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March 9, 2025 > Pianist for the symphonic jazz show LIMELIGHT: A Conversation in Sound with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, featured soloist Justin Kinchen, and many featured artists; the Schrott Center for the Arts, Indianapolis
 

August 19, 2024 > Sofia is Instructor of Music Theory at Ball State University School of Music, where she teaches Music Theory and Orchestration courses.

 

March 16, 2024 > Premiere of Three Visions for Piano Solo at the 53rd Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music at Ball State University School of Music, Hahn Hall

February 5, 2024 > Premiere of Epilogue for double bass and piano by Joel Braun and Patti Wolf at The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, "Small Batch Concert Series"

December 1&2, 2023 > Orchestral pianist with Orchestra Indiana on the program "Christmas Celebration" at Taylor University and Ball State University (Emens Auditorium), Indiana

 

October 14, 2023 > Principal orchestral pianist with Orchestra Indiana on the program "Appalachian Spring," with Joel Smirnoff, conductor; featured on Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 Instruments) at Rediger Chapel Auditorium at Taylor University, Indiana

August, 2023 > Sofia joined the Faculty of the Ball State University School of Music as Instructor of Music Theory teaching Music Fundamentals and Music Theory courses.

 

July 9, 2023 > Commissioned by Dawn McConkie and Buffet Crampon Paris to write a composition for clarinet choir. Premiere of Tableaux for Clarinet Choir at ClarinetFest 2023 in Denver Colorado by the Emporia State University Clarinet Choir

 

June 20, 2023 > Performance of Madrigal "Chi e Questa che Ven?" by Libera Cantoria Pisani at Altavilla Summer 2023 Festival, Giardino della Biblioteca, Italy

2023 > Commissioned by Joel Braun to write a composition for piano and double bass

February 24, 2023 > Performance of Madrigal "Chi e Questa che Ven?" by Libera Cantoria Pisani at the Villa Caldogno in Vicenza, Italy

January 13, 2023 > World premiere of "Mi" for Soprano and String Quartet, from the Song Cycle "Melodii," based on the poems of Lesia Ukrainka at the Mairie of the 16th Arrondissement, Paris, France.  "Concert pour l'Ukraine."  Oleksandra Turyanska-Maillet, soprano, Quatuor Elysee

November 11&12, 2022 > Substitute pianist with Orchestra Indiana playing "The Three Phantoms" concerts, Muncie & Upland, Indiana.

April 10, 2022 > World premiere of "Agnus Dei" for Soprano and Organ at the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth in Paris, France.  Oleksandra Turyanska-Maillet, soprano, Jean-Marie Leroy, organ

November 27, 2022 > 
World premiere of Madrigal "Chi e Questa che Ven," based on a Sonnet of Guido Cavalcanti (ca.1255-1300) at the Chiesa di Enna, in Enna di Torrebelvicino, Italy.  Commissioned by Filippo Furlan and Libera Contra Pisani

March 18, 2022 > World premiere of "Consonance" for Soprano Saxophone and Piano in Manhattan, New York City, Gotham Arts Series.  Liana Pailodze Harron, piano, Thomas Giles, soprano saxophone.  Commissioned by Liana Pailodze Harro


November 6, 2020 > Vocalist on Scott Routenberg's new album [INSIDE] (2020, Summit Records)

July 2018 > European Premiere of Clarinet Quartet in Ostend, Belgium by MiamiClarinet at the International Clarinet Association's ClarinetFest2018.  

2017 > Commissioned by Alexandra Grigorieva (University of Toronto Permanent Representative in Canada, Association of the Northern Indigenous People of Siberia) 
to arrange "Tundra"  for Yurta Mira and the Evenki tribe
Instrumentation: SATB choir, flutes, brass quartet, percussion and cello

 

March 13, 2016 > Kyrie for boy soprano solo, choir and organ,

performed by Choir Dudaryk in Lublin, Poland at the Basilica of the Dominican Friars

 

June 21, 2015 >  Kyrie for boy soprano solo, choir and organ,

performed by Choir Dudaryk in Lviv, Ukraine at the historic Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church

 

December 10, 2015 > Premiere of Homage to Chopin at Ball State University Sursa Performance Hall; Sofia Kraevska, solo piano; "Faculty Composers Forum"

 

November 8, 2014 > Pianist with Joel Braun and Jeremy Kurtz-Harris (Principal bassist, San Diego Symphony), BSU Bass Day

 

October 12, 2014 > Pianist with Craig Priebe, baritone, Ball State University Faculty Artist Series Recital: Voice Faculty and Friends

 

August 23, 2014 > Pianist with Joel Braun, bass, and Craig Priebe, baritone; Ball State Faculty Artist Recital, Sursa Performance Hall. Premiere of my revised song cycle Rêves.

 

April 21, 2014 > Pianist with Joel Braun, Cincinnati Bass Society visiting artist recital, Northminster Presbyterian Church

 

April 19, 2014 > Pianist with cellist Peter Opie, Ball State Faculty Artist Recital; Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano, Faure Romance/Sicilienne/Papillon

 

March 30, 2014 > Pianist with Joel Braun, Ball State Faculty Artist Recital; Sperger Sonata in D Major, Faure Elegie, Saint-Saens

Violons dans le soir

December 1, 2013> Premiere of Fantasy for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by the Florida Youth Orchestra, with Dale Underwood, alto saxophone, and Thomas Sleeper, conductor, at Bailey Concert Hall, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

November 10, 2013 > Pianist with double bassist Joel Braun, Faculty Artist Recital, Arvo Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel

 

October 28, 2013 > Premiere of Étude and Lullaby for piano solo; Sofia Kraevska, piano

 

April 7, 2013> Pianist with double bassist and Ball State University Assistant Professor of Music Joel Braun and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Braun

 

February 28, 2013 > Toronto Symphony Orchestra reading of Sofia's orchestral work Nocturne: Perseids; conducted by Gary Kulesha


Spring Semester 2013 > Adjunct Faculty at Ball State University teaching piano performance

 

April 2010 > Pianist with The Florida Orchestra; Prokofiev's Cinderella Suite, and A Century of Broadway at Mahaffey Theatre/Ruth Eckerd Hall.

 

March 22, 2008 > Premiere of Oleg and Ariadna at Carnegie Hall; commissioned by the Florida Youth Orchestra/Thom Sleeper, conducted by Sofia Kraevska.  
Guest Composer, Composition Masterclass with FYO.

 

March 4, 2008 > Conductor, premiere of Scott Routenberg's Concerto for Jazz Violin and Orchestra; UM Frost Symphony; Glenn Basham, violin solo

2007 > Reading of Berestechko by the Cleveland Orchestra in Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami Frost School of Music

 

2006 > Release of Noli me Tangere on Albany Records, performed by the Ibis Camerata on the album Glisten

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