Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medalist: Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

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It’s easy to hear how Vadym Kholodenko’s extrovert temperament and big technique earned him first prize. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…

Release Date: 28th Oct 2013
Catalogue No: HMU907605
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Series: Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Length: 75 minutes

Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka

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Vadym Kholodenko

I. Russian Dance

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II. Petrushka's Cell

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III. La Fête de la Semaine grasse

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Liszt: Transcendental Studies, S139 Nos. 1-12

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Vadym Kholodenko

I. Preludio

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II. Molto vivace

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III. Paysage

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IV. Mazeppa

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V. Feux follets

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VI. Vision

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VII. Eroica

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VIII. Wilde Jagd

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IX. Ricordanza

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X. Allegro agitato molto

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XI. Harmonies du soir

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XII. Chasse-neige

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Winner of the coveted gold medal at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vadym Kholodenko captured the attention of jury, audience, and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating” performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star” (Cincinnati Enquirer). Also taking home prizes for best performance of the piano quintet and best performance of the commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin. His cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467—which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the Competition—was praised as “fascinatingly contrapuntal,” showing “the guts of a true superartist” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Kholodenko will perform in over 50 engagements in 2013–14 as part of his debut season as gold medalist, also part of his prize package: this live CD of his Competition performances will be followed by a studio recording, both on the harmonia mundi label.

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February 2014

It’s easy to hear how Vadym Kholodenko’s extrovert temperament and big technique earned him first prize.

February 2014

Kholodenko is a Ukrainian whose career is clearly destined for great things.

5th December 2013

On its own terms, his playing is impressive enough: like so many Russian-trained pianists of his generation, Kholodenko demonstrates an iron-clad technique, and he is also capable of moments of crystalline delicacy. But any sense of a real personality behind the notes is hard to make out.

Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medalist

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