Iryna Nikolayeva

Iryna Nikolayeva is a Lecturer at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK), where she has been affiliated since February 2020. Born in Lviv, Ukraine, she studied piano and musicology at the Solomiya Kruschelnitska Music School (1981–1992) and later at the M. Lysenko Musikhochschule, graduating with distinction in 1997 as a concert pianist, accompanist, chamber musician, and music educator. Her professional career spans performance, accompaniment, and pedagogy, with roles at the Theater Bühne Baden and Europaballett St. Pölten.

Her fields of interest include

• Piano Performance
• Chamber Music
• Ballet Accompaniment
• Vocal Coaching
• Music Education
• Performing Arts

Since 2001, she has been active in Austria, participating in television and radio recordings, solo performances, and collaborative projects. She bridges classical training with contemporary performance practices, contributing to both artistic and educational domains.