Solomiya Ivakhiv

Violinist

Violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv (so-low-MEE-ya ee-VA-keev) has earned a reputation for performing with “distinctive charm and subtle profundity” (Daily Freeman, New York) and a “crystal clear and noble sound” (Culture and Life, Ukraine). Known for her work as a soloist and chamber musician, Solomiya Ivakhiv has performed in prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall in New York to Tchaikovsky Hall in Kyiv, and many places in between. She has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Istanbul State Symphony, Charleston Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, and the Hunan Symphony Orchestra in China, among others, and has been a featured chamber performer at festivals from Tanglewood to Verbier.

Her February 23, 2024 release of Ukrainian Masters with pianist Steven Beck (of the NY Philharmonic) continues her exploration of masterworks from her home country, and features three violin sonatas including the world premiere recording of Viktor Kosenko’s Violin Sonata in A minor written in 1927.

Ms. Ivakhiv is Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola and Head of Strings at the University of Connecticut and Professor of Violin at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Ms.Ivakhiv is Artistic Director of Music at the Institute (MATI) at the Ukranian Institute of America in New York City since 2010. She graduated with honors from Curtis Institute of Music, and studied with Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank and the late Rafael Druian. She received her Master of Music degree from M. Lysenko Music Academy in Lviv, Ukraine, studying with Oresta Kohut, and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University, where she studied with Pamela Frank and Philip Setzer.

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