The Ukrainian-American violinist Oleh Krysa, long esteemed in the former USSR as a distinguished soloist, chamber musician and teacher, made his American debut in 1971 at Carnegie Hall with a performance that won glowing reviews from the critics. After an 18-year absence from the American concert stage, his appearances in 1990 at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center were again met with exceptional critic acclaim and confirmed his reputation as a master of his instrument. A prominent student of David Oistrakh, Oleh Krysa won major prizes in such international competitions as the Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky and Montreal, and was outright winner of the Paganini Competition.

After completing his postgraduate work, Oleh KRYSA began his teaching career as chairman of the Violin Department at the Kiev Conservatory. In 1973 he took the same position at the Gnesin Musical and Pedagogical Institute in Moscow and, two years later, returned to the Moscow Conservatory as Professor of Violin, where he remained until 1988. Currently he is Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Oleh KRYSA has also appeared at major festivals like Moscow Stars (Russia), Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia), Warsaw Autumn (Poland), Wiener Fest, Lockenhaus (Austria), Aspen Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival (U.S.A.). In addition to his thriving solo career, Oleh KRYSA was leader of the celebrated Beethoven String Quartet 1977-87.