Civic Orchestra of New Haven
Solomiya Ivakhiv, Violinist
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She is a winner of S. Prokofiev and Y. Kocian International Competitions, recipient of F.Kreisler Gold Medal from the Curtis Institute of Music and Award in Classical Music from the President of Ukraine.
Miss Ivakhiv came to the States to attend on the merit based scholarship the world-renowned the Curtis Institute of Music. There she studied with Joseph Silverstein and Pamela Frank and was a Concertmaster of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Ivakhiv performs in well-known series and festivals, including Strings in the Mountains, Colorado, Tanglewood Music Festival, International Musicians Seminar- Prussia Cove in England, Holland Music Festival in the Netherlands, Normandy Chamber Music Festival in France and many others throughout Europe and America. She solos with the Lviv Philharmonic, International Symphony and Curtis Chamber Orchestras and recently with Hunan Symphony Orchestra, P.R. of China. Her performances are broadcast on National Public Radio, Voice of America Radio Station and Ukrainian National Radio and Television and Hunan TV.
Miss Ivakhiv performed for the President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko during his visit to the States, President H. Ford and Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger.
Miss Ivakhiv has
extensive experience as a soloist and chamber musician and has collaborated
with artists such as Claude Frank, Joseph Silverstein , Steven Isserlis
and Eugene Drucker from the Emerson Quartet.
Solomiya held a post of principal second violinist with the Chamber Orchestra
of Philadelphia and she is a Guest Concertmaster for Fresno Philharmonic,
CA.
"…so mature
and flexible was the tone and interpretation."
Sarasota Herald Tribune, June 12th, 2001
"…Ivakhiv's
performance had distinctive charm and subtle profundity…"
Daily Freeman, August 22nd, 2002
"…amazingly easy, natural, and lively…crystal-clear and
noble sound."
Culture and Life, June 23rd, 2004
