Andrey Shibko
Andrey Shibko (born 8 March 1975 in Minsk) is a Russian pianist.
Shibko was born on 8 March 1975 in Minsk. His first international success came in April 1995 when he was awarded First Prize at The 19th D’Angelo International Artist Competition in Erie (Pennsylvania, USA).
In 1996 Shibko gave a recital in the framework of “The Great Performers Series” together with Andre Watts, Janos Starker, Kathleen Battle, and the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a performance with D’Angelo Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, conductor-Frank Collura) at the D’Angelo Art Performing Center.
He is also a laureate of the International Piano Competitions in Europe: Porto (1998, 1 prize), Géza Anda (Zürich, 2000, 3rd prize), World Competition in London (2002, 3rd prize).
Since 1999 he has been teacher at piano faculty of the Moscow State Conservatory.