Favorite harpist of Michael Jackson, King of Pop; Winner of International Competition (Baku, 1990), Participant of International Competition in Israel (Jerusalem, 1995), and USA International Competition (Bloomington, 1995), Winner of Maryland State Arts Council 2010 and 2015 awards, Iraida holds two Doctoral Degrees in Harp, one from Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Conservatory of Music and another is from Moscow Conservatory, where she studied with Olga Erdeli, a prominent harpist, People's Artist of Russia. Iraida is a harpist for many celebrity, government and Royalty events. The list includes Hollywood Stars, Royal Families, etc. She is often a guest artist at Embassies Events. Iraida is a Concert Harpist with International Recognition and a broad repertoire. She performs solo and in ensembles in Europe and in the United States. In the past few years, she has recorded a CD "Silvestre Revueltas" with Santa Barbara Symphony – 1999, KOCH Release, as well as "Ave Maria" CD recording with R. Lucente, 1998 Release. Among her recent performances is a participation at the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam (July, 2008).

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