Svitlana Kosenko

Svitlana Kosenko was born in Ukraine and first studied at the Kharkiv Special Music School under Professor Svitlana Zaharova. After graduating with both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Kharkiv University of Arts, where she studied with Professor Natalya Melnikova, Svitlana returned to her alma mater as a principal piano teacher at the Kharkiv Special Music School.

She is a laureate of many international competitions. In 1999, she won Second Prize at the International Competition of French-Polish Music in Paris. In 2001, she took First Prize in the Smetana International Competition and received a Special Prize for her performance at the Enescu Competition. In 2012, she was awarded Best Pianist at the Joseph Suder Lieder Competition. In 2014, she completed her studies at Saar University of Music in Germany, earning a Master’s degree in Chamber Music under Professor Tatevik Mokatsian.

From 2014 to 2022, Svitlana worked as an Official Staff Pianist at The Yehudi Menuhin School. In 2022, she began working at the Royal College of Music as an accompanist in the String Department.

Faculties / departments: Junior Department

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