Ivan Fedoryshyn – 1st Prize with Special Mention, Guitar
Ivan Fedoryshyn (*1996) is a Ukrainian guitarist. At the age of 11, he began studying classical guitar with Petro Bruhin (a former student of Eliot Fisk and Ricardo Gallén). Starting in 2011, he continued studying guitar with Bruhin at the Stanislaw Liudkevych Music College. At the same time, he also took guitar lessons with the renowned Ukrainian guitarist and scholar Viktoriya Sydorenko.
He began his bachelor’s studies at the Lviv Mykola Lysenko National Music Academy with Yurii Kurach. In 2016, he started studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz under Martin Mysliveček. In 2020, he completed his bachelor’s degree in Graz with Łukasz Kuropaczewski and simultaneously earned a master’s degree in Lviv, Ukraine. In 2025, Ivan completed his master’s degree at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.
Ivan has participated in numerous masterclasses with several prominent guitarists, including: Yurii Fomin, Filipp Willa, Gabriel Bianco, Raphaël Aguirre, András Csáki, Scott Tennant, Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Paolo Pegoraro, Tomasz Zawierucha, Costas Cotsiolis, Adriano del Sal, and Martin Schwarz.
In 2025, he released his debut CD: “Froberger & Bach – Those Who Have Seen Beauty Take Part in Creation.” Ivan plays a guitar made by the German luthier Wolfgang Jellinghaus.
2. Teaching Experience
Landesmusikschule St. Johann in Tirol (Austria) – since 2022
Musikum Saalfelden (Austria) – since 2022
Musikschule Emzett in Mühldorf (Germany) – since 2021
3. Awards
2nd Prize at the All-Ukrainian Interpretation Competition (Kirovohrad 2010, 2012, 2013)
2nd Prize at the International Isidor Wymer Interpretation Competition (Lviv 2010)
1st Prize at the “Île de Ré” Guitar Competition and Festival (France 2012)
2nd Prize at the International Guitar Competition in Belgorod (2013)
Award at the International Guitar Ensemble Competition “Gitarnyi Flüher” (“Гітарний Флюгер”), Kyiv 2013
Diploma at the International Guitar Competition “Gitas” (“Гітас”), Kyiv 2013
3rd Prize at the Kursk International Guitar Competition (Kursk 2016)
4. Festival and Competition Participation
Koblenz International Guitar Festival (Germany)
Brno International Guitar Festival (Czech Republic)
Mikulov Guitar Festival (Czech Republic)
Forum Gitarre Wien (Austria)
Kutná Hora (Czech Republic)
Altamira Gorizia Guitar Competition (Italy)
5. Performances and Concerts
Concerts:
Two solo concerts in his hometown (one of which was dedicated to his parents), and several others in collaboration with colleagues.
Projects:
Debut as a soloist with the Lviv Music College Orchestra at the Lviv Philharmonic, and with the “Lviv Virtuosos” Orchestra at the Lviv Organ Hall.
Participation as performer and organizer at the All-Ukrainian Guitar Festival “GuitarVik” and at the Graz International Guitar Week.
Performer and teacher at the Guitar International IV (Guitar Days at Zell am See).