Olena Yuryeva - Norwegian Autumn (2021)

Olena Yuryeva is norwegian concert organist, pianist, teacher and chamber ensemble artist who resides in Norway.

Olena (maiden name Chikmareva) was born in 1974 in Kirovsk, Lugansk region, Ukraine. Olena started studies in piano at the Kirovsk music school and from age 8 participated in many piano competitions and was the winner several times. After she took studies at the Severodonetsk State Music College in piano performance at the class Marina Yavorskaya and had courses with Professor Susanna Arabkerzeva, Rostov Conservatory, Russia. From 1994 Olena took studies at the Kharkov State Institute of Arts in piano and organ performance. Olena received diploma as Soloist Orchestra in Piano and Chamber Ensemble Artist in piano and organ. Olena studied at the class of famous concert pianist, early President of EPTA Ukraine Nina Kazimirova (Canada/Ukraine) and had course with Professor of Moscow Conservatory Victor Merzhanov.

Olena had solo concerts from young age in Ukraine and Russia and played with many music performers and opera singers. She also played with one of the leading ukrainian violinists Igor Chernyavsky .

From 1999 to 2004 Olena worked as Piano teacher at Severodonetsk Music College named after Sergey Prokofiev and played solo concerts too. Year 2004 she moved to Norway.

Since 2005 Olena works as an organist for Norwegian State Church in Trondheim and region and as pianist and lecture. She played solo organ concerts at many churches including Molde Cathedral and Nidaros Cathedral, Norway and as chamber ensemble performer on piano as well. Her repertoire includes works of romantic, modern and contemporary piano, organ and chamber music.

From 2010 Olena studied at Trondheim Conservatory, Norway, organ performance led by Professor Harald Rise and Professor Ben van Oosten in Netherlands, and had lessons with Professor Michel Bouvard in France . Olena had master classes with Naji Hakim and Olivier Latry also. In 2015 she received Master degree in organ performance.

Olena is founder and leader of the Music Performing Arts Agency «Scherzo» which organizes concerts and projects with performers from Europe, Ukraine and Russia.