Solomiya Ivakhiv

Born in Ukraine, Solomiya Ivakhiv made her debut with the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 13 and has won top prizes in competitions including the Sergei Prokofiev Competition, Fritz Kreisler Charles Miller Award from the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Award from the President of Ukraine. Ivakhiv has performed at major festivals including Ottawa ChamberFest, Steamboat Springs, Musique de chambre à Giverny, and Prussia Cove. Her performances have aired on National Public Radio, Voice of America Radio, Ukrainian National Radio and Television, and China’s Hunan Television. As a chamber musician, Ivakhiv collaborates with many of today’s finest artists including Joseph Silverstein, Claude Frank and Steven Isserlis, and was recently appointed artistic director of music at the Institute Chamber Music Series (MATI) in New York City. A consummate orchestral musician, she regularly performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and as guest concertmaster with the Fresno Philharmonic and Augusta Symphony.

Ivakhiv is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and holds a Doctorate of Music Arts Degree from Stony Brook University. Her principal teachers have been Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, the late Rafael Druian, and Philip Setzer.