Olga Ivanenko

11 years old, Russia

Olga is studying at V. Kalinnikov Children’s Art School. Her teacher is Honored Cultural Worker of Russia A. Sharova.

Olga is a laureate of various international competitions: the XVI International L. Vlasenko Competition in Moscow (2014, II prize); the IX International T. Nikolaeva Competition in Bryansk (2014, I prize); the VIII V. Villuan International Competition in Nizhny Novgorod (2015, I prize); the III Astana Piano Passion International Competition in Astana, Kazachstan (2015, II prize); the VII International D.D. Shostakovich Children’s Competition of Pianists in Moscow (2015, Grand Prix); the XI International Competition for Young Pianists "A Step Towards Mastery" (2016, I prize). Olga was also a granted scholar of Moscow Government in 2014-2015.

Supervised by her teacher, she attends classes with other students to get mentoring experience. She enjoys performing at big stage and considers music the most important part of her life.