Olga Pashchenko

• Olga Pashchenko (piano and harpsichord)

Olga Pashchenko, one of the most versatile and internationally recognized pianists, specializes in performing on both historical and modern instruments, ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Ligeti. Based in the Netherlands, she has an eclectic concert career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Notable performances include recitals with Alexander Melnikov at Musikfest Berlin, tours performing Clara Schumann’s piano concerto with the Orchestra of the 18th Century, and solo concerts with the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Collegium 1704. She is a regular presence at early and contemporary music festivals such as the Jordi Savall Festival, the Utrecht Early Music Festival, and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.Olga has collaborated with renowned musicians like Giovanni Antonini, Evgeny Sviridov, and Dmitry Sinkovsky, and has performed as a soloist in prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Cité de la Musique. In the 2022/23 season, she held recitals at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, and the Fundación Juan March. She is an exclusive artist for Alpha Classics, with which she has released critically acclaimed recordings, including Mozart’s Piano Concertos. She studied modern piano and fortepiano with Alexei Lubimov and organ at the Moscow Conservatory and completed her studies in harpsichord and fortepiano at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In 2017, she became a professor at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatory of Ghent.