Igor Khukhua 2017-09-04T16:04:25+00:00

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)