Kaufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Dmytro Choni, piano at Merkin Hall

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut; LIsle JoyeuseALEXANDER SCRIABIN Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30ALBERTO GINASTERA Sonata No. 1, Op. 22JOHANNES BRAHMS Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36As a prize-winner at numerous prestigious competitions, Dmytro Choni has already made a name for himself on the international stage. He is a winner of the First Prize and the Gold Medal at the world-famous Paloma OShea Santander International Piano Competition 2018 in Spain. Choni is a laureate of many well-known competitions including Vendome Prize at the Verbier Festival (Switzerland, 2019), Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (Italy, 2017), International Piano Competition in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Ukraine, 2017) and San Marino International Piano Competition (San Marino, 2016). Among them are the: First Prize at the Bsendorfer USASU International Piano Competition (USA, 2019), First Prize at the Los Angeles International Piano Competition (USA, 2018) and First Prize and Audience Prize at the ZF-Musikpreis (Germany, 2018). In 2019 Choni has received the prestigious Prix du Piano Bern at the Interlaken Classics (Switzerland) and in 2017 he was awarded the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize by the Piano Academy Eppan (Italy).