⚡️ November 5, 7 pm (Kyiv time) or 6 pm (CET)
Program:
Domenico Scarlatti
Piano Sonata in D minor, K. 1 (1738)
Piano Sonata in D major, K. 119 (1749)
Samuel Barber
Piano Sonata, Op. 26 (1947–49)
Sofiia Dubii (piano)
Sofiia began her musical education at the age of five. From 2017 to 2021, she studied at the Reinhold Glier Kyiv Academy of Music in the class of Professor Malvina Zarudianska. In 2025, she received her Bachelor’s degree from the Ukrainian National Academy of Music, where she studied with Professor Yurii Kot.
In 2024, she completed her Bachelor’s studies, and in 2026, her Master’s degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (Belgium), where she studied in the class of Professor Sergei Edelman. An important milestone in her musical development was studying with the distinguished pianist Eliso Virsaladze.
Sofiia is currently continuing her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium) while further developing her artistic skills under the guidance of Professor Viktor Makarov.
She has performed in Ukraine, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain and Italy as a soloist and chamber musician. She has collaborated with numerous orchestras, including the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, the Borys Lyatoshynskyi Ensemble of Classical Music, Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Wernigerode, the Antwerp Conservatoire Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. She has also participated in the Musicorum and Place au Piano festivals.
Sofiia has taken part in masterclasses with renowned musicians, including Yakov Kasman (USA), József Balog (Hungary), Daniel Blumenthal (Belgium), Lily Dorfman (Israel), Jean-Bernard Pommier (France) and Andrzej Jasiński (Poland).
Sofiia Dubii is a prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions. Her distinctions include First Prizes at the International FEURICH Competition for Piano (2023, Austria), the International Siegfried Weishaupt Piano Competition (2023, Germany) and the Concours de Piano Andrée Charlier (2025, Belgium).
She has also received awards at the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Volodymyr Horowitz – Debut (2016, Ukraine), the International Stankovych Competition (2016, Ukraine) and the Paderewski International Instrumental Competition (2021, Poland).
In 2024, she received a special prize at the Brescia International Piano Competition (Italy), which gave her the opportunity to record her debut CD with Da Vinci Publishing.
Photo credit: VERE MUSIC FUND.
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VERE MUSIC HUB
This is an artistic ecosystem – a space for young musicians and listeners created by the VERE MUSIC FUND. It consists of an upper hall with 100 seats for concerts, recordings, master classes, lectures, etc. and a lower rehearsal hall. The venue is located at 21/8 Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv.
VERE MUSIC FUND
A charitable fund established in 2017 by Tetiana Verevska. The Fund provides grants to Ukrainian musicians to participate in international competitions and master classes, and implements festival projects and educational initiatives. It also supports international music competitions in Ukraine.