Victoria Chikalkina

RUSSIA
August 27, 1998

Born in Ryazan in 1998, Victoria Chikalkina began her musical journey at the age of 5 at the Children’s Music School. Since 2013, she has continued her studies in Moscow, graduating with honours from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in 2023 under Professor Maxim Philippov. In the same year, Victoria Chikalkina was awarded an Excellence Scholarship by the Swiss Government, which enabled her to continue her studies at the Haute école de musique Genève under the tutelage of Paul Coker.
Her remarkable pianistic skills have been acclaimed at prestigious events such as the Rachmaninoff Days Festival in Moscow and the MariaFest. Victoria Chikalkina has been a soloist of the Ryazan Philharmonic Society since 2021.
Throughout her academic journey, she has enriched her musicality through masterclasses with esteemed mentors such as Alexander Kobrin, Laurent Cabasso, Ricardo Castro, Evgeny Starodubtsev, Vera Nosina, Elena Kuznetsova, Jean Claude Vanden-Einden and Mikhail Voskresensky.

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major BWV 872, WTC II
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in A flat major Hob. XVI/46
Frédéric Chopin Étude in G sharp minor Op. 25 No. 6, Thirds
Claude Debussy Étude L. 136 No. 11, Pour les arpèges composés

Second round
Diana Rotaru Bulz for Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14

Semifinal
George Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Robert Schumann Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14

Final
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11

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