OREANDA-NEWS. 11th year in row, UniCredit Bank became the general sponsor of the annual International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz. The grand finale of the competition determined winners in the Intermediate group on May 4 at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

This year 77 pianists from 10 countries competed for the title of the best pianist in "Horowitz-Debut", "Junior Group" and "Intermediate Group" categories. Ukrainian pianist Oleksii Kanke, who brilliantly performed the Tchaikovsky Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, received the first prize in "Intermediate Group" category. In addition one more Ukrainian participant in "Intermediate Group" and 5 musicians from Ukraine in "Junior Group" became the winners of the competition.

“Every year Vladimir Horowitz Competition gathers in Kyiv musical talents from around the world. We are very proud to have been supporting one of the most prestigious musical competitions for 11 consecutive years. Horowitz Competition helps discover new names among the performers of classical music and keep the memory of "king of kings among pianist " in his hometown,” – noted head of corporate identity and communication department at UniCredit Bank Iryna Kobylchenko.

International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz was founded in 1995 in memory of the legendary pianist, the only musician of Ukrainian origin who received 24 Grammy awards. Over 1200 young musicians from 33 countries have taken part in the competition so far. The victory in the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz is known for testifying to the highest level of mastery.

 

UniCredit Bank is one of the largest universal banks in Ukraine, offering a full range of top quality financial services for individuals and corporate clients.

The renovated UniCredit Bank was created in December 2013 through integration of two Ukrainian assets of UniCredit Group, which had been operating in the local market since 1997. The integrated bank combined power, solidity and wide coverage of PJSC "Ukrsotsbank" with the European expertise, quality of service and flexibility of PJSC "UniCredit Bank".

The extensive retail network of UniCredit Bank consists of 239 branches nationwide, its headcount reaching over 5,500 employees, all of them top qualified specialists.

UniCredit is a leading European commercial bank with an international network spanning over 50 markets and 17 countries, with more than 7,900 branches and over 144,000 employees.

Financial indicators of UniCredit Bank as of 01.04.2016:

  • assets – UAH 52.041 billion;
  • credit portfolio – UAH 38.12 billion;
  • funds of corporate clients – UAH 10.96 billion;
  • funds of retail clients – UAH 13.92 billion;
  • shareholder’s equity (own capital) – UAH 13.834 billion;
  • statutory capital – UAH 7.866 billion.