Ukrainian violinist, Andrii Isakov, has performed numerous solo and chamber music recitals in Europe, Asia, and the United States. 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, the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra, and other reputable ensembles. 

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 Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv Special School of Music. 

Isakov currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Violin at The Ohio State University School of Music. Isakov has also taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and at the Starling Preparatory String Project. During summers, he enjoys teaching and performing at Cremona International Music Academy and Festival in Italy, at Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee, and at Varna International Music Festival in South Carolina. Additionally, Isakov is the founder, artistic director, and violin faculty of the Fiorito International Music Festival and Competition. Isakov’s students are recognized winners of international competitions, such as Leonid Kogan International Violin Competition, XII International Balys Dvarionas Competition, Cremona International String Competition, Marine Iashvili International Competition, King’s Peak International Competition, MAP International Music Competition, and others. His students have performed solos with orchestras and received scholarships for different music programs. Isakov has given masterclasses in the United States, in China, and in Europe. 

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.