Kseniia Vokhmianina
Hailed as a performer with an “artistry of the highest order” by the 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.
At the age of 18, Kseniia was awarded the Lee Foundation Scholarship and the Tuition Grant from the Ministry of Education of Singapore to attain the Diploma in Music Performance course at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) under the tutelage of a distinguished pianist and professor Boris Kraljevic. Ms Vokhmianina was granted the diploma as the “Best Graduate” in 2011, and became a recipient of the prestigious degree scholarship to pursue Bachelor of Music (Hons) at the Royal College of Music in London (UK). Upon successful completion of the degree course, she was awarded the “Best Graduate (Degree)” and the “Embassy of Peru” awards. In 2015 Ms Vokhmianina completed her Masters in Music with distinction at the Kharkiv National Pedagogical University in Ukraine. In the same year, Kseniia was also nominated as an “Outstanding Alumni” for School of Music at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Further studies took Kseniia to the Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland), where she obtained the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Classical Music Performance in the class of a renowned pianist, Prof. Konstantin Scherbakov.
Kseniia Vokhmianina began her music training at a very young age. She graduated from the Kharkiv Specialised Secondary Music School (Ukraine) in the class of Elena Kolesnikova with the highest distinction. Her many competition successes include the 1st Prize and Special Prize for “The Best Performer from Eastern Europe” at the International Competition “Citta di Barletta” in Italy; the 1st Prize at the IX International Piano Competition in Serbia; the 3rd prize at Singapore National Piano and Violin Competition; “Golden Piano” prize at the International Forum of Pianists in Sanok (Poland); Silver prize at 4th ASEAN Chopin Piano Competition (Malaysia); the 2nd Prize in “Russian Piano” category at Sydney Eisteddfod (Australia); the 1st Prize (Artist category) at Medan International Piano Competition (Indonesia, 2015) and two awards (including “Prix du Barreau du Val D’oise”) at the Piano Campus International Piano Competition (France, 2015). She was recently awarded the top prize in her category as well as two special prizes, including “for the best musical performance” at the “Clavis Bavaria 2020” International Piano Competition. In 2021 Kseniia was chosen as a First Place Winner (Professional Musicians Category, Romantic Music) of the American Protégé International Music Competition.
Kseniia has been a full-time Music Faculty member at School of the Arts (SOTA) in Singapore since 2014. A dedicated music educator, she conducts individual piano lessons, masterclasses, and lectures on various aspects of music performance. Her students win local and international music competitions as well as succeed at various music examinations. Since 2018 she has been the President of the World Piano Teachers Association (Singapore affiliate). She is often invited to jury at regional and international piano competitions, including the Steinway Youth Piano Competition, Le Magnifique Music Competition, the Overseas Performers’ Festival, WPTA Finland International Piano Competition, Indonesia Virtuoso Music Award. Since 2023 Kseniia has joined Madison Academy of Music as the full-time piano teacher and Music Programme Director.