Vladimir Dyo has won awards in numerous competitions, including First Prize in the Michelangelo Abbado International Competition in Milan, Grand Prize in the International Violin Competition in Astana, Kazakhstan, and Second Prize in the International Yampolsky Competition in Russia.
Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he began studying violin at the age of 7 at the State’s Special Music School for gifted children. At 12, he had his first solo appearance with the Kazakh State Orchestra and since, has performed regularly with major orchestras of Kazakhstan, frequently touring the countries of the former Soviet Union. Vladimir won first prize in the National Competition of Kazakhstan (being the youngest participant at 14), and was a recipient of a President’s stipend awarded by the State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Other awards include the New Names International Program (Moscow, Russia) and Dubna’s Foundation of Arts for “sincere and artistic” performance, the International Charitable Foundation “Meerim”, and the Tuesday Musical Club in San Antonio, Texas. He has participated in various international music festivals as a soloist and, chamber musician, including the Graduates of the Moscow Conservatory, the Ost-West Musikfest, Prague-Wienna-Budapest, the Mozarteum, the Cliburn Institute, the iPalpiti International Laureates Festival in Los Angeles, and has been invited to give master classes and perform in the International Music Festival in Seoul, Korea.
As a soloist and the concertmaster of the Kazakh State Chamber Orchestra “Academy of Soloists” Vladimir has toured and performed in many countries including Austria, Italy, France, England, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Russia and the U.S.A. After graduation from Kazakh National Academy of Music in Astana, Kazakhstan, Vladimir continued his education in the US in the class of Professor Eduard Schmieder, receiving an Artist Certificate Diploma in 2004 and a Masters degree in 2006 from the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas. Currently Vladimir pursues a Doctoral degree at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he is also a faculty member in the string department.
