Igor Hmelnitsky (27 December 1920 – 27 September 1987) was a distinguished classical pianist and pedagogue who was based for most of his life in Australia, where he built his reputation.
His father, the noted pianist Alexander Hmelnitsky, had emigrated to Asia from Kiev, Ukraine after the Russian Revolution.
In his ensuing Australian musical career he was known as an exponent of the grand Romantic school of classical pianism.
[2] Igor Hmelnitsky died of cancer on 27 September 1987 at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, and was survived by his fifth wife and four children.
[4] Igor Hmelnitsky undertook significant medical studies to help inform his pedagogy,[1] and he co-authored a research paper examining weight-bearing manipulation in piano playing, along with the syndrome of overuse.