Pianists

Andrey Ponochevny Pianist

Andrey Ponochevny, Bronze Medal Winner of the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, was honored as the featured pianist at the General Assembly of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) in Washington,D.C.

In addition to his success in Moscow, Mr. Ponochevny has won many top prizes, including First Prize at the “Tomassoni International Piano Competition in Cologne”, Germany (1996) and the First Prize at the “William Kapell International Piano Competition in Maryland”, (1998). His other competition accolades include top prizes in Prague, Warsaw(Chopin), Dublin(AXA), Moscow, Hong Kong, Riga(Latvia), Alexandria (Louisiana).

Since then, he has toured extensively in the United States (in 19 states). He has been the featured soloist in New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Weil Recital Hall; Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington, DC; Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago and Cleveland Institute of Music.

As orchestral soloist, Mr. Ponochevny has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony and the Illinois Symphony, Nashua Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele and Belasrussian State Symphony among others.

In recent seasons, Mr. Ponochevny has been featured in Europe at major venues including the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany, Salle Cortot in Paris and the Forum in Ludwigsburg, at the Chopin Societies in Poland, Switzerland and Germany, at the National Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw and Stadtkasino, Basel.

Andrey Ponochevny performed at several prestigious festivals such as Ruhr Klavier Festival and the Bonner Herbst, International Ludwigsburg Festival; Serie de los Nuevos Virtuosos in Puerto Rico.

Mr.Ponochevny graduated from Belarussian Academy of Music where he received his Bachelor and Master degrees. He also holds his Artist Diploma from TCU, Fort Worth, where he studied with Dr. Tamas Ungar.
He continues to refine his skills in the Artist Certificate Program at SMU in Dallas (Joaquin Achucarro’s studio).
In addition to his study and his concert schedule, he also teaches piano at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas.