NADIA OKRUSKO
PIANIST & ARTIST
Nadia Okrusko is a Copenhagen-based classical pianist. She is active as a performer, concert organizer, collaborative pianist, and creator of various art projects.
Nadia has performed across Scandinavia, Europe, the USA, Mexico, Ecuador, and China. She has participated in masterclasses with internationally renowned pianists, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Ihle Hadland, Martin Roscoe, and Peter Donohoe.
Her musical education began at the Ciurlionis National School of Arts in Vilnius, and continued at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, where she graduated as a soloist, accompanist, pedagogue, and chamber musician. Some of her achievemnts during these study years include the first prize at the Rosalyn Tureck J.S. Bach Piano Competition in New York, performing as soloist with Kaunas Chamber orchestra, and an honorary diploma from Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus.
She earned a second master’s degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, studying with prof. Niklas Sivelöv. In Denmark, Nadia has received several study scholarships, and performed as soloist with "Percurama" percussion and wind orchestra.
Since 2016, Nadia has been a member of Damkapellet, a Copenhagen-based international collective focused on new, experimental music and music by female composers. The collective received the Carl Nielsen Talent Prize in 2021.
Nadia has initiated and organized several editions of events dedicated to piano music, such as concert series Copenhagen Piano Soloists in 2022 and 2023, as well as Piano Day event in Copenhagen in 2026. Her latest self created project is a performance for children "Bag Lukkede Øjne", combining storytelling, music, movement and video projections, which was included in Golden Days 2026 festival program.
As collaborative pianist, Nadia has worked as audition pianist, ballet pianist, in diverse chamber music groups, with vocalists and choirs. She has performed at various festivals in Denmark, including Copenhagen Opera Festival, Klang, Jødisk kulturfestival, Vinterjazz, Sommerjazz, Spot, and Sommerklassisk Tivoli.
Alongside her work as musician, Nadia creates her own visual art and paintings. Her installations and artworks have been exhibited in Copenhagen and Aalborg, and an exhibition at Kvinder&Kunst art fair planned in November 2026.