Pavel Boika

Pavel Boika

Belarus

23 y.o.

Pavel Boika was born on December 26, 1995 in Minsk (Belarus). In 2014 he graduated at Republican gymnasium-college under Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of A. Koliadich). Currently he is a student of Moscow State Conservatory “Tchaikovsky” (class of National artists of the Russian Federation, professor S. L. Dorensky).

In 2017 he was a laureate of the international piano competition in Livorno, and also received special prizes for the best performance of 20th century music, while being the youngest finalist of the contest. He received a special prize for the best performance of works by Maltese composers at the International Piano Festival in Cologne in 2017 as well. In 2018 he won a special prize for the best performance of Scriabin’s works in the International Scriabin Competition (Grosseto, Italy), and then won the 3rd prize at San Donà del Piave Piano Competition (Italy).

Pavel Boika performed at various concert venues in Russian Federation, Belarus, Malta, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Lithuania.

Envisaged programme

First round

D. Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in G major Op. 87

L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 no. 2

A. Scriabin: Études Op. 65

Second round

A. Scriabin: Sonata No. 6, Op. 62

J. Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (Book 1)

A. Scriabin: Preludes Op. 74

G. Ligeti: Études 4, 5, 13, 15

Semifinal

S. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 5 in C major, Op. 38 & Op. 135

J. Brahms: Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117

A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68

M. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

Final

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op.23