Andrey Ponochevny is a prize-winning pianist born in Minsk, Belarus on December 31, 1976. He graduated at the Belarussian State Academy of Music in 2001, and soon afterward was awarded the Bronze Medal at the XIII Tchaikovsky competition. In addition to his success in Moscow, Mr. Ponochevny has won many top prizes, including First Prize at the ?Tomassoni International Piano Competition in Cologne?, Germany and the First Prize at the ?William Kapell International Piano Competition in Maryland?, USA. His other competition accolades include top prizes in Prague, Warsaw, Dublin, Moscow, Hong Kong, Riga, Alexandria and New Orleans. Since then, he has toured extensively in the United States. He has performed solo recitals at major venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City; Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington, DC; Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago and Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr. [More at Wikipedia]

December 31st, 1976 in Minsk (Age 47)