Shibko has unique ability to communicate power and delicacy with unusual control" (Gary Graffman, Jury Chairman)

In 1996 Shibko gave a recital in the framework of “The Great Performers Series” together with Andre Watts, Janos Starker, Kathleen Battle, and the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a performance with D’Angelo Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.