_Instrumental Training
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Violin
_Interim Professorship Instrumental Training Violin
_Faculty: 1
_Email:
andrey.baranov@folkwang-uni.de
One of the most successful musicians of his generation, violinist Andrey Baranov enjoys an exclusive career as an outstanding soloist and a sought after ensemble partner, performing on main stages and festivals in Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia.
He is the winner of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition of 2012, the Benjamin Britten and Henri Marteau International Violin Competitions.
Since making his debut in 2005 at the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Grand Hall under Vasily Petrenko and Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Baranov went on to performing with Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Belgium, MusicAeterna Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic London and Camerata Salzburg.
Andrey is the first violinist and founding member of David Oistrakh String Quartet, an ensemble established in 2012. His chamber music partners include, among others, Martha Argerich, Eliso Virsaladze, and Julian Rachlin.
His album „The Golden Violin“, released on the MUSO Label and featuring romantic violin pieces, has won the prestigious „Diapason d’Or“ award in 2018.
In October 2021, he was appointed as a substitute professor for violin in the instrumental education programme at the Folkwang University of the Arts.