Alena Baeva

Described as “a magnetic presence” and “a constantly fascinating sound technician” (New York Classical Review), Russian violinist Alena Baeva is considered one of the most exciting, versatile, and alluring soloists active on the world stage today. Baeva’s career as an international soloist of the highest renown has grown at an extraordinary pace over recent seasons. She now enjoys a particularly strong working partnership with Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Teodor Currentzis, and Valery Gergiev.Alena also has the pleasure of collaborating with such esteemed artists as Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet, Steven Isserlis, Daishin Kashimoto, Misha Maisky, Lawrence Power, Julian Steckel, and Yeol-Eum Son. Her regular sonata partner is the celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko (2013 Van Cliburn Winner), with whom she has established a musical partnership of more than a decade. Born in Russia to a musical family, Baeva took her first violin lessons at the age of five under renowned pedagogue Olga Danilova, before studying in Moscow with Professor Eduard Grach at the Central School of Music/State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire. In addition to her formal education, she studied with Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Shlomo Mintz and Boris Garlitsky.Aged 16, Baeva won the Wieniawski Competition, and then went on to win the Moscow Paganini Competition and Sendai Competition.She is now considered one of the leading violinists active today.