Audiences across Europe, Canada, the United States, Latin America, Asia and the former USSR recognize Eugene Skovorodnikov for his stylistic interpretation and technical virtuosity. Born in Ukraine, he holds the award N. Lisenko of the National Piano Competition (Ukraine).

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Eugene Skovorodnikov graduated from Lugansk College of Music (Prof. L. Vinogreeva), Kharkov University of Arts, Ukraine (Prof. R. Papkova) and continued his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (Prof. T. Krantchenko) where he remained teaching until 1990, when he emigrated. In 2006, he was made doctor honoris causa from Kharkov University for his contribution to musical arts as a performer and teacher.

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He has been invited to play in the most famous halls in the world such as the St Petersburg Philharmonic (Russia), the Chan Center for the Performing Arts (Vancouver, Canada), the Bibiena Theater (Mantova, Italy) , Shenzen Grand Theater (China), Xinghai Hall (Guangzhou, China), Kfar Saba Center for the Performing Arts (Israel), Ghione Theater (Rome, Italy), Kharkov Philharmonic ( Ukraine) and the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts (Atlanta, USA).

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Eugene Skovorodnikov gives numerous concerts both solo and in chamber music, collaborating with artists such as the virtuoso Italian flautist Stefano Maffizzoni, the Franco-Russian violinist Alexandre Brussilovsky, the internationally renowned clarinettist Julian Milkis, the cellist world-class Mischa Maisky among many others, as well as with symphony orchestras. He is thus regularly invited to play with groups such as Sinfonia, the West Coast Symphony (Canada), the Philharmonic Orchestras of Kharkov, Lviv, Donetsk (Ukraine), the Russian Chamber Orchestras of Irkutsk and the Hermitage, the St Petersburg Philharmonic (Russia), the Mexican State Orchestra, the Monterrey Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), the Grosseto Symphony (Italy), and so many more.

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Eugene Skovorodnikov is invited to the jury of many international piano competitions : notably that of Rome in 1997, 2002 and 2015 ; S. Rachmaninov in Morcone, the 16th edition of Rina Sala Gallo in Monza, the premiere of the Benjamino Cesi competition, the Fausto Zadra prize - Citta Abano di Terme, the Sigismund Thalberg and Scriabin competitions in Italy ; the Franz Liszt Prize in Germany and Valery Kuleshov in the United States.

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Eugene Skovorodnikov is the President and Artistic Director of “ Music Encore Concert Society ” (Canada) and Artistic Director of Vancouver International School of Music White Rock.

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He is frequently invited to perform and teach master classes at international festivals, notably at the Summit Music Festival in New York (USA), at the International Academy of Music in St Petersburg (Russia), at the Masters of Pontlevoy (France), at the International Chamber Music Festivals of Positano (Italy) and Shanghai (China), at the Kharkov Assemblies (Ukraine), at the Burgos Music Festival (Spain), and at the Academies and Nancyphonies of Greater Nancy ( France).

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Between 1991 and 2011, Eugene Skovorodnikov taught at the piano faculty of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Many of his students have won national and international competitions.

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Eugene Skovorodnikov is a Steinway artist.