Irina Fedcenko-Carbonaro was born in Ukraine. She studied music with Professor Jurgis Karnavicius at the State Academy of Lithuania. Upon winning a scholarship Irina furthered her studies in Portugal with renowned pianist Miguel Borges Coelho at Escola Superior de Musica e Artes des Espectaculo do Porto. In 2005, she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Irina is a winner of several national piano and chamber music competitions. She has performed several piano concertos with the Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra. To date, she regularly performs in private and public concerts both as a piano soloist and accompanist.

Since 2011, Irina Fedcenko-Carbonaro has been living in Malta, fully dedicated to teach piano performance and accompany classical singers. She also forms part of Malta School of Music team of specialised music educators.