Kseniia Vokhmianina

About

Hailed as a performer with an “artistry of the highest order” by the Straits Times and “maturity of musicianship and virtuosity” by the Pianomania, Kseniia Vokhmianina has gained critical and audience attention as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

Ms Vokhmianina opened the 27th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival in 2021 “…with a grand manner of pianism in the tradition of her birthplace’s classical greats, such as Shura Cherkassky, Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter…”

Kseniia’s latest performances brought her to prominent international venues including Steinway Gallery, Victoria Concert Hall, Esplanade Concert Hall (Singapore), Concert Hall of Ho Chi Minh City National Conservatory of Music (Vietnam), Seoul Arts Centre (South Korea), the Auditorium Olivier Messiaen (France), Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Belgium), Hervormde Kerk – Den Hoorn, Texel (Netherlands), Grosser Saal in Einsiedeln Abbey (Switzerland), Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig (Germany), Aralık Cumartesi saat İstanbul (Turkey), Yunduan-Tianfu Music Hall (China), Zunftsaal Zürich (Switzerland), Bösendorfer Loft Philharmonic Moscow (Russia), Guarnerius Concert Hall (Serbia).

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 has been a guest artist in several international music festivals “Days of Music” (Montenegro),“E. Grieg-M. Ciurlionis” (Lithuania), “Convivium Musicum” (Serbia), “George Town Festival” (Malaysia), “International Piano Festival” (Vietnam), and “International Holland Music Sessions” (Netherlands), 65th Pablo Casals Festival (France), which were warmly received by both, audience and music critics. Her solo recital at the Singapore International Festival of Music in 2016 “was a testament to exceptional teaching and artistry of the highest order…beginning with the First Book of Preludes by Claude Debussy, she revealed a wide range of colours, shades and nuances.” Ms Vokhmianina’s special empathy for Frederic Chopin led Singaporean critic Chang Tou Liang to muse that “the aristocratic mien was maintained through the entire piece” (Fantasy Op. 49). There was no shortage of passion and pyrotechnics, and the central chorale was deeply felt, with a velvety touch that was hard to ignore”.

Being a versatile collaborative pianist, Ms. Vokhmianina performs regular recitals and concert tours with Maria Gessler (soprano, Switzerland), Gleb Stepanov (cello, Russia), Roberto Alvarez (flute, Spain), Ani Umedyan (violin, Armenia), Filip Tomic (cello, Serbia), and many others. Her love for musical collaboration led her to initiate the “By Candlelight” chamber music series in connection with the Arts House (Singapore), where she has been in her role of both programme curator and performer since 2017.

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.