Ivan Pochekin (born 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian violinist, who is notable for winning first prize in the 2005 Third Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition. [1] He also won second place in the 8th International Vaclav Huml Violin Competition. [2] His recordings of romantic music have gained a wide popularity among music lovers in Russia and abroad.
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The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 32 years of age and singers between 19 and 32 years of age. The competition is named after Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and is an active member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
Gidon Kremer is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.
Ilya Kaler is a Russian-born violinist. Born and educated in Moscow, Kaler is the only person to have won Gold Medals at all three of the International Tchaikovsky Competition ; the Sibelius ; and the Paganini.
Alena Mikhailovna Baeva is a Russian violinist, winner of the Grand-prix at the Second Moscow Paganini violin competition in 2004, the First Prize and nine Special Prizes at the XII International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 2001, and the First Prize at the International T. Wronski solo violin competition in Warsaw for violinists under 30 in 2000.
Maxim Viktorovich Fedotov is a Russian violinist and conductor, People's Artist of Russia, son of the conductor Viktor Fedotov.
Nadir Khashimov is a classical violinist who began his studies at the age of 7. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with violinists Pamela Frank and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Previous teachers include Vakhob Khashimov, Sergiu Schwartz and Patricio Cobos. He has been awarded scholarships from the Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation and is also the winner of the Woodruff Award for Excellence.
Aleksey Nikolaevich Gorokhov was a Soviet violinist who lived most of his professional life in Ukraine. He is considered a founder of the modern Kiev violin school.
Ilya Haimovich Grubert is a Dutch classical violinist and a professor.
Mariusz Patyra is a Polish violinist. He won First Prize in the International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini".
Abram Ilich Yampolsky ( was an eminent Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many Russian virtuosos during his tenure at the Moscow Conservatory.
Dmitri Berlinsky is an international solo violinist, chamber musician and a teacher. He took first prize in the Paganini Competition (Italy), and was the winner of the Montreal International Violin Competition, the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels. Berlinsky has performed with major orchestras in Europe, Russia, Asia, and North and South America.
Jan Talich, Jr. is Czech violinist and conductor.
Sergei Stadler is a Russian violinist and conductor. He is currently Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.
Maxim V. Viktorov – Russian public figure, lawyer, philanthropist. Member of the Public Chamber of Russia, first deputy chairman of the Presidium of the Russian Association for the Advancement of Science. Viktorov was an advisor for the Russian Defense Ministry in the past. He is chairman of the Board of Investment Programs Foundation and managing partner at Legal Intelligence Group, a law firm. Viktorov is a founder of the Moscow International Paganini Violin Competition, a professor of NRU-HSE.
Nikolay Madoyan is an Armenian virtuoso violinist. Madoyan's continuous performance of 59 world classics of different styles and epochs, for more than 33 hours, has been entered in the Guinness World Records book as an “Officially Amazing” achievement.
Marek Pavelec is a Czech solo violinist, laureate of international competitions and student of Zakhar Bron.
Pavel Berman is a violinist and conductor of Russian origin, laureate of international competitions.
The Yampolsky International Competition is a Russian violin competition held in Moscow, Russia in honor of Abram Yampolsky.
Kevin Zhu is an American violinist. He is a recipient of the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious awards in classical music. He was the first prize winner of the 55th edition of the International Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy. He was also the first prize winner in the junior division of the 2012 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists in Beijing, China. In 2019, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall at Weill Recital Hall.
Roman Kim is a violinist, composer and inventor.
