Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva Announces Winners

Pianist Roman Fediurko has won first prize at this year's competition, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland

The International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz was founded in 1995, and since 2004, has represented Ukraine as part of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC).

Due to the difficulty and ongoing conflicts of the Russia-Ukraine war, the competition was moved to Geneva and renamed the Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva.

The Semi-Final and Final rounds are available for playback on The Violin Channel.

The jury, which was chaired by Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits, chose Roman Fediurko as this year's first prize winner. He will receive CHF 20.000 and multiple performance opportunities.

The second prize and CHF 15.000 went to Julian Trevelyan while the third prize winners and CHF 10.000 went to Kyoungsun Park.

Roman Fediurko was also awarded the WFIMC Prize for the best interpretation of a Ukrainian work, the Chopin Prize, offered by the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Geneva, the VERE MUSIC FUND Prize, awarded to the best Ukrainian Artist, the Prix Fondation Thiébaud-Frey, and the Audience Prize.

The award for the best interpretation of a virtuoso Howoritz transcription was given to Kyoungsun Park.

Named for and in memory of Vladimir Horowitz, who was born and educated in Kyiv, Ukraine, the competition is held in three stages across cycles of three years, with the junior under-14s division held in 2021, the intermediate 14–19 age group in 2022, and the senior group in 2023 for those aged between 16 and 33.