Igor Khukhua – Student at Park ICM
Igor Khukhua
Student at Park ICM
Home of origin
Novosibirsk, Siberia
Age started playing
5
Languages spoken
Russian, English
Favorite composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Current instrument
Johnannes Frebrenet violin built in 1775
Favorite American food
Waffles with syrup
Fun Fact
Igor played on stage at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in 2016 before a special crowd of Kansas City Ballet patrons and stole the show!
Awards
2012 – Grand Prix at the 4th International Violin Competition in Astana (Kazakhstan)
2014 – Second Prize at the 2nd Russian National Music Competition in Moscow (Russia)
2015 – was a participant of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition
2017 – Second Prize at the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition in New York (US)
2017 – First Prize at the Naftzger Artists Competition in Wichita (US)