Vadim Rudenko
Vadim Rudenko (born December 8, 1967, in Krasnodar) is a Russian pianist. While still a student at the Moscow Conservatory, he was a finalist at the XII Queen Elisabeth Competition and the XII Paloma O'Shea Competition in 1992. After graduating he took part in the X International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1994; with first prize being declared void he was awarded the third prize, "ex-aequo" with Hae-Sun Paik, behind Nikolai Lugansky. Four years later, Rudenko attained the XI edition's second prize. Rudenko has performed internationally since.