Each year, the UMKC Alumni Association recognizes the achievements of outstanding alumni with an awards celebration. In 2019, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is honoring Stanislav Ioudenitch (Performance Certificate-Piano ’03) with their Alumni Achievement Award.

Gold-medal winner at the world-renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Ioudenitch has performed at cultural centers around the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Conservatorio Verdi in Italy, the Mariinsky Theatre in Russia and Théâtre du Châtelet in France.

Ioudenitch founded the International Center for Music at Park University where he is artistic director and master teacher of piano. Additionally, he is director of the Young Artists Music Academy and vice president of piano at the Piano Academy of Lake Como. Since 2017, he has served as associate professor of piano at Oberlin Conservatory.

Of teaching, Ioudenitch has said that relating his experiences, knowledge and performance practices to his students has always been a personal and professional passion.

About the Alumni Awards

Ioudenitch will be honored at the 2019 UMKC Alumni Awards on March 15. Proceeds from the event will support student scholarships. In the last decade, the Alumni Awards events have raised more than $1 million in scholarships and immediate aid for students.