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Evgueni Grach
Violin. Catalonia / England. Principal violinist of the London Symphony Orchestra. Professor of the Purcell School of Music, London. |
Born in Russia to a famous family of musicians, Evgueni Grach studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Leonid Kogan, Igor Bezrodny and Valeri Klimov. He also worked with David Oistrakh and Henryk Szering.
He won the first prize at the "International Wienlawsku Competition" in 1981, second prize at the "Music Competition of the Russian Federation" in 1984 and in 1985 he graduated from Moscow Conservatory with "Summa cum Laude". He was later made a professor of that conservatory. He has performed with many of the leading orchestras of Russia including the "Symphony Orchestra of Moscow" with which he toured Europe and Asia under the direction of Pavel Kogan. As a soloist, he has performed in all the major halls of Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as at the festivals of Merano (Italy), Taiwan, Hongkong and Perelada(Spain). From 1991 until 1994, he was concertmaster of the "Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Barcelona", during which period he recorded works of Lluís Benejam. In 1992, he performed at the Royal Palace of Pedralbes playing the famous Stradivarius from the Royal Palatina Collection. In1994, he became the principal violinst of the "London Symphony Orchestra", and since the 1997 season, he has frequently been invited to play as a concertmaster of the "Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatro del Liceo", the opera house in Barcelona. As a dedicated chamber music player, Evgueni Grach is also a member of the "London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players" and the Trio Myong/Grach/Thiemann. His recording of Prokofiev´s double sonata is part of the "Russian Revelations" series. Mr. Grach teaches violin in London, Moscow, Barcelona and Tarragona. |
