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Dmitry Kirichenko is an American Ukrainian pianist and piano teacher in San Diego. Dmitry began his musical education under the Soviet System, which selected only the most talented students for artistic study. At age 6, Dmitry was accepted to the famous Odessa Stolyarsky School of Music. After studying there for 11 years, he graduated with honors learning performance, solfege, music literature, and singing.Dmitry’s determination and brilliant artistic ability earned him acceptance into the Moscow State Conservatory. For his graduate studies, Dmitry returned home, attending the Odessa State Conservatory where he graduated with a doctorate equivalent degree in three categories: Soloist, Orchestra Leader, and Teacher of Piano. For 15 years Dmitry taught as a tenure creative director and vice president of the Music School for Children in Odessa, Ukraine.

Currently, Dmitry runs the Kirichenko School of Music, offering private instruction for children, music majors, and adults.A little known fact is that Dmitry taught the late NBA great, Bill Walton, for 15 years! Bill was a hard working student. Bill started piano lessons at age 50, and in a few years he could play Mozart Sonatas!

Dmitry has performed in the U.S. and in Eastern and Western European cities. His California concerts have been held at UCSD; the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla; the Lyceum Theater in San Diego; the Poway Center for the Performing Arts; and Palomar Art Center. After his performance in France, music critic Claude Taelman described displaying as “warm sensitivity heightened by his delicate touch and great technical mastery.”

Dmitry has release a series of CDs, all of which encompass musical history’s favorite composers and their most loved sonatas, preludes, and waltzes. He continues to perform for San Diego music lovers, with programs featuring works by legendary Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary composers .

PROGRAM:

I. Fantasie in D minor, K397 Mozart (1756-1791)

II. Rondo in D major, K485 Mozart (1756-1791)

III. Four Nocturnes Chopin (1810-1849)

Nocturne in C minor

Nocturne in C# minor

Noctunre in Eb major, Opus 9, Nr. 2

Nocturne in F# major, Opus 15, Nr. 2

IV. Impromtu in Ab major, Opus 142, Nr. 2 Schubert (1797-1828)

V. Sonata in C major, Opus 53 (Waldstein) Beethoven (1770-1827)

Allegro con brio

Introduzione, Adagio molto

Rondo Allegretto-Prestissimo