Vladimir Vladimirovich Khomyakov (

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: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Хомяко́в; born August 6, 1984) is a classical pianist.

Early years

Vladimir Khomyakov was born in Kirovorgad (

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) to a family of professional musicians, graduates of

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Conservatory. His father, Vladimir Viktorovich Khomyakov, is one of today's most prominent concert organists. He started his music studies at the age of four with his mother Olga Donskaya. At the age of six Khomyakov began lessons at Chelyabinsk Special Music School with Lyudmila Ekimova, and has performed his first solo recital at the age of ten at Chelyabinsk Philharmonic Society.

Education

After winning First Prize in IV Saint Petersburg Open Piano Competition in 2000, Khomyakov began his studies at the

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with Alexander Sandler. He graduated in 2008 with master's degree in piano performance, chamber music and piano pedagogy. Thereafter he continued his post-graduate studies at the

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with Yuri Martynov (piano department of

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). In 2009 Khomyakov moved to the United States to study with pianist

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. He got accepted into prestigious Artist Diploma program at the

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(Los Angeles), which he finished with honors, being named an outstanding graduate of the year. In 2016 he finished

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program at the Thornton School, in piano with Daniel Pollack and in instrumental conducting with Larry J. Livingston. Additionally, Khomyakov supplemented his studies in numerous master-classes and educational programs, including Holland Music Sessions ( Bargen, Netherlands), ISAM Academy (

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), and Summer Academy of Mozarteum University (Salzburg, Austria), where he studied with

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. His other mentors in different years were Aleksey Nasedkin,

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, Yuri Rozum,

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Concert appearances

During his years of studies Khomyakov won various prizes in international piano competitions, including

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(Dresden, Germany), Emil Gilels Competition (

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Maria Canals International Music Competition The Maria Canals International Music Competition ( ca, Concurs Internacional de Música Maria Canals Barcelona, ) is a music competition held yearly in the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona. It was founded as a piano competition in 1954, but ...

(Barcelona, Spain),

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(Los Angeles),

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(

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), Ima Hogg Competition (Houston), and others. Khomyakov has performed as soloist with various orchestras around the world, including

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Dresden Philharmonic The Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Dresden. Its principal concert venue is the ''Kulturpalast''. The orchestra also performs at the Kreuzkirche, the Hochschule für Musik Dresden, and the ...

, Ningbo Symphony Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Tomsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Volga Philharmonic Orchestra, Togliatti Philharmonic Orchestra, Barnaul Philharmonic Orchestra, Chelyabinsk Opera Orchestra, "Klassika" Chamber Orchestra, Voronezh State Symphony Orchestra, USC Symphony Orchestra, collaborating with renown conductors, such as

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, Aziz Shokhakimov,

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, Yaroslav Tkalenko, Cheng Hao, Anton Grishanin. He has appeared in solo recital and chamber music in such venues as

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, Flagey Studio Four (Brussels), Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory (Saint Petersburg), Katz Philharmonic Hall and State Philharmonic Chamber Hall (

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(Moscow),

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(Dresden), Mozarteum Hall (Salzburg),

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(Houston),

Zipper Hall Herbert Zipper Concert Hall is a 415-seat music venue located on the campus of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California, United States. In addition to serving as a performance space for the school, it also is home to Monday Evening Concerts, ...

(Los Angeles),

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(Los Angeles),

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(Los Angeles), Gindi Auditorium (Los Angeles), Auditorio San Pedro (

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(

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), Teatro Moderno (

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), Koerner Hall (Toronto), Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center (Alexandria, Louisiana), Huizhou Arts Center (Huizhou, China), Lucas Theater for the Arts (

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(Barcelona), Great Hall of Samara Philharmonic (

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), Altay Philharmonic ( Barnaul, Russia), Villa Torlonia (Rome), Prokofiev Philharmonic Hall (

Chelyabinsk, Russia Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

), Katzin Concert Hall (Phoenix),

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(Cincinnati),

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(Fayetteville, Arkansas), Brown Hall (Houston), Bashkiria Philharmonic (

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(Dresden), Pomor Philharmonic Hall (

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), Ordzhonikidze Palace of Culture (Magnitogorsk, Russia). Khomyakov is currently represented by Classical Music Artists Management (Moscow - New York City).

Teaching positions

Beginning in the fall of 2016, Khomyakov holds the position of

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(Mission Viejo, California). Since his early years of studies at the

, he has been chosen to be an assistant to

and teach weekly master-classes at the Thornton School.

Awards

Khomyakov has won the following awards: * 2013 – Ima Hogg Competition (USA) – 2nd prize and silver medal * 2013 – Bell T. Ritchie Award (USA) – 1st place * 2011 – Susan Torres Award (USA) – 1st place * 2010 –

(USA) – Medalist * 2010 –

(USA) – Audience Choice award * 2009 – José Iturbi International Music Competition (USA) – 4th place and Audience Choice award * 2009 –

(Spain) – 4th place * 2008 – Siegfried Weishaupt International Piano Competition (Germany) – 1st prize * 2006 – Emil Gilels International Piano Competition (Ukraine) – Diploma and Best Transcription Performance prize * 2005 –

(Germany) – 3rd prize and Audience prize * 2000 – IV Saint Petersburg Open Piano Competition (Russia) – 1st prize

Recordings

* 2022 – ''Scratch: Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky'', solo album * 2021 – ''Romance'', solo album * 2018 – ''Schumann – Liszt – Prokofiev'', solo album

References

External links

*
Vladimir Khomyakov on iTunes

Classical Music Artists Management website

USC Thornton School of Music website

Moscow Conservatory website

Saint Petersburg Conservatory website
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