Two HfMT piano students nominated for OPUS KLASSIK 2023

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Daria Parkhomenko (class of Prof. Stepan Simonian) and Nuron Mukumi (class of Prof. Hubert Rutkowski) have been nominated for OPUS KLASSIK 2023.

OPUS KLASSIK is the prize for classical music in Germany. The aim of the Verein zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik e. V., the organizer of the most important German classical music prize, is to promote classical music and in particular to honor its artists. An expert jury, made up of representatives from the music and media industry, honors 45 prize winners in 27 categories.

Vita Daria Parkhomento
The young Russian pianist of Romanian origin Daria Parkhomenko is regarded as one of the most promising talents of her generation. With her expressive, heartfelt playing, fascinating warmth of sound and magnetic power, she enchants audiences all over the world. "Leading Lady" - this is how the press reacted after Daria's overwhelming victory at the world-famous George Enescu Piano Competition in Bucharest in 2018, where she performed Rachmaninov's 3rd Concerto in the final.
The young pianist is a multiple prizewinner at numerous international piano competitions, including the 2019 Sendai Piano Competition in Japan (3rd prize and audience prize), the 2015 Čiurlionis Piano Competition in Lithuania (2nd prize), the 2019 Сlavicologne Piano Competition in Germany (2nd prize), "In musica" (2nd prize), "In musica" (2nd prize), and the "In musica" (2nd prize). Prize), "In musica" Piano Competition 2018 in Rome (2nd Prize), Pietro Iadeluca Piano Competition 2017 in Carsoli (1st Prize), "Nuova Coppa Pianisti" Competition 2016 in Osimo (2nd Prize), ICOM Piano Competition "Hamburg Composers" 2016 in Hamburg (1st Prize) and many others.
Her successes and winnings at competitions brought Daria to the big world stage in Europe, Asia and USA, where Daria showed herself both as a soloist and as a chamber artist. Concert halls where the pianist has made her debut include the Elbphilharmonie, the Hamburg Laeiszhalle, the Tainan Municipal Concert Hall, the Hong Kong City Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Teatro Palladium in Rome and many more.
She has also performed live on Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio Kultur, Radio NDR, TVR, LRT Klasika and Delfi. Since 2019, Daria has performed in the ballet production "Glasmenagerie" by John Neumeier at the Hamburg State Opera.
The award-winning pianist (Daria Parkhomenko) released her debut album of unknown works by Romanian composer George Enescu in October 2022 to great acclaim.
Daria Parkhomenko was born in Rostov-on-Don in Russia and began playing the piano at the age of 4. Her mentor in Rostov was Prof. Sergei Osipenko from the Rostov State Rachmaninov Conservatoire, with whom Daria studied for 12 years. She is currently continuing her studies with Prof. Stepan Simonian at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg.

Vita Nuron Mukumi:
Last October, Nuron Mukumi released his second CD "Tchaikovsky - 18 Pieces for Piano" on Prospero Classical, which he recorded at Teldex Studio in Berlin with sound engineer Martin Sauer. The CD was nominated for the Preis der deutschen Schallplatten Kritik 1/2023 and for the Opus Klassik 2023.
At the same time, Nuron was on tour with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and performed F. Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany and finally in Austria, at the Brucknerhaus in Linz. In recent years,
Nuron Mukumi has performed at the following concert venues, among others: Alte Oper Frankfurt, Salle Cortot Paris, Elbphilharmonie, Laeiszhalle, Konzerthaus Berlin. He has also performed at a number of international festivals such as the Biarritz Piano Festival, the Mozartfest in Würzburg, the Ruhr Piano Festival, the Mosel Music Festival and the Rheingau Music Festival.
Nuron studied with Prof. Lev Natochenny at the Frankfurt University of Music and at the Kalaidos University of Music in Zurich.
Since 2022 he has been studying with Prof. Hubert Rutkowski at the University of Music in Frankfurt am Main. Hubert Rutkowski at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg, where he will take his concert exam.
Following his debut album "Summit" released by Genuin Classics in November 2018, Werner Theurich from Spiegel Online said: "Nuron Mukumi combines sensitive, perfect technique with a sure eye for the dramaturgy of piano compositions: a talent that combines rigor and playfulness."