Born in Ukraine, Olga PASICHNYK studied piano and musical pedagogy in native Rivne, voice at the Kiev Conservatory and at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. In 1992 she became a soloist of the Warsaw Chamber Opera.
She performed in famous concert venues, incl. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Salle Pleyel (Paris), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Berliner Konzerthaus, Palais des Beaux-Arts (Bxl), De Doelen (Rotterdam), Konzerthaus Dortmund and toured several times to Japan, USA and Australia. In June 2005 she sang the opening concert of the Concert-Hall Josephine-Charlotte in Luxemburg, with the world creation of K. Pendercki’s 8th symphony, a piece she has in the mean time interpreted in many countries (incl. China).
The past seasons she frequently appeared in Palais Garnier, Bavarian State Opera, Flanders Opera, Aaltotheater Essen and Grand Théâtre de Genève. Highlights include rôles as : “Donna-Anna” (Don Giovanni) in concert, followed by a CD-recording for Harmonia Mundi with Freiburger Barockorchester led by René Jacobs, ”Contessa” in (Nozze di Figaro) in the production of Aix-en-Provence-Festival at “Grand Théâtre du Luxembourg”. She particularly enjoyed the cooperation with conductors such as O. Dantone and M. Minkowski, with whom she recently sang a.o. Gorecki’s 3. Symphony) with National Orchestra of Spain Madrid.
Making herself a name as a great interpreter of Haendel's music, Olga Pasichnyk sang at several occasions “Almirena” (Rinaldo), “Dalinda” (Ariodante), “Dorinda” (Orlando/at Flanders Opera and Bavarian State Opera), “Bellezza” (Il Trionfo.../led by Marc Minkowski at Salle Pleyel, Düsseldorf and Granada), “Semele” (title-role/in Essen for which she was called “Singer of the year in 2008”), “Cleopatra” (Giulio Cesare/Warschau).
2008 she made her role debut as “Blanche” (Poulenc/Dialogues) at Flanders Opera sang “Aennchen” (Freischütz) at Grand Theâtre de Genève. More recent engagements include “La Calisto” (title-role) by Cavalli at Bavarian State Opera, “Roxana” in (Krol Roge/Szymanovski) at Bastille and at Bregenzer Festspiele. Among her recent new roles "Micaela" (Carmen) in Lille and other French theaters and “Ilia” (Idomeneo) with les Musiciens du Louvre (led by Marc Minkowski). Furthermore, she will return to main Festivals such as Innsbruck and the Pergolesi-Spontini Festival in Jesi (Italy) to take part in ” l’Olimpiade” by Pergolesi – 2 different productions, (in Innsbruck under the baton Alessandro de Marchi and in Jesi under the baton of Ottavio Dantone) and to Bregenz. Amongst other future projects : “Roxana” in Krol Roger at Teatro real de Madrid and at la Monnaie (Brussels). During the overnext seasons Olga Pasichnyk will also return to Bayerische Staatsoper and make her debut at de Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam and at Komische Oper Berlin.
Olga Pasichnyk has collaborated with RTVE (Spain), Polish National Radio Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Maggio Musicale, Das Neue Orchester, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders, La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy (France), The English Concert, European Union Baroque Orchestra, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Concerto Köln, Academy of Ancient Music, Akamus Berlin, l’Orchestre de Radio France, Collegium Vocale Ghent and Munich Philharmonic. She sang under the baton of Ph. Herreweghe, P. Goodman, A. Parrot, K. Penderecki, T. Pinnock, M. Soustrot, A. Boreyko, C. Spering, M. Viotti, A. Wit, M. Creed, M. Zanetti, A. De Marchi, C. Poppen, K. Ono, D. Callegari, A. Spering, H. Bicket, B. Tovey, I. Bolton, R. Jacobs, H. Holliger, E. Mazzola, J.C. Spinosi, O. Dantone, J. Van Velthoven, JC Casadesus, Chr. Moulds and Mark Elder.
Olga Pasichnyk is the Prizewinner of the International Vocal Competition in ‘s Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands, 1994 - II prize), Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition in Helsinki (Finland, 1999 - II prize) and The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition (Belgium, 2000 - III prize, Special Oratorio Prize and Public Prize).
She recorded more than 35 CDs for different labels incl. NAXOS, OPUS 111 & MDG.
cv-update : March 2010