Biography
Born in 2001, French-Slavic pianist Ionah Maiatsky has rapidly emerged as one of the most promising musicians of his generation, earning recognition through a series of prestigious international awards. In 2021, he won First Prize at the Albert Roussel Competition in Paris. The following year, he was awarded Second Prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, where he also received the Belle Saison Prize, the Académie Villecroze Prize, and the Students’ Prize alongside cellist Paul-Marie Kuzma. In 2023, he was awarded the Grand Prize of the Ravel Academy in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, followed by Third Prize at the Pierre Barbizet Competition in Marseille in 2024. Most recently, in 2026, he received the Prize for Best Performance of the Contemporary Work by Alberto Carretero at the Jaén International Piano Competition.
Equally committed to the solo piano repertoire and chamber music, Ionah Maiatsky performs regularly at major festivals and leading musical institutions, including the Ravel Festival, the La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival, the Centre de musique de chambre de Paris, Ensemble InterContemporain, Piano à Bagatelle, and the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord as part of the Belle Saison concert series. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared with the Ostinato Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Haute Ecole de Musique (Geneva), the Toulon and Var Chamber Orchestra, and the Harmonie de Cébazat. In 2025, he released his debut recording, Ermitage, with cellist Paul-Marie Kuzma on the Scala Music label. In August 2026, the duo recorded a second album devoted to the music of Beethoven, scheduled for release in the summer of 2027.
A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he earned diplomas in both piano and chamber music, Ionah Maiatsky is currently pursuing the Master Soloist programme at the Haute Ecole de Musique, in Geneva, under the guidance of Ricardo Castro.