Oleh Krysa

The Ukrainian-American violinist Oleh Krysa was long esteemed in the former USSR as a distinguished soloist, chamber musician and teacher. A student of David Oistrakh, Oleh Krysa won major prizes in such international competitions as the Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky and Montreal, and was outright winner of the Paganini Competition. Krysa began his teaching career as chairman of the Violin Department at the Kiev Conservatory and in 1975-1988 was as Professor of Violin at the Moscow Conservatory. Currently he is Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Oleh Krysa has performed in major music centers throughout the world with leading orchestras, conductors and ensembles. In addition to his solo career, Mr. Krysa was leader of the Kiev Conservatory String Quartet (1970-73), Leontovych String Quartet (1999-2003) and Beethoven String Quartet (1977-87). Oleh Krysa has recorded on the MELODIYA, BIS, TRITON, OLYMPIA, AMADIS, POLSKIE NAGRANIE, TNC and RUSSIAN DISC labels. Krysa served on the jury panel of the International Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Paganini, Kreisler, Oistrakh, Lipizer, Sarasate, Bach, Spohr, Joachim, Sendai, Quingdao, and Montreal Violin Competitions. Mr. Krysa was married to pianist Tatiana Tchekina who had been his partner in most of his recitals and recordings over the years before her death in December 2015.