Nikolay Verevkin

Dr. Nikolay Verevkin is a pianist and vocal coach whose artistry and collaborative insight have earned him recognition on concert stages and with opera companies in the United States and abroad. He joined the piano staff and opera faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2021.

A sought-after collaborator, Dr. Verevkin has performed in programs presented by Carnegie Hall’s New York Citywide Program; Carnegie Music Hall of Pittsburgh; InSeries Opera Company of Washington, D.C.; the Bohemians Club of New York City; New York Festival of Song; and SongFest. His operatic engagements include productions with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Music Academy of the West, the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Indiana University Opera Theater, and the St. Petersburg State Conservatory Theater of Opera and Ballet. In 2019, Dr. Verevkin participated in the musical preparation of a promotional co-production of Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera Ellen West with Beth Morrison Projects and Saratoga Opera, conducted by Lydia Yankovskaya at the New School.

An accomplished educator, Dr. Verevkin taught graduate and undergraduate courses in vocal literature (English, German, French, Russian, and Italian), as well as individual instruction in voice coaching and collaborative piano during his tenure as visiting assistant professor and post-doctoral scholar at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University (IU). In addition to his teaching duties, he produced multiple multimedia projects and themed recitals with IU faculty, students, and guest artists. He previously served on the piano staff of the Juilliard School’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and Mannes School of Music, where his work included musical preparation for opera productions, industry auditions, and instruction in voice, acting, and lyric diction.

Dr. Verevkin’s faculty appointments as a Russian lyric diction coach, song interpretation specialist, and performance pianist also include SongFest’s Art Song Institute (2017–19), the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute Program for Singers (2016–24), and Westminster Choir College Opera Theater at Rider University. In addition to teaching and performing, he is frequently engaged in editing and peer reviewing scholarly and academic publications in the United States and abroad. Dr. Nikolay Verevkin holds a Doctor of Arts degree in solo piano and chamber music performance and an Artist Diploma from Ball State University, a Master of Music degree in solo performance and collaborative piano in voice, and a Certificate in post-graduate studies from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. He has also pursued advanced training at the Music Academy of the West and the Toronto Summer Music Academy.