ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY

violin

Alexander Sitkovetsky, Moscow-born violinist, debuted at eight and studied at Yehudi Menuhin School. Renowned for concerto performances with orchestras like Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Acclaimed recordings include Andrzej Panufnik’s Violin Concerto and Philip Sawyers Violin Concerto. As a director, he collaborates with ensembles such as Australian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and London Mozart Players. A founding member of the Sitkovetsky Trio, celebrated for performances at Alte Oper Frankfurt, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Wigmore Hall, and recent tours in Asia.

Alexander Sitkovetsky was born in Moscow into a family with a well-established musical tradition. His concerto debut came at the age of eight, and in the same year he moved to the U.K. to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Lord Menuhin was his inspiration throughout his school years and they performed together on several occasions.

Highlights of his recent concerto performances include appearances with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Royal Northern Sinfonia, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Rīga, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bolivia, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orkest The Hague, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and the Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau.

He is also much in demand as a director and has directed and performed as a soloist regularly with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, London Mozart Players, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, New York Chamber Players, Camerata Zurich and the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he is regularly invited to be a guest soloist with orchestras touring the U.K., and these have recently included the Russian Philharmonic Novosibirsk, Brussels Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and the Tonkünstler Orchester.

His critically acclaimed CPO recording of Andrzej Panufnik’s Violin Concerto with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin commemorating the composer’s 100th birthday won an ICMA Special Achievement Award. His most recent recording with the English Symphony Orchestra of the Philip Sawyers Violin Concerto was released to great critical acclaim.

Sitkovetsky was awarded first prize at the Trio di Trieste Duo Competition alongside pianist Wu Qian. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Chamber Music Society Two program at Lincoln Center, and in 2016 received the Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award.

Sitkovetsky is a founding member of the Sitkovetsky Trio, with whom he has won various prizes including the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Kammermusik Prize. The trio has performed all over the U.K. and Europe, including Alte Oper Frankfurt, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Wigmore Hall, and recently toured Asia.