Oleg Poliansky Performs Concert for Ukraine at Kennedy Violins

Ukrainian pianist Oleg Poliansky will perform a special concert at 4:30 p.m. July 23 at Kennedy Violins, 508 S.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver. Poliansky will perform music by Veracini, Handel, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Debussy. Tickets are $40, available by calling the Kennedy Violins showroom at 1-800-779-0242. A portion of the proceeds will be used to aid Ukrainian refugees.

Poliansky, born in Kiev in 1968, studied piano at the Lysenko Music School. He’s won the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, Russia, the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Citta di Cantu in Italy. He has also won prizes in Tokyo, Montreal and at The International Duo Competition in Marseille, France. Poliansky performed as soloist with The Moscow Soloists, The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, The National Symphony of Ukraine, Budapest Strings, The National Orchestra of Malta and The KBS National Radio Orchestra of Korea. Poliansky has also been a guest at international festivals, performed with many well-known artists and has produced recordings with German broadcasting companies. Poliansky currently resides in Cologne, Germany, having recently held the position of Associate Professor for Major Piano at The Cologne University of Music, Europe’s largest music academy.