Mykyta BURZANITSA
Mykyta (Nikita) was born in a family of musicians in Donetsk,Ukraine.
He started playing piano at the age of 7 with prof. Nataliya Chesnokova.
Since 2008 he has studied in Special Music for Gifted Children in Donetsk in the class of the
Nataliya Chesnokova (Donetsk,Ukraine).
In 2015 acquired complete general secondary education at Comprehensive School of I-III
stages No.9 of Toretsk Town Council of Donetsk Region and was awarded with the golden
medal “For High Academic Success”(Toretsk,Ukraine)
In 2015 received Full Scholarship in Wells Cathedral School and studied with John Byrne
(UK,Somerset).
In 2017 received Full Scholarship in Donetsk State Conservatory (Donetsk, Ukraine).
In 2017 received a Double Scholarship which includes the Milstein Medal Award Holder
supported by International Students House at the Royal College of Music (London,UK).
In 2020 started to be a student of Dmitrii Alexeev at the Royal College of Music.
In October 2021 was awarded to be a Talent Unlimited scholar (London,UK).
In November 2021 he became to be a scholar of Piano Charitable Trust which supports young
pianist around the world (London, UK)
In December 2021 received the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship which covers full tuition fees for each year of
“Masters” course at Royal College of Music (London, UK).
In 2022 and 2023 he became a scholar of Drake Calleja Trust (London,UK).
In 2023 received full scholarship at the Royal College of Music to study Artist Diploma with
Dmitri Alexeev.
Throughout the time of education he has been participating in the International festivals and
competitions.
Here are some of them.
Competitions:
– 2008 – Winner of the 7th International Festival-Competition “Consonance” (Mariupol, Ukraine)
– 2009 – Winner of the 5th All-Ukrainian Competition “Classic Meridian” (Kiev, Ukraine)
-2010 city. – Winner of the 1st Prizes of the 10th International Festival-Competition of Children
and Youth Performing Arts “Accords of Khortitsa” in the nominations “Soloist with Orchestra”
and “Soloist – Instrumentalist” (Zaporozhye,Ukraine)
-2010 – Winner of the International competition – festival of Ukrainian and Polish music(Ukraine –
Poland)
-2011 – Winner of the 11th International Festival-Competition “Chords of Khortitsa” in the
nomination “Soloist with Orchestra” and “Soloist – Instrumentalist” (Zaporozhye,Ukraine)
-2011 – 1 prize at the 8th International Young Pianists Competition named after. A. Karamanova
(Simferopol city)
– 2011 -1 prize at the 9th International competition for young pianists in memory of Vladimir
Horowitz in the group Horowitz Debut (category “B” and “D”) – Kiev, Ukraine – 2012.
-2012 – The winner of the International piano and ensemble music contest ” Way to mastery”
(Rostov – on – Don, Russia) 2012.
– 2012 – Winner of the VI international competition of a name of A. D. Artobolevsky (Moscow,
Russia)
– 2013 – Grand Prix and 1 Prize at the V International Piano Competition of M.Moskovskogo
“Per aspera ad astra” (Keltse, Poland)
– 2013 – Winner of International music competition and festival SBERBANK DEBUT (Artistic
director D.Matsuev, Kiev, Ukraine)
-2014 – participant of the musical project “Island of Classics” (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)
-2014 – participant of the concert of the Kiev Grand Classic Foundation (Kiev, Ukraine)
-2014 – participant of Christmas Concerts of Classical Music (Art.director – B.Pivnenko) – Kiev,
Ukraine.
-2014, 2015 -2nd prize and 3rd prize of the II, III International Competition for young Pianists
“ASTANA PIANO PASSION”(Astana, Kazakhstan)
-2015-Winner (1 prize) of X International Piano Competition of A.Karamanov (Crimea, Russia)
-2015- 2nd place of 1st International Piano Competition and Festival of M. Skorik (Kiev, Ukraine)
-2015 – 3rd place of 10th International Piano Competition “Step to Mastery” (Saint-Petersburg,
Russia)
-2017- Pianist of the Year and Musician of the Year of Gregynog (Wales, UK.)
-2017 – Winner of the Wells Concerto Competition
-2017- 1 Prize of the International London Piano and Music Competition (London, UK).
-2018 – 3rd Prize of the Xth International Piano Competition of the Memory of Faith
Lothar-Shevchenko. (Ekaterinburg, Russia).
-2020 – Special Prize “Prix du Barreau du Val d’Oise” of the 19th Piano Campus Compétition
(Cergy,France).
-2020 – 2nd prize, “Hopkinson Gold Medal and Cyril Smith Prize” and winner of the “Esther
Fisher Prize” for the “Best Undergraduate Performance” of the Chapell Medal Piano
Competition (London,UK).
-2020 – Winner of Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year (Sevenoaks, UK)
-2021 – winner of Kendall Taylor Beethoven Piano Competition (London, UK)
-2021 – winner of ISCART International Music Competition (Switzerland)
-2021 – 2nd prize in Joan Chissell Schumann Piano Competition (London, UK)
-2021 – 2nd prize of Orbetello Piano Competition, Junior category (Italy).
-2021 -1st prize of 3rd “Làszlò Spezzaferri” International Music Competition(Italy)
-2021 -1st prize and Special prize of Moscow International Music Competition (Moscow, Russia)
-2021 – 1st prize and Special prize “Bright Bows Orchestra” of “Nouvelles Étoiles International
Music Competition” (Paris,France)
-2021 – 1st prize of “Four Notes Piano Competition”,category 6(Abu Dhabi,UAE)
-2021 – Winner of the Vienna Music Competition,category “Virtuoso”(Vienna,Austria)
-2022 – Winner of BPSE Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition(London,UK)
-2022 – 3rd prize winner of Concerto Competition at the Royal College of Music
-2023 – 3rd prize, orchestral prize and audience prize at the VIII Jāseps Vītols International
Piano Competition(Riga,Latvia)
While he was studying he has also taken part in masterclasses of:
Professors : Dmytro Suhovienko, Andrey Ivanovich, John Byrne, Ian Jones, Steven Hough,
Vanessa Lotarche, Mitsuko Uchida, Barry Douglas, Boris Berman, Vovka Ashkenazy, Miguel
Angel Shebba.
He has also been playing solo recitals in the cities of Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Kazakhstan,
France, Belgium, Italy, Great Britain; also he played with symphonic orchestras under the
management of conductors: Nikolay Dyadura, Vladimir Sirenko, Vyacheslav Redya, Natalia
Ponomarchuk, Sergey Lihomanenko, Anatoliy Rybalko, Vadim Vilinov, Erzhan Dautov, Oleg
Bahtiozin, Alexander Dolinskiy, Vladimir Zavodilenko, Roman Moiseev