Andrey Ponochevny

Andrey Ponochevny (born in Minsk, 1976) is a Belarussian pianist. He gratuated at the Belarussian State Academy of Music in 2001, and soon after was awarded a Bronze Medal at the XIII Tchaikovsky competition. Ponochevny, who had settled in the American scene after he won the William Kapell competition [http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2007/c/kapell2007/pastwinners] , has since performed throughout Europe too.He has been the featured soloist in New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall; Kennedy Center and Phillips Gallery in Washington, D.C.; 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 [http://www.klavierfestival.de/index.php?site=1] and the Bonner Herbst,International Keyboard Institute and Festival [http://ikif.org/] at Mannes school of music in New York, International Ludwigsburg Festival; Serie de los Nuevos Virtuosos in Puerto Rico.

He resides in Texas since 2004.In addition to his study and his concert schedule, he also teaches piano at the University of Dallas [http://www.udallas.edu/] in Irving, Texas.

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References

Ponochevny won Kapell prize [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/32376806.html?dids=32376806:32376806&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&fmac=&date=Jul+27%2C+1998&author=Joseph+McLellan&desc=Ponochevny+Wins+Kapell+Piano+Prize]