Dmytro Udovychenko was born in 1999 in Kharkiv (Ukraine). He has been studying music since he was 5 years old. At the age of 6, Dmytro began his studies at the Kharkiv Specialized Musical boarding school, where he currently follows a violin program under the supervision of Ludmila Varenina.
Dmytro was an award winner in the following international music competitions:
- First Open Violin Competition moderated by People’s Artist Tatiana Grindenko as part of the XVth International Festival “Music Is Our Common Home”. First Prize
- International Competition of Young Performers «Art of the XXI-st century» (Kyiv-Vorzel, April 2009). First Prize
- VIIIth International M.G. Erdenko Violin Competition (2010). Second Prize
- Xth International Competition «Accords of Khortytsa» (2010). First Prize
- XVIIIth International Music Festival «Visiting Aivazovsky» (2011) Grand Prix.
- The IIId Leonid Kogan Violin and cello Competition. (2016) Grand Prix.
- The V International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists. (2017) Second Prize and EMCY Prize.
Here is Dmytro Udovychenko in a performance during the Joseph Joachim competition: