe and Asia at major
venues including the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Philharmonie in Cologne, City Hall
in Hong Kong, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria in Santander, Salle Alfred
Cortot in Paris, the Forum in Ludwigsburg, National Philharmonic Hall in
Warsaw, Stadtkasino in Basel, Grand Opera Hall, Harbin.
Ponochevny’s appearances
with orchestra include performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,
Louisiana Philharmonic, Des Moines Symphony, Irving Symphony, Plano Symphony,
East Texas Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Nashua Symphony,
Warsaw Philharmonic, Tianjin Symphony, Xinjiang Philharmonic, Orchester der
Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, and the Belarusian State Symphony among
others.
His concerts have been
broadcast on WGBH Boston, WQXR New York, WFMT Chicago, WDR Cologne (Germany),
Kultura Minsk (Belarus), SIRTVS Ljubljana (Slovenia), ROROR Bucharest
(Romania), AUABC Adelaide (Australia), and DKDR Copenhagen (Denmark).
Ponochevny has performed at
many prestigious festivals including the Ruhr Klavier Festival, the
International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City, the
International Ludwigsburg Festival, Serie de los Nuevos Virtuosos in Puerto
Rico, Bravissimo Festival in Guatemala City, Changchun International Festival
in China, and Music in the Mountains Festival in Durango, CO.
Among his numerous awards,
he was twice named “Outstanding Artist in China” (2009 and 2011) in addition to
having been given the positions of “Honorable Professor” of Jilin College of
Arts (China) and “Visiting Professor” at the Beihua University (China). In his
hometown of Minsk (Belarus), he was awarded the title “Minskovite of the year”
in 2002.
Ponochevny graduated from
Belarussian Academy of Music where he received his Bachelor and Master degrees.
He also holds the Artist Diploma from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth
where he studied with Tamás Ungár as well as the Artist Certificate from
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, having studied with renowned pianist
Joaquín Achúcarro.
In addition to his concert
career, Ponochevny serves on the teaching faculty of University of Dallas. |
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