Introduction
Alexander Sitkovetsky (born 1983) is a British violinist.
Biography
Family
Sitkovetsky was born in Moscow to a musical family; his father being guitarist and composer Alexander Sitkovetsky of the Autograph fame, mother Olga Sitkovetsky being a pianist, his great uncle and aunts being violinist Julian Sitkovetsky and pianist Bella Davidovich, and his uncle being violinist and conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky.
Musical Studies
Aged eight, he appeared as a soloist in Montpellier, and he was subsequently invited to enroll at the Yehudi Menuhin School. He studied there with Natalia Boyarsky and Hu Kun. He has participated in master classes with Menuhin, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Mauricio Fuks, György Pauk, Maya Glezarova, Zvi Zeitlin, Abram Stern, and Maxim Vengerov. Sitkovetsky is still studying, under Pavel Vernikov in Vienna.
Performer
Sitkovetsky performs as a soloist around the world and also records. He is part of the Sitkovetsky Trio.