Olga Kleiankina

Bio

Olga Kleiankina is a passionate musician and an eclectic performer. Her interests range from historic keyboard practice to new music. Kleiankina’s international career evolved with solo and multimedia recitals, chamber music collaborations and concertos with orchestras in Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Chile and across the United States. Dr. Kleiankina has released three albums: “…Our Passage to the Stars…”, “Abstractum” and “Forever Treasures: Women Composers of the Classical Period.” Kleiankina has appeared in various new music festivals such as 2002 Sigismund Todutsa Festival in Romania, 2010 Sound Ways Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2012 New Music Festival in Moldova, 2014 Modern Music Festival in Santiago, Chile, 2021 World Flutes Festival XIII Edition in Argentina, 2021 Simpósio Internacional de Música Nova 2021 in Brazil and 2023 Chamber Music Festival in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is currently the Teaching Professor of Piano at North Carolina State University and the recipient of the University 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award and the 2021 Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award. Kleiankina is the author of the Piano+ App, a resource for beginning piano learners. As a researcher, she is interested in cross-discipline collaborations with engineering, computer science, health and educational psychology. Kleiankina has presented at regional and national conferences sponsored by the Music Teachers National Association, the College Music Society and the American Technology in Music Association.