Ivan Petrenko is an exceptionally talented pianist. Born in Ukraine in 2008, he studied at the Kyiv State Music Lyceum and, after moving to the Netherlands, continued his studies at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague. Since 2025, he has been studying with Nino Gvetadze at Codarts Rotterdam. In February, he won first prize at the Fujairah International Piano Competition. Ivan is part of the AVROTROS talent development program VIRTUOOS, through which he will release his debut CD this summer. At Wonderfeel, he will perform music by Levko Revutski, one of the great Ukrainian composers of the twentieth century, alongside a new composition by Lisa Weyrauther, and works by Modest Mussorgsky and Manuel de Falla.

Ivan Petrenko - piano

Photo: Alina Ivanova