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Rafael Kyrychenko

Year of birth: 1996
Place of birth: São Miguel
Educated in: Madrid
Place of residence: Madrid
(Plays in Tokyo)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Rafael Kyrychenko performance.

Program

S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 5 F. Chopin - Étude op. 25, no. 10 S. Rachmaninov - Moments Musicaux: no. 1, no. 4  


Biography

Rafael Kyrychenko began his studies at the age of 5 with his mother, Cristina Pliousnina. He won numerous prizes in Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Estonia, San Marino, and also in the USA. Rafael performed in prestige halls such as the Estonia Concert Hall, Palau de la Música Catalana, Sala Suggia da Casa da Música, Centro Cultural de Belém, Flagey, Die Glocke in Bremen, among others. Along with his recitals, Rafael has performed with world-renowned conductors such as Mikhail Jurowski, Philippe Entremont, Andris Poga, Joseph Swensen, Michael Schønwandt. He studied at the Madeira School of Arts, at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth with Maria João Pires, at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Prof. Daniel Blumenthal and at the Imola Piano Academy (Prof. Leonid Margarius).

 

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

 

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng