Savva Zolotarov (1974)

| Украина

Учительница | Марина Калинина

Savva Zolotarov was born in 2011 in Kyiv, Ukraine. He commenced his piano lessons in 2018 through private instruction. In 2020, he entered the 3rd class of the Kyiv State Music Lyceum, named after Mykola Lysenko, under the guidance of teacher Maryna Kalinina. In 2021, Savva achieved laureate status, securing the 4th and 3rd prizes in the "B" and "D" categories of the Debut group at the International Competition of Young Pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz. In June 2022, Savva participated in the Manhattan Music Competition, and in August 2022, he was honored with the Grand Prix III at the International Festival-Competition "Harmony of Talents." Subsequently, in September 2022, he presented his solo program as part of the Art Dialogue Festival in Bien, Switzerland. March 2023 brought further success as Savva received the 1st prize in the International Mozart Competition (Vienna) in the C2 category. Continuing his musical journey, in July 2023, he attended the summer academy of chamber music, Musica Mundi, in Waterloo, Belgium.