A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, violinist Alexander Velinzon joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in January 2000 and became an assistant concertmaster of the BSO in August 2005. Mr. Velinzon began playing the violin at six and graduated from the Leningrad School for Gifted Children. After coming to the United States, he continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music and received his master’s degree from Juilliard. His appearances as soloist with orchestra have included the Rondo Chamber Orchestra on its tour to Venezuela; the Absolute Ensemble, the Metamorphoses Orchestra, and Chappaqua Symphony in New York; and the National Symphony of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He has also been heard playing violin concertos of J.S. Bach for the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Mr. Velinzon was a prizewinner in the Heida Hermann International Competition in the United States and in the Tibor Varga International Competition in Switzerland. He made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as winner of the Artist International 1996 Young Artists Auditions.
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, violinist Alexander Velinzon joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in January 2000 and became an assistant concertmaster of the BSO in August 2005. Mr. Velinzon began playing the violin at six and graduated from the Leningrad School for Gifted Children. After coming to the United States, he continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music and received his master’s degree from Juilliard. His appearances as soloist with orchestra have included the Rondo Chamber Orchestra on its tour to Venezuela; the Absolute Ensemble, the Metamorphoses Orchestra, and Chappaqua Symphony in New York; and the National Symphony of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He has also been heard playing violin concertos of J.S. Bach for the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Mr. Velinzon was a prizewinner in the Heida Hermann International Competition in the United States and in the Tibor Varga International Competition in Switzerland. He made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as winner of the Artist International 1996 Young Artists Auditions.
