Dmitri Berlinsky arrived on the international scene as the youngest winner in the history of the Paganini International Violin Competition. This victory led to his performance on Paganini's own Guarneri del Gesù instrument, a privilege shared by only a handful of artists in history. Subsequent triumphs at the Montreal International Violin Competition (Grand Prize), the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels led to appearances with major orchestras in Europe, Russia, the Far East, North and South America. Since coming to the United States in 1990 as the winner of the renowned Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Mr. Berlínsky has performed hundreds of concerts and given recitals worldwide.
Born in St. Petersburg into a family of musicians, Mr. Berlinsky began studying the violin with his father. At a very early age he appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg Symphony and the Moscow Philharmonic. His most important teacher in Russia was Mikhail Bezverkhny. He studied at the Music School for Gifted Children with Ivaschenko, Sergeev, and Gutnikov. Later he attended the Moscow Conservatory where he received his bachelors and masters degrees studying under Tretiakov, Chugaeva and Latinsky. After graduating from the Moscow Conservatory, Mr. Berlínsky was invited to work with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard School, from which he graduated in 1993.
Mr. Berlinsky's Pavane CD Live at Waterloo, recorded in Belgium, and his latest recording, Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher on Helicon Records, have won critical acclaim. He has been on the faculty of Michigan State University since 2001. He is also the founder of a new string ensemble, "International Chamber Soloists."
Dmitri Berlinsky, Violin
Biography
Dmitri Berlinsky arrived on the international scene as the youngest winner in the history of the Paganini International Violin Competition. This victory led to his performance on Paganini's own Guarneri del Gesù instrument, a privilege shared by only a handful of artists in history. Subsequent triumphs at the Montreal International Violin Competition (Grand Prize), the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels led to appearances with major orchestras in Europe, Russia, the Far East, North and South America. Since coming to the United States in 1990 as the winner of the renowned Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Mr. Berlínsky has performed hundreds of concerts and given recitals worldwide.
Born in St. Petersburg into a family of musicians, Mr. Berlinsky began studying the violin with his father. At a very early age he appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg Symphony and the Moscow Philharmonic. His most important teacher in Russia was Mikhail Bezverkhny. He studied at the Music School for Gifted Children with Ivaschenko, Sergeev, and Gutnikov. Later he attended the Moscow Conservatory where he received his bachelors and masters degrees studying under Tretiakov, Chugaeva and Latinsky. After graduating from the Moscow Conservatory, Mr. Berlínsky was invited to work with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard School, from which he graduated in 1993.
Mr. Berlinsky's Pavane CD Live at Waterloo, recorded in Belgium, and his latest recording, Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher on Helicon Records, have won critical acclaim. He has been on the faculty of Michigan State University since 2001. He is also the founder of a new string ensemble, "International Chamber Soloists."