Evening of piano music
On October 14, the Russian House in Brussels invites you to a concert featuring laureates of the 2026 International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan.
Four young pianists will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6, Alexander Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 5, “Russian Dance” from Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka, piano arrangements of works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, compositions by Rodion Shchedrin, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Moments musicaux, and preludes composed by Yuri Bogdanov.
New generation of pianists on stage
Mikhail Pirozhenko
is a student at the Special Music School of the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatory. He began his studies there in 2017 and, since 2024, has studied with Professor Alexander Sandler, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
He is a scholarship recipient of the Temirkanov Cultural Initiatives Foundation and the New Names Foundation. He has performed with leading Russian orchestras.
A laureate of international competitions, Pirozhenko won the Grand Prix at the Piano Today competition in 2024 and at the Constellation competition in 2025. In 2022, he received Second Prize at the Nutcracker Television Competition.
In 2026, he won Second Prize at the International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan, First Prize at the Step Towards Mastery Competition, and became a laureate of the Grand Piano Competition.
Gleb Romanchukevich,
born in Moscow in 2001, is a pianist and graduate of the Chopin Moscow State College of Musical Performing Arts and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He is currently a postgraduate assistant in the class of Professor Pavel Nersessian and Associate Professor Alexey Nabiulin.
He won First Prize at the 2026 International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan and Second Prize at the Astana Piano Passion International Competition for Young Pianists. He is also a laureate of the Virtuoso Festival of Romantic Music for Young Musicians in Moscow and a finalist of the Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition.
Gleb has an active concert career and is a soloist of the St. Petersburg Music House. He has performed at the Crescendo and Stars on Baikal festivals, as part of the Yamaha Stars project, and with leading Russian conductors.
Roman Sosnin,
born in Ryazan in 2003, is a graduate of the Gnesin Academy of Music Children’s School and the Gnesin College of Music. He is currently a student at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, where he studies with Yuri Bogdanov, Honored Artist of Russia and Professor.
He is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the Sergei Rachmaninoff International Competition for Young Pianists, the International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan, and the Alexander Scriabin International Piano Competition in Italy. In 2021, he was awarded a Gold Medal at the Russian Youth Delphic Games.
He is a scholarship recipient of the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation and the New Classics Foundation and a recipient of the Young Talents of Russia award. He has participated in educational programs at the Sirius Educational Center and master classes with leading pianists and teachers.
Roman has an active international concert career, performing as a soloist in Russia and abroad, including at major concert venues in Moscow and St. Petersburg. He has participated in the programs of the St. Petersburg Music House since 2019.
In 2026, he was awarded Second Prize at the International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan.
Ni Chenzhe
is a Chinese pianist and a second-year student at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, where he studies with Professor Yuri Bogdanov. Born in China in 2008, he began studying music at the age of four and has been studying with Yuri Bogdanov since 2018.
He is a laureate of numerous international competitions and has won First Prize at competitions named after Ludwig van Beethoven in Italy, Frédéric Chopin in the United States, and Dinu Lipatti in Romania. He has also received Grand Prix awards at the international competitions From Bach to Jazz in Paris, Friendship Cup: Eurasia–China, and the Gnesin International Piano Competition.
In 2023, he received Second Prize and a Silver Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Youth Competition. He has performed with leading orchestras and at international concert venues.
Ni Chenzhe has also participated in television and film projects dedicated to young musicians.
In 2026, he won First Prize and was named a laureate of the International Russian Piano Music Competition in Ryazan.
The young pianists are presented by Yuri Bogdanov, Honored Artist of Russia, Professor at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, pianist, and Artistic Director of the project.
The concert will showcase the art of piano performance and the continuity of musical traditions across generations.
