Olga Mikhaleva (*Vitebsk, Belarus) studied music pedagogy at the music college of her hometown. She completed her studies at the Minsk State Academy of Music in the subjects button accordion (Prof. Nikolaj Sevrjukov), orchestral conducting (Prof. Gennadi Provatorov) and music pedagogy with a master's degree in 2000. Already during her studies she conducted performances with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, the oenm, the Philharmonic Orchestra Bad Reichenhall and the Brucknerorchester Linz.