Sergey Levitin

Born in Saint-Petersburg, then Leningrad, he started playing violin at the age of six and made his first appearance as a soloist with Kharkiv Philharmonic at the age of 12. As a soloist and chamber musician, he became a prize-winner of several national and international competitions including the Paganini violin competition in Genova. At the age of 23 he became the youngest ever Concert Master of the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, and subsequently started touring and recording intensively with the company. He was in high demand as a guest leader in the UK and across Europe, and as a soloist has performed under conductors including Gergiev, Pappano and Noseda. For Dutton Epoch he has made a number of world premiere recordings of violin concertos with leading UK orchestras under Martin Yates. He joined the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as Associate Concert Master in 2003 and was made Co-Concert Master in 2009 and Concert Master in 2018.