Milana Chernyavska

Milana Chernyavska (Ukrainian: Мілана Чернявська; born 13 January 1968) is a Ukrainian-German classical pianist born and educated in Ukraine. She has played internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, with a focus on contemporary music which she also recorded.

Life and career Born in Kyiv, Chernyavska began playing piano at age five. Two years later, she began studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory there in a class for gifted children.

Awards Chernyavska achieved prizes at national and international competitions, such as first prize at the Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition in Kyiv in 1998, a Gold Medal at the Vladimir and Regina Horowitz Competition, first prize at the International Piano Competition "Pierre Lantier" in Paris in 1994, and third prize at the international chamber music competition in Florence.