Alexander Sitkovetsky

For the guitarist, see Autograph (Russian band).

Alexander Sitkovetsky (born 1983) is a British violinist.

Sitkovetsky Trio in 2023, Alexander on the left

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, he is the nephew of violinist 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 Natalya Boyarskaya and Hu Kun. He has participated in master classes with Yehudi Menuhin, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Mauricio Fuks, György Pauk, Maya Glezarova, Zvi Zeitlin, Abram Stern, Oleksandr Semchuk, and Maxim Vengerov. Sitkovetsky subsequently went on to study under Pavel Vernikov in Vienna.

Performer

Sitkovetsky performs as a soloist around the world and also records. He is part of the Sitkovetsky Trio.^[1]