BIO
Dr. Eugene Skovorodnikov, a Steinway Artist and the President and Artistic Director of "Music Encore Concert Society" (Canada) , Artistic Director of Vancouver International School of Music White Rock. Born in Ukraine, he is a prize winner of "N.Lisenko" National Piano Competition (Ukraine). In 2006 he was awarded an Honourary Doctorate in Musical Arts by Kharkov State University of Arts, Ukraine for his achievements in performance and teaching. He is frequently invited to perform and give masterclasses at the international festivals such as "Summit Music Festival" in New York, International Music Academy in St.Petersburg (Russia), Masters de Pontlevoy (France), "International Chamber Music Festival" in Positano (Italy) and Shanghai (China), "Kharkov's Assemblies" (Ukraine), "Burgos Music Festival" (Spain), "Gran Nancy International Music Academy and Festival (France). From 1991 to 2011, Eugene Skovorodnikov has been teaching with the piano faculty at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. Many of his students became winners of national and international competitions.
