Goldens Bridge Studio - Yevgeniy Karafin

Yevgeniy Karafin

Piano Studies

Yevgeniy Karafin has performed as a recitalist and as a chamber musician in Ukraine, Russia, Austria and the United States. He began his musical studies at the age of seven, and left home at fourteen for professional music college. In 1991 he continued his studies at Donetsk State Conservatory,Ukraine. After his family moved to New York, he completed his Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Performance and Pedagogy at Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Ms. Nina Svetlanova.

Yevgeniy Karafin has participated in national and international competitions, winning the Prokofiev Festival Competition in 1993 and the “Best Collaborative Pianist” prize at the second International Competition of Folk Instruments in Tcherepovets, Russia. In 2005 he won the Artists International Auditions and debuted at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Yevgeniy enjoys an active and diverse career. He has performed at the prestigious Mirabel Schloss concert series and his appearances include chamber music recitals in Weill Recital, Alice Tully, and Steinway Halls. Most recently he has performed at Instituto Cervantes in New York City, which was broadcast live on WQXR 96.3 FM. He has taught and accompanied at Harlem Boys and Girls Choir, and recently appeared in an independent film about music’s ability to transcend cultural and religious boundaries: “Yevgeniy and the Choir.”

Since completing his DMA he has been teaching, performing and writing. He is currently in the process of publishing his annotated translation of Soviet teacher/artist Grigory Kogan’s book on piano pedagogy.