Solomiya Ivakhiv | Violin
Ukrainian-born violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv is a highly celebrated soloist, chamber musician and educator. She has made solo appearances with the Istanbul State Symphony, Charleston Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Lviv National Philharmonic of Ukraine, and the Hunan Symphony Orchestra in China. She has been featured at chamber music festivals worldwide, including Tanglewood, Ottawa Chamberfest, Bach Festival of Philadelphia, Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, San Jose and Philadelphia Chamber Music Societies, Newport and Nevada Chamber Music Festivals, Emerson Quartet Festival, “Contrasts,” “Virtuosi,” and KyivFest.
Dr. Ivakhiv’s discography includes Ukrainian Masters, Ukraine Christmas, Mendelssohn Concertos (Brilliant Classics), Ukraine: Journey to Freedom (NAXOS), Haydn and Hummel Concertos, and Poems and Rhapsodies (Centaur), Her recordings have topped classical charts and received international acclaim.
Since 2010, Dr. Ivakhiv has served as Artistic Director of Music at the Institute (MATI) Concert Series in New York City, where she presents chamber programs featuring Ukrainian women composers, young Ukrainians, and newly commissioned works. She is Artistic Director of the Caspian Music Festival in Greensboro, VT.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Ivakhiv has led master classes at Yale, Columbia, Boston Conservatory, Curtis SummerFest, Oberlin, as well as at conservatories in China and Ukraine. She was named “Honored (Merited) Artist of Ukraine” in 2021, her native country’s highest cultural honor. She holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and Stony Brook University, and she is Professor of Violin and Viola at the University of Connecticut.