Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin, concertmaster
Violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv has quickly 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 chambermusician,
Solomiya Ivakhiv has performed at Carnegie Hall, Merkin ConcertHall,
CBC Glenn Gould Studio, Curtis Institute Field Concert Hall,Italian
Academy in New York City, Pickman Hall in Cambridge, MA, San Jose
Chamber Music Society, Old First Concerts in San Francisco,Astoria
Music Festival (Portland), Tchaikovsky Hall in Kyiv, and atUConn´s
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.
Ms. Ivakhiv is Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola and Head
of Strings at the University of Connecticut. She is also Professor
of Violin at Longy School of Music of Bard College. She graduated
with honors from Curtis Institute of Music, where she was concertmaster
of both the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music
Center Orchestra. There she 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.
A dedicated educator, Solomiya Ivakhiv has conducted masterclasses
and chamber music coachings at Yale, Columbia, Penn State,University
of Hartford Hartt School of Music, Boston Conservatory, Curtis
SummerFest, University of Maryland, Bard College Prep,SUNY-Fredonia
Universities, Guangzhou and Hunan Conservatories in China, and
regularly collaborates with high schools in outreach programs
throughout the United States. Ms. Ivakhiv is a member of the American
String Teachers Association-Connecticut Chapter.
RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS
Solomiya Ivakhiv´s debut solo album, Ukraine: Journey toFreedom-A
Century of Classical Music for Violin and Piano, recorded with pianist
Angelina Gadeliya, released on Labor Records (NAXOS) on February 12,
2016, and was featured in the Top 5 New Classical Releases on the
iTunes billboard. Performing with "superlative and consummate
artistry... Ivakhiv must be considered one of the major artists of
our time." Fanfare Magazine
Her performances are often broadcast on National Public Radio,Voice
of America Radio, WRTI, KUNR, Ukrainian National Radio andTelevision,
and Chinese Hunan Television.
Ms. Ivakhiv is the recipient of several international honors,
including the Sergei Prokofiev and Yaroslav Kocian International
Competitions, the Fritz Kreisler and Charles Miller Award from the
Curtis Institute of Music, Award from the President of the Ukraine and
2016 New Scholar Award from the University of Connecticut School of
Fine Arts.
