Galyna Gusachenko

Ukrainian pianist Galyna Gusachenko is one of the most captivating artists of her generation, celebrated for the emotional depth, refinement and rare musical intelligence of her performances.

Born into a family of distinguished artists, she began her musical journey at the Central Music School under the guidance of Professors Ryabov and Voskresensky. In 2011, she continued her studies at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre in the legendary class of Professor Koroliov, graduating with distinction in 2016.

She went on to earn both her Master of Music and her Concert Diploma with great honors at the Cologne University of Music and Dance and at the Music Academy in Basel, studying with Professors Martinez-Mehner, Gamba, and Schabenberger. Galyna’s artistry has been profoundly shaped by encounters and masterclasses with many famous pianists, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Bernd Goetzke, Severin von Eckardstein, Rena Shereshevskaya, Uwe Balser, Andreas Staier, Grigory Gruzman,
Elmar Nebolsin, and Alexander Lonquich.

Galyna has performed at many renowned international festivals, including the Festival der
Begegnung at Burg Namedy, the Euregio Music Festival, the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, and the Nuova Coppa Pianisti Osimo Festival.

Her concert activities span a remarkable stylistic range — from solo recitals across Europe to performances with symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles, as well as interpretations of contemporary works. She is also a regular guest in live broadcasts on NDR and WDR Kultur, where her performances reach a wide and devoted audience.

Alongside her concert career, Galyna shares her experience and passion for music through teaching and masterclasses in Switzerland, Germany, and Spain, nurturing young and talented musicians with the same devotion that shapes her own artistry.

Every performance by Galyna Gusachenko is a journey — an encounter with sound, emotion, and imagination. Her playing invites the listener into a world where virtuosity meets poetry and leaves an unforgettable impression.

BiograPHY

"Her interpretations are imbued with a poetic depth that does more than enchant — they carry the audience away, immersing them completely in the music."

— Die Oberbadische Weiler Zeitung

Her path as a performer has been illuminated by numerous international prizes:

Galyna Gusachenko is a winner of competitions such as Art of the 21st Century (Ukraine), the Adilia Alieva International Piano Competition (France), the International Piano Competition for Young Musicians (Netherlands), the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Knopf Competition, the Steinway Förderpreis, the Elise Meyer Competition (Germany), the Stiftung Maritim Prize, Yehudi
Menuhin Live Music Now Hamburg, the Werner Richard — Dr. Carl Dörken Foundation Award, the DOMS Foundation, the Fondation Clavarte, the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation, the Jürgen Wilde Prize at the International Lake Constance Music
Competition, the KNS Classical Prize, the Roma International Piano Competition, the Fondazione Cuomo Prize, the Istituto
Nazionale Fryderyk Chopin Prize (Italy), the MozARTe International Piano Competition, the Valsesia Musica International Piano
Competition, the France Music Competition, the Prix du Piano Bern, the Aloise Vecchiato Prize, the Palma d’Oro Piano
Competition (Finale Ligure, Italy), the Swiss International Piano Competition, the BOG Prize, and the Villafranca International
Piano Competition (Italy).

Competitions and Awards

"Full of temperament and maturity."

— Münsterische Zeitung

"Pianist Galyna Gusachenko, with her delicate touch and poetic expressiveness, swiftly illuminates the audience."

— Die Oberbadische Weiler Zeitung

"As a pianist, Galyna Gusachenko masterfully reveals the Bach-inspired elements in her compositions, while simultaneously pointing toward a vibrant sonic future with her dance-like lightness and freely flowing ornamentation. The vitality of her interpretation shone particularly in Schumann’s beloved 'Arabesque' (Op. 18). The artist clearly delighted in the overt charm of this elegant salon piece, while also conveying its deeper, more contemplative nuances through lyrical, dreamlike pauses."

— Münsterische Zeitung

"Her performances of Schumann and Chopin are marked not only by technical brilliance but also by extraordinary emotional depth, consistently touching and carrying the audience along."

— Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung

"Ovation du public. Son jeu perlé, articulé, se révèle: très belle maîtrise des cadences avec des trilles aériens et une conduite admirable de ses phrases musicales. Le profil racé et délicat de Galyna Gusachenko envoûte"

— Critique G. Rauber et N. Bovay

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