Andrii Isakov joins the Ohio State School of Music faculty in autumn 2024. Ukrainian violinist Andrii Isakov has performed numerous solo and chamber music recitals in China, Italy, the United States, Poland, Croatia and Ukraine. He has appeared as a featured soloist with the National Ukrainian Philharmonic Orchestra, Lviv Symphony Orchestra, Khmelnytskyi Symphony Orchestra, Cremona Music Academy Chamber Orchestra, CCM Philharmonia Orchestra as a winner of the concerto competition, and other reputable ensembles. As an avid chamber musician, Isakov has collaborated with world-renowned artists such as the Ying Quartet, Ayano Ninomiya, Vladimir Panteleyev (Leontovych String Quartet), Roberto Cani, and Alexander Kaganovsky.

Isakov is a laureate of diverse national and international competitions, including the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition for Strings and Harp, Francesco Forgione International Violin Competition, Cremona International Competition for Strings, Cliff Dwellers Club Competition for Strings, Croatian National Violin Competition, and many other competitions. He has additionally received the prestigious North Shore Music Award in Chicago as an acclaimed winner of the competition. Furthermore, Isakov has been a winner of two concerto competitions in the institutions where he attended: at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), as well as the Lviv Special School of Music for Talented Children.

Teaching and pedagogy have always held a critical role in Isakov’s career. He has worked as a graduate teaching assistant of the world-renowned violin pedagogue, Kurt Sassmannshaus, at the University of Cincinnati CCM for two years. Currently, he is a violin faculty at CCM Prep: Starling Preparatory String Project, Violin Faculty at Cremona International Music Academy and Festival, and violin faculty at Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Isakov is a founder, artistic director, and a violin faculty of the Fiorito International Music Festival and Competition. His students are recognized winners of international competitions, such as the 21st Century Talents Strings Competition, King’s Peak International Competition, Cremona International String Competition, Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition, Sugree Charoensook International Music Competition, and MAP International Music Competition. His students have performed solos with orchestras and received scholarships for various music programs. Isakov has given masterclasses in the United States, in China, and in Europe. Additionally, Isakov also is a jury member of Cremona International Competition for Strings, Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition, and head of jury at Fiorito International Music Competition.

Isakov holds his Doctor of Music Arts and master’s degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Kurt Sassmannshaus, and his bachelor’s degree from the Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts, where he was a student of Mark Lakirovich.