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Vadym Kholodenko: Gold Medalist | Harmonia Mundi HMU907605

Vadym Kholodenko: Gold Medalist

Label: Harmonia Mundi

Cat No: HMU907605

Barcode: 0093046760526

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 28th October 2013

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About

Winner of the coveted gold medal at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vadym Kholodenko captured the attention of jury, audience and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating” performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star” (Cincinnati Enquirer).

Also taking home prizes for best performance of the piano quintet and best performance of the commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin.

This live CD of his Competition performances will be followed by a studio recording, both on the harmonia mundi label.

Kholodenko was, well, awesome. (…) This was not simply a display of grand tone and steely technique, but a case study in how to put such attributes to consistently musical use.” — Montreal Gazette

There seemed to me to be a real joy in his playing that communicated itself to the highly appreciative audience. It certainly won me over.” — Stage Left

In Kholodenko’s hands, the music [of Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka] danced. It lilted and twirled and zipped and jolted with dizzying speed and accuracy. (…) this was a virtuosic display not of piano playing, but of thrilling music-making.” — Dallas Observer

He played the music, but he also played the intent, and that is a rare quality. Suddenly, this music stopped being an elaborate etude and became a piece of theater music.” — theaterjones.com

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