The duo of Iryna Aleksiychuk and Yurii Kot has existed since 1983. They are laureates of three international competitions, two of which – the ARD International Music Competition in Munich and the Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition in Miami – are considered among the most prestigious and challenging in the world.
Their repertoire includes classical masterpieces as well as original and exclusive works created specifically for their ensemble. Aleksiychuk and Kot are also performers, and often first performers, of compositions by many Ukrainian composers, including Y. Stankovych, H. Liashenko, Y. Ishchenko, L. Dychko, O. Kostin, B. Filts, Ya. Lapinskyi, V. Yefremov, V. Zhuravytskyi, S. Lunyov, M. Kovalinas, and others.
The duo has performed with renowned orchestras such as:• Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Munich, Germany) – Conductors: Wolfgang Balzer, Lothar Zagrosek• MERCK Chamber Orchestra (Darmstadt, Germany) – Conductor: Christian Rudolf Riedel• New World Symphony Orchestra (Miami, USA) – Conductor: Neal Stulberg• National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine – Conductors: Volodymyr Sirenko, Viktor Ploskina• National Pop-Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine – Conductor: Natalia Ponomarchuk• Symphony Orchestra of the National Music Academy of Ukraine – Conductor: Ihor Palkin• Zaporizhzhia National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Conductor: Vyacheslav Redya• ARCHI Chamber Orchestra (Kyiv) – Conductor: Ihor Andriievskyi• Kyiv Soloists Chamber Ensemble – Conductor: Bohodar Kotorovych
The duo has also participated in numerous international music festivals, including:• In Memoriam Festival in memory of Volodymyr and Regina Horowitz (Kyiv)• Premieres of the Season and Kyiv Music Fest (Kyiv)• Farbotony (Kaniv)• Bach Fest and Festival in memory of H. G. Neuhaus (Kropyvnytskyi)• Golden Autumn (Bila Tserkva)• Polissia Rhapsody (Shostka)• Duetissimo (Minsk, Belarus)• Musiksommer ‘97 (Dresden, Germany)• Two Pianos Plus (Miami, USA)• Oktoh (Kragujevac, Serbia)• Chamber music festival (Carrara, Italy) and others.