Bohdana Pivnenko

After winning numerous international competitions in New York (IBLA), Vienna (Youth & Music Festival), Chisinau and Kyiv, Bohdana Pivnenko has performed with leading Ukrainian orchestras and has presented Ukrainian music around the world (Philharmonie Berlin, Carnegie Hall New York, Palau de la Musica Barcelona… and during the Berliner Festspiele “MaerzMusik“, Europaisches Klassik Festival, “Kyiv Music Fest“, “Warsaw Autumn“, the Malta Festival…).

Bohdana has played Valentin Silvetrov’s “Melodies of Moments“ (together with the composer) and she premiered many Ukrainian composer’s works which were dedicated to her. Among them Valentine Silvestrov (two cycles for violin and piano), Yevhen Stankovych (Concerto No. 4), Volodymyr Zubytsky (Concerto No. 1), Zoltan Almashi (“Seasons“) and Viktoria Poleva (“Soul”).

Bohdana Pivnenko has also collaborated with conductors such as Antony Inglis, Juozas Domarkas, Vladimir Sirenko, Saulius Sondeckis, Oksana Lyniv Voldymyr Shejko, Theodore Kuchar, Natalya Ponomarchuk, Erki Pehk, Liutauras Balciunas.
Bohdana Pivlenko recorded an Anthology of Contemporary Ukrainian Music (11 CDs) with different Ukrainian composers (Skoryk, Silvestrov, Stankovych,...

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After winning numerous international competitions in New York (IBLA), Vienna (Youth & Music Festival), Chisinau and Kyiv, Bohdana Pivnenko has performed with leading Ukrainian orchestras and has presented Ukrainian music around the world (Philharmonie Berlin, Carnegie Hall New York, Palau de la Musica Barcelona… and during the Berliner Festspiele “MaerzMusik“, Europaisches Klassik Festival, “Kyiv Music Fest“, “Warsaw Autumn“, the Malta Festival…).

Bohdana has played Valentin Silvetrov’s “Melodies of Moments“ (together with the composer) and she premiered many Ukrainian composer’s works which were dedicated to her. Among them Valentine Silvestrov (two cycles for violin and piano), Yevhen Stankovych (Concerto No. 4), Volodymyr Zubytsky (Concerto No. 1), Zoltan Almashi (“Seasons“) and Viktoria Poleva (“Soul”).

Bohdana Pivnenko has also collaborated with conductors such as Antony Inglis, Juozas Domarkas, Vladimir Sirenko, Saulius Sondeckis, Oksana Lyniv Voldymyr Shejko, Theodore Kuchar, Natalya Ponomarchuk, Erki Pehk, Liutauras Balciunas.
Bohdana Pivlenko recorded an Anthology of Contemporary Ukrainian Music (11 CDs) with different Ukrainian composers (Skoryk, Silvestrov, Stankovych, Zubytsky, Almashi, Shcherbakov and Levkovych. In 2020, Naxos released the album“Ukrainian Quintet“ which featured music by Lyatoshynsky, Silvestrov and Poleva.

In July 2023, Bohdana was appointed General Director and Artistic Director of the National Soloists Ensemble "Kyiv Camerata Orchestra" which firmly holds a top position in the cultural landscape of Ukraine and boasts being the first to perform numerous works by contemporary composers. "Kyiv Camerata" comprises highly skillful musicians, each of whom is a virtuoso and a soloist. It is a team with a clear mission - promoting Ukrainian music in all its distinctive styles, trends and compositional schools. Although the ensemble's repertoire continues to expand, it already includes a broad spectrum of music, ranging from the ancient works of baroque maestros to contemporary compositions.

Since 2013, Bohdana Pivnenko has been Head of the violin department and she is also Professor at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.