Ivan Kostornyi is a sixteen-year-old violinist and organist. When he was five years old, he began his musical studies on the violin in Sydney, Australia, where he gave his first solo concert on the violin. When he was eleven, he started learning organ. Ivan has participated in a number of masterclasses and received individual lessons from various prominent professors, violinists, and organists from around the world including Professor Antal Zalai, Dr. David Kim, Professor Julia Bushkova, and Felix Hell. In addition, Ivan has participated in and received top prizes in various competitions. Thus, in March 2024, Ivan performed as a national finalist of the MTNA National Competition in Atlanta, GA. Later the same year, he received the Irene Muir Award and the Connie Tuttl-Lill All Performance Award from the Florida Federation of Music Clubs on the violin. Also, Ivan received second prize in the OPUS National Competition in 2025. Recently, Ivan was also selected to perform Ravel’s Tzigane in Carnegie Hall as part of Stetson’s Dr. M. Jean Greenlaw Stetson University Concert. Currently, Ivan is studying violin with Professor Routa Kroumovitch and organ with Dr. Boyd Jones as a student at Stetson University for his Bachelor in Violin and Organ Performance (double-major) degree.
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