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______Ukrainian pianist Iryna Riabchun graduated from Kiev State Music Academy with excellence. She worked in the Institute of Culture, in the Music Academy and in the Hall of the Chamber and Organ Music in Kiev. She was improving her performing and pedagogical qualification during post – graduate studies in the Ukrainian State Music Academy in the class of professor I.Riaboff. She also has studied for four years in the organ class of professor G.Bulibenko in the same Academy.

Iryna Riabchun performed on the most important stages of Ukraine. In 1990 she took part in the Rachmaninoff competition in Moscow and was awarded with the Diploma of Honor.From 1992 till 1998 she lived in Greece, where she played concerts, recorded music at the Greek Radio and Television. In Greece she recorded two CDs with the music of the contemporary Greek composers D.Kapsomenos and T.Haridis. She also performed with the orchestra in the Megaro Musikis (the biggest Greek Hall for the classical music).

On return to Ukraine she joins the Department of History of Music of National Music Academy in order to proceed with her studies and to prepare   thesis   on  the  theory  of  music. In Kiev she recorded CD with the organ music accompanying famous Ukrainian soprano O.Basystiuk.  She organized creative union “Music Workshop” releasing the different cultural projects.

Iryna   Riabchun’s   repertoire   includes   works   of   Ukrainian   composers   as well as the works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and also various pieces of contemporary music.

From October 2000 till May 2003 Iryna Riabchun resided in Indonesia. She was been participating in international art festivals, with the different performances and educational projects. Iryna’s performances transmitted by TV channels “Indosiar”, Trans channel, TV-7 and Metro TV, and had positive reaction of the newspapers  “Suara Pembaruan” and “Jakarta Post.”

In July 2002 she took part in Jakarta Summer Music Camp where she held a master class and had performed with the JSMC orchestra in Erasmus Huis (conductor Bagus Wiswacarma).

In 2002 pianist also had recorded for the CD collection of the compositions by Mykola Lysenko his “Ukrainian Suite” and released 5 concert programs in Ukraine.

From June 2003 Iryna Riabchun resides in New Delhi. In October – November 2003 she participated in the Theoretical conference, which took place within the celebration of the 90^th anniversary of National Music Academy and published two articles in the musical editions of Academy. 

 In January she opened Golden Jubilee Delhi International Festival with the solo piano program in India cultural centre in Delhi. In February 4, 2004 during her trip from India to Ukraine Iryna Riabchun released unique project  “Lysenko’s Piano Birthday   (Imaginary – emotional   interpretations of the music by Mykola Lysenko). It was the first in the history piano performance of the one soloist entirely dedicated to the piano music by Mykola Lysenko.“It was the historical event” - said Rada Lysenko - professor of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, granddaughter of the great Ukrainian composer after the concert by Iryna Riabchun which took place in the Lysenko’s House - Museum - “because even composer himself had never played full program of his own compositions.  And no less important that Iryna Riabchun’s style of   performing   music by Lysenko and her piano sound   while she was playing   the memorial  “Bluethner” (piano of composer) were perfect.”

  In February 2004 Iryna Riabchun returned back to India and released classical solo program “Ukrainian journey” in Calcutta, jazz solo project "A day in the life of a fool" in Delhi and took part in the International Festival in Delhi russian cultural centre.

From June 2005 she lives in Ukraine, tutoring in Kyiv Children Academy of Art, and releasing various music projects. ___________________________________________________ Soundtrack: W.A.Mozart Concerto in E-flat major K.V. 271 Andantino (fragment), conductor- IG.Bagus Wicswakarma, soloist - Iryna Riabchun)