Léo Icikovics and Nikolai Bryant both live in the California Bay Area and study piano in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Precollege program. They enjoy performing together and individually. Their chamber coach is Mihyun Kim.
Léo has been playing piano since the age of 7. At 9 years old, he was admitted to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Since then he has continued to perform in diverse types of performances. He has been studying chamber music for 4 years.
Nikolai has been playing piano since he was 5. When he’s not playing classical music, he likes to play jazz with his friends. It is their first year working together. He has also been studying chamber music for 4 years, this year with Léo.
Watch Léo Icikovics and Nikolai Bryant perform Hungarian Dances – Movements I (1) and V (5) by Johannes Brahms on the piano for the 2026 Virtuoso Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.