MEET THE SOLOIST: Estefan Iatcekiw

Pianist Estefan Iatcekiw performs Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto

November 20 at 6:30PM & November 21 at 7:30PM

Background: Winner of the First Prize at the IX International Piano Competition Ciudad de Vigo (2025), in Spain, where he also received the Audience Choice Award, Estefan Iatcekiw is one of the most promising pianists of his generation on the international classical music scene. At just 22 years old, he has accumulated major distinctions: First Prize at the IV International Rachmaninov Piano Competition for Young Pianists, held in Germany, with an additional award for Best Interpretation of a Work by S. Rachmaninov; laureate of the International S. Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow (2022), judged by a panel including Denis Matsuev, Boris Berezovsky, and Vladimir Ovchinnikov; and First Prize at the RPM (Russian Piano Music) International Competition in Sanremo, Italy (2025), where he also received the Special Audience Award.

Estefan regularly performs as a soloist in major concert halls across Europe and the Americas, appearing with leading orchestras and under the baton of distinguished conductors. He studied at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where he was admitted at the age of 15. He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree at the renowned Juilliard School in New York City, under the tutelage of the legendary pianist Sergei Babayan. In 2018, he earned Second Prize at the Santa Cecília International Competition, in Porto, Portugal.

In Brazil, he was awarded at the 10th and 11th Prof. Edna Bassetti Habbith Piano Competitions, where he was also named Best Interpreter of Brazilian Music (Villa-Lobos); received the hors concours award at the Souza Lima National Competition; and was laureated at the Mackenzie National Competition, the Young Soloists Competition of the Goiânia Symphony Orchestra, and the Yamaha National Piano Competition. In 2017, he won TV Cultura's Prelúdio Competition, which granted him a full three-year scholarship to the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.

His repertoire is marked by depth and breadth, with a special emphasis on Russian music, particularly the works of Sergei Rachmaninov. Estefan is recognized as one of the youngest pianists in the world to perform the complete solo piano works of Rachmaninov, including solo pieces, chamber music, and piano concertos. In 2023, he released his debut album featuring Rachmaninov's Two Sonatas, followed by Memories, dedicated to the 24 Preludes, and Dreams, a recording of works by Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninov.

Estefan began his piano studies at the age of five and gave his first solo recital at nine. He trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and continues his path at the Juilliard School in New York, building a career defined by artistic excellence, expressive sensitivity, and international distinction.

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