Vadym Kholodenko

Pianist, born 4 September 1986 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Winner of the gold medal at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He made his first appearances in the United States, China, Hungary, and Croatia at the age of 13. In 2005, Kholodenko moved to Moscow, Russia, to study at the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Vera Gornostaeva. He currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Married to Alena Baeva. Together they have three children.