TROSTIANSKI, ALEXANDER

Born in Novosibirsk in 1972 to a musical family, the violinist Alexander Trostianski attended the Novosibirsk Conservatory's Special Music School. He entered the Moscow Conservatory in 1990, where he received his undergraduate degree and undertook doctoral studies. He is a prize-winner of several prestigious international competitions. He won the Premio Paganini in Genoa in 1990, was awarded First Prize at the 1996 Centre d'Arts competition in Orford, Canada, and received Fifth Prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow in 1998. As a soloist he has participated in the Moscow Autumn, Musik im Michel, December Evenings (named in honour of Sviatoslav Richter), and other festivals. He has also appeared in recital and as a soloist with orchestras in Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey, the United States, France, and throughout Russia. He appeared with the Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Bashmet, on its 1996 tour to the United States.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
DVORAK: American Suite / Silent Woods / Prague Waltzes	8.557352
HUMMEL: Concerto for Piano and Violin, Op. 17 / Violin Concerto	8.557595