Ina Selvelieva joined the piano faculty of UW-Madison in Fall 2008. Under the guidance of Christopher Taylor, she earned the D.M.A. degree in piano performance at UW-Madison in May 2007. Since then she has served on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, David Adler Music and Arts Center in suburban Chicago, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

Born in Bulgaria into the family of a musician, Ina Selvelieva began her piano education at the age of five. A graduate from the State Conservatory of Music in Sofia, she has performed as soloist with many orchestras and has appeared in numerous solo and chamber performances in her native country, as well as in Romania and the United States. She has won numerous competitions both in Bulgaria and the United States, most recently the UW Symphony Orchestra concerto competition and the UW-Madison Beethoven piano competition. Her awards include the Pancho Vladigerov Competition in Bulgaria and the Artist Presentation Society Award in St. Louis, among others. Highlights of recent seasons include recitals in collaboration with Mark Sparks, Marianne Gedigian, and Eric Mandat. Her work as a collaborative pianist has also taken her to festivals and summer camps, such as Aspen Music Festival and Interlochen Arts Camp.