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Sasha Luchkov is a Ukrainian refugee, currently in his second year studying piano at UBC. When Russia invaded the Ukraine in 2022, Sasha was away from home participating in an international piano competition. An adjudicator at that competition, who was particularly impressed with him, intervened and arranged for him to come to Canada rather than go back to his war-torn country. A private sponsorship then enabled him to finish his final year of high school at Shawnigan Lake School.
At the conclusion of that school year, Sasha gave three concerts to help finance his university tuition. Word spread quickly after the first one, and the next two performances were full to capacity. The passion, skill, and dedication he brings to his music demonstrates a maturity far beyond his barely 20 years. It has not been uncommon over the past two yearts of hosting Sasha at St Dunstan's, for concert attendees to return to the ticket desk at intermission to donate more!
Sasha is an extremely talented young artist, and a gracious and engaging young man. It is a delight to welcome him, support his educational goals, help foster a growing support network, and encourage him on a very promising career path.