Alongside his artistic work, Demidenko conducts research in music education and music psychology. His recent projects include a study exploring how socially prescribed perfectionism and music performance anxiety are embedded in music education, as well as the development of a practical toolkit for early-career instrumental teachers aimed at helping them protect their students from music performance anxiety.

Scholarships and Awards

Full Entrance Scholarship - Royal Academy of Music

Full Entrance Scholarship - Royal College of Music

London Symphony Orchestra Scholarship - Two-year programme (2025 – 2027)

Graham Roberts Bursary - Royal Academy of Music

Hill Foundation Award - Royal Academy of Music

Eileen Rowe Musical Trust Award - Awarded for two consecutive years

Grand Prix Winner - International competition Golden Piano Talents, London 2022, awarded Most Promising Pianist

Laureate 1st Prize - European Competition of Culture and Arts, London 2023

Laureate 2nd Prize - Seventh International Music Competition Nouvelles Etoiles, Paris 2023

Laureate 1st Prize - Orbetello Piano Competition, Grosseto 2023

Grand Prix Winner - European Piano & Choral Olympics Competition, Tallinn 2023

Laureate 1st Prize - Anatolia International Music Competition, Budapest 2024

Nikita Demidenko is a pianist whose work combines performance, research, and the development of charitable and educational initiatives.

He is the founder of the Forgotten Melodies Society, a concert initiative dedicated to bringing neglected works of the classical repertoire back to the concert stage. Through performances, recordings, and collaborations with musicians and cultural organisations, the project aims to increase awareness of rarely performed music and the composers behind it.

He is currently completing a Master of Music in Piano Performance at the Royal College of Music under Professor Dmitri Alexeev, having previously graduated from the Royal Academy of Music. His studies have been supported by full scholarships at both institutions. Nikita is a recipient of the London Symphony Orchestra Conservatoire Scholarship.

Demidenko serves as Project Director of the Pavel Kushnir Scholarship, an international initiative supporting young musicians pursuing higher education across Europe and the United Kingdom. His work includes assisting with the organisation of concerts and working closely with scholarship recipients.