KSENIIA VOKHMIANINA

JURY
Le Magnifique Music Competition 2022

Hailed as a performer with an “artistry of the highest order” by Straits Times and “maturity of musicianship and virtuosity” by Pianomania, Kseniia Vokhmianina has gained critical and audience attention as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

A prizewinner of numerous piano competitions held in France, Australia, Poland, Italy, Serbia, Indonesia, Singapore, Germany, Ms Vokhmianina has been a guest artist in various international music festivals, including “Convivium Musicum” (Serbia), “International Piano Festival” (Vietnam), “Days of Music” (Montenegro), “George Town Festival” (Malaysia), “International Holland Music Sessions” (Netherlands), “Pablo Casals Festival” (France). Ms Vokhmianina opened the 27th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival in 2021 “…with a grand manner of pianism in the tradition of her birthplace’s classical greats, such as Shura Cherkassky, Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter…”

She appeared as a concerto soloist with international symphony orchestras, including Kaunas Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Lithuania), Sichuan Symphony Orchestra (China) and Murmans Philharmonic Orchestra (Russia). A recipient of the Lee Foundation Scholarship, Kseniia studied at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore (class of Prof. Boris Kraljevic). Further studies took her to Royal College of Music (UK), Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine) and Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland (class of Prof. Konstantin Scherbakov).

Besides her international performing career, Ms Vokhmianina is a full-time Music Faculty member at the School of the Arts (SOTA) in Singapore. Kseniia’s love for the art of musical collaboration has influenced her to begin “By Candlelight” chamber music series with the support of the Arts House Singapore. Ms Vokhmianina has been appointed as the President of the World Piano Teachers Association (Singapore affiliate) since 2018.

Kseniia Vokhmianina has joined Music Salon Emmanuel in the role of Senior Music Director since 2022.