was born in 1976 in Bratislava, Slovakia. After graduating from the State Conservatory in Bratislava she continued her studies at Franz Liszt’s Music Academy in Hungary in the class of Professor Gyula Csetényi. After she studied at Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg with great artist and pedagogue Michael M. Kofler. After obtaining a master degree in interpretation she completed her studies in 2005 at the same university as a postgraduate student. She obtained the Doctor Artis degree at the Academy of arts in Banska Bystrica with the dissertation thesis about the barroque ornaments in the German music for flute in 18th century.

Already during the studies at the conservatory she gave several solo recitals and she performed as a soloist with the conservatory orchestra in the hall of Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. In the years 2001- 2003 Ivica got a possibility to be a member of the Orchestral academy of Munich Philharmonic Orchestra where she cooperated with great artists and outstanding world-famous conductors.

At the moment she is a soloist and a member of several chamber music ensembles and orchestras. She is cooperating with Slovak Radio Orchestra. Even she made several life/ stream concerts and Recordings for the Slovak Radio. She recorded a chamber- music CD called Pictures as the member of flute&guitar Duo Cordefiato. She is cooperating with the orchestras Virtuosi Brunenses, Czech Virtuosi, Opera Incognita and others. During the concert seasons 2016-2018 she was the member of the Slovak Philarmonic orchestra. Performing as a soloist with Schengen Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of the State Opera Banska Bystrica, Capella Istropolitana, Sinfoinetta Gyor and others.

She is director of the international flute competition for young flutists FLAUTIADA in Slovakia. The organisation Flautiada is organizing together with the competiton also the concerts, seminars and workshops for students and flute- teachers. She teaches even the masterclasses outside Slovakia – University of Lodz – Poland, University of Pécs, Academy of music in Zagreb ( Croatia), University of Ostrava (CZ) and many others. She teaches at the Church-conservatory in Bratislava (Slovakia) and leads there the section for woodwind and string Instruments and also she teaches flute as the main instrument at the Academy of arts in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia)

She gave concerts in the following countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Great Britain, Germany, Finland, France, Japan, and China.