Vadym Kholodenko is a Ukrainian pianist, born in Kyiv in 1986, who won the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2013 and has since built a major international career. Trained at the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, he performs regularly with orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala and Philadelphia Orchestra. His recordings for Harmonia Mundi and Quartz Music have earned awards from Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and the Diapason d'Or de l'année.
Kholodenko made his debut with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on March 5 and 6, 2026, performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in Aarhus and Viborg respectively.
Kholodenko and violinist Alena Baeva released the album 'Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 9 & 3' on Alpha Classics in February 2026.
On July 30, 2025, Kholodenko made his debut at BBC Proms in Royal Albert Hall with Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 and BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Tadaaki Otaka.
In May 2025, Kholodenko made his debut with Filarmonica della Scala in Milan with Schumann's Piano Concerto under Susanna Mälkki.
In 2025, Kholodenko was appointed Resident Pianist at Cristofori Festival in Padova, Italy.
