concerts at grace

Join us on Sunday, July 26 for a special Concert of Classical and Ukrainian Music featuring the talented Brothers Mykhailenko! We are delighted to welcome Myroslav and Nazarii back again as they share their remarkable artistry and inspiring music with us.

 

Be sure to catch a special performance by these gifted musicians during worship that morning at 10:30AM, when the brothers will offer a preview of the beautiful music to come. Invite your friends and neighbors for an afternoon of exceptional music! Everyone is welcome.

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Myroslav Mykhailenko

 
Myroslav Mykhailenko is a Ukrainian-American pianist who is active as a soloist, collaborator, and chamber musician. He is a versatile artist who loves to create meaningful musical experiences. Myroslav was the winner of the 2022 Chicago International Music Competition (Concert Artist Category) and the Concours International de Piano Ville de Gagny in 2017. He also won prizes in the Medici International Music Competition, Rocky Mountain Music Competition, and Birmingham International Music Competition.

Myroslav performed at the Anthem Concert Hall and Meridian International Center (Washington, D.C.) as well as at the Athenaeum Theatre (Chicago, IL). He also appeared three times on WFMT’s Introductions, a Chicago program that features talented pre-college classical musicians. In the latter appearance, Myroslav played at the beautiful Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston, Illinois. In collaboration with Sidney Lee, he performed a recital at the Skokie Public Library (Skokie, IL) with the assistance of the “Young Steinway Concert Series.” Before immigrating to the United States in 2017, he played concerts across many venues in Ukraine, including the White Hall of the Kyiv Scientists House.  

In addition to performing solo, Myroslav enjoys playing chamber music. His group, Domino Piano Trio, was part of the intensive chamber program at the Midwest Young ArtistsConservatory, becoming the Overall Winner of the MYA Discover National Chamber Music Competition in 2019. The trio later went on to participate in the Fischoff Competition. Another Myroslav’s group, Dando Piano Trio, won the first prize at the Tenth Annual 2022 A.N. & Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition in Chicago.

Festivals at which Myroslav appeared included the Manhattan in the Mountains Festival (2018 and 2019), the Palmetto International Piano Festival at Erskine College, and the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Chicago Chamber Music Workshop. He had masterclasses with many prominent teachers and artists, such as Richard Goode, Marian Hahn, Shai Wosner, Logan Skelton, Michael Brown, Daniel Shapiro, and Marta Aznavoorian.

Active as a collaborative artist, Myroslav has enjoyed collaborating with his brother Nazarii Mykhailenko, baritone. Together, they created a brand “Brothers Mykhailenko” and performed a variety of concerts in the Chicago area, presenting both classical and Ukrainian music. In an effort to raise funds for Ukraine, Myroslav and Nazarii concertized extensively at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Myroslav also collaborated with vocalist Sharon Garvey Cohen and violinist Julia Perekhozhuk, among others.

Myroslav is passionate about performing community concerts in the Chicago and Baltimore areas. He likes prioritizing places that do not often hear classical music and finds fulfillment in being of service to others. Performances included places like Skokie Public Library (Skokie, IL), Ukrainian National Museum (Chicago, IL), and Edenwald Senior Living (Towson, MD), among many others. In 2024-2025, Myroslav served as the Musician-in-Residence at the Springwell Senior Living Community (Baltimore, MD), where he provided musical programming for residents.

Currently, Myroslav is pursuing the Master of Music degree in piano performance at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studies with Benjamin Pasternack. His awards at Peabody include the Douglas and Hilda Perl Goodwin Endowed Piano Scholarship 1 and 2 (Presidential Match) and the 21st Century Pianist Scholarship. He formerly attended the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory and was a scholarship Fellow at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, a training center for advanced pre-college musicians. Myroslav studied with Jose-Ramon Mendez and Lyudmila Lakisova. Before immigrating to the United States, he studied at the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum under the tutelage of Nina Naiditch.
 

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Nazarii Mykhailenko
 
Born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, Nazarii Mykhailenko has been involved in music since the age of nine. He successfully joined the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum, where he studied a range of disciplines including music theory, piano, choral conducting, and classical voice. After immigrating to the United States in 2017, Nazarii became highly involved in his new community. Nazarii graduated with honors from Roosevelt University acquiring Vocal Performance and Music Education double major.

 

Currently, Nazarii lives in Algonquin, Illinois, and works as an elementary music teacher, establishing his career in music education. Outside of work, he performs recitals of Ukrainian and classical repertoire with his brother and pianist Myroslav Mykhailenko. Nazarii had an opportunity to be a part of the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute in Toronto, Canada, and broaden his knowledge of Ukrainian Art Song while promoting his native music abroad. Also, Nazarii is enthusiastic about choral music and continues his work with NaperVoice philanthropic choir in Naperville.