A native of Belarus, Polina Khatsko has established herself both as an active performer, coach, and dedicated teacher. Passionate about instrumental collaboration, she regularly performs and records with fellow artists, encompassing a substantial repertoire for strings, woodwinds, and brass. Currently on staff at UNCSA, she also serves as Program Director of the Vivace International Music Festival and is a sought-after freelancer, working with the violin studios of Ara Gregorian and cello studio of Nancy Green, as well as participating in projects with the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival and Piedmont Opera.
Polina Khatsko has served on the piano faculty of the University of Michigan Preparatory Department and the Leipzig Summer Piano Institute. Her collaborative piano faculty appointments include Vivace Festival, MTNA, Sphinx Competition, University of Northern Iowa, University of Michigan String Department, International Music Academy in Pilsen (Czech Republic), and Cambridge International String Academy (England). Dr. Khatsko received her education at the Belarusian State Academy of Music, University of Nebraska, and completed her graduate work at the University of Michigan. Her most influential mentors and musical partners include Anthony Elliott, Randy Grabowski, Arthur Greene and Ariadna Guzhalovskaya.