UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty and Staff

Konev, Ivan

Ivan Konev

Ivan Konev

Lecturer of Music, Piano

Start Year: 2013

Music and Stage and Screen Arts
Office: B46 Kleinpell Fine Arts
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Email: ivan.konev@uwrf.edu

Ivan Konev was born in Ukraine and educated in Moscow where he completed his Bachelor degree in Piano performance from the Music College affiliated with the Moscow Conservatory and Master degree in Piano performance from Gnessin’s Music Academy. Upon his graduation he came to study piano and Liberal Arts at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2010 Ivan finished his Doctoral degree in Piano performance from the University of Minnesota under professor Alexander Braginsky.

As a soloist, Mr. Konev has won prizes in a number of international and local piano competitions, including the Andorra International Piano Competition, Corpus Christi International Piano Competition, Schubert Club Scholarship Competition, University of Minnesota School of Music Concerto Competition, and the Bell Scholarship Competition.

An active performer in the United States and abroad, Ivan has appeared numerous times in solo and chamber music concerts showcasing not only standard repertoire, but also newly composed or rarely played masterpieces in such venues as Embassy of the United States in Moscow, Great, Small and Rachmaninoff Halls of the Moscow Conservatory, Sundin Music Hall and Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis among others. As a chamber music collaborator, Dr. Konev performs regularly with faculty members of the University of Minnesota School of Music and members of the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orcehstra.

Although Mr. Konev has built a professional life in the United States, he returns frequently to Russia and Ukraine to present concerts and educational programs. His most recent projects included performances with Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra and Yalta Symphony Orchestra in Ukraine.

Dr. Konev is a Founder and Artistic Director of UWRF Piano Festival & Competition and Piano&Strings Music camp.