Iryna Kharechko

Honored Artist of Ukraine. Graduate of the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, under the guidance of Professor A. Snegirev (piano) and Professor H. Bulybenko (organ). In 1996, Irina Kharechko received a European diploma as a solo organist under the supervision of Professor Dorothée de Roy (Netherlands), and later in 1999, she completed her postgraduate studies at the Music Academy in organ performance. She refined her performance technique through masterclasses with renowned European musicians, including Professor F. Klinda (Slovakia), Professor J. Trummer (Austria), Professor B. Billetter (Switzerland), and the rector of the Higher School of Music F. Mendelssohn H. Krummacher (Germany). The organist's creative portfolio includes archival recordings on Ukrainian radio and television, as well as three compact discs: "Works by J.S. Bach" (1999), "French Organ Music of the 19th-20th centuries" (2002), "Music of the Old World" (2006, Kyiv, directed and edited by Dmytro Tytenko). The artist has performed in concerts in Ukraine and abroad, including Maastricht, Netherlands (1996), Heeswijk, Netherlands (2000), Bad Dürkheim, Ludwigshafen, Germany (2001), Chișinău, Moldova (2005, 2021), concert tour in cities of Poland (1998), concert tour with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and R. McMerri's choir in the USA (2005). She has participated in numerous music festivals, including the International Festival of Early Music "Musica Antiqua" (Bruges, Belgium, 1994), VI International Festival of Organ Art "Diapason" (Lviv, 2016), Kyiv Music Fest (Kyiv, 2017, 2021), XI Lviv International Organ Festival (Lviv, 2021), "Organ Cathedral - 2022" (Rivne, 2022), and others.