Petrenko, Ivan

Ukraine

Participated in 2026

Group B

Born on 2008-05-26, Pryluky (Ukraine).
Started to play piano at the age of 5 with Prof. Olha Sapolovych.

Since 2014 till 2020 has studied at the Pryluky School of the Arts, Ukraine with Prof. Olha Sapolovych.

Since 2020 till now has studied at the Davidsbündler Music Academy, The Hague with Prof. Tatiana Abaieva.

Since 2020 till now has studied at the Davidsbündler Music Academy, The Netherlands with Prof. Borys Fedorov.

Attended masterclasses of Norma Fisher.

Attended masterclasses of Anna Fedorova.

Received 1st prize of “Merci, Maestro” International Piano Competition, Brussels, 2023.

Received 1st prize of Volodymyr Krainev International Piano Competition, Zûrich, 2024.

Received 2nd prize of Robert Schumann International Piano Competition, Düsseldorf, 2025.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in b minor WK I, BWV 869

— F. Chopin – Etude op. 10 no. 4

— J. Haydn – Sonata in E flat Major Hob XVI/52, 1st mov.

— M. Ravel – ‘Scarbo’ from “Gaspard de la Nuit”

Second round

— J. Haydn – Sonata in E flat Major Hob XVI/52

— F. Chopin – Ballade no.4 in f minor op. 52

— D. Shostakovich – Prelude and Fugue D flat Major op. 87 no. 15

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020