About Maria

Maria Dolnycky is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where she earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in the class of Ljerka Wollmarker-Blume. As a scholarship recipient from the Alban Berg Foundation, she studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts (formerly the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst) in Vienna, Austria, receiving a First Diploma in the class of Walter Fleischmann. Maria also studied under the tutelage of Dorothy Morton, André-Sébastien Savoie and Leonid Brumberg. She is a laureate of Montreal's Debut competition, and her live recitals have been broadcast on CBC Radio's Music from Montreal and Radio-Canada's Jeunes Artistes.

A member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association, Maria is a dedicated instructor with many years of experience teaching students of all levels, some of whom are professional musicians today. She continues to perform regularly as a soloist and accompanist, and has recorded two solo CDs: Poetic Moods - rare works by contemporary composers from Ukraine, and Lullaby for a Snowy Night - a mosaic of holiday music from near and far. Poetic Moods has enjoyed favourable reviews in several publications, including the American Record Guide. A collaborative recording with four colleagues, Suite Nostalgique, was released in 2019.