Yevgeny Kutik 2010-11 BIO
Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik is at age twenty-four rapidly gaining attention as a highly acclaimed and sought-after artist on the concert stage today. In his recent German debut with the WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny “enraptured the crowd” (DerWesten) with his performance. Of his NYC orchestral debut with the Riverside Symphony, The New York Times said his violin projected “an old-fashioned rhapsodic style, which was magnified by Yevgeny Kutik’s rich, sweet tone.” His other recent performances have included highly successful appearances with the Tokyo Vivaldi Ensemble in Japan, the world-premiere performance of the concerto ‘Versus’ by Ron Ford with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, which received praise from both The New York Times and The Boston Globe, and a return appearance with the Boston Pops Orchestra and Keith Lockhart. As a recitalist, he most recently made a debut on the prominent Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago, as well as played recitals in cities such as San Francisco, Washington D.C., Miami, Tokyo, Munich and Montreal.
Yevgeny first made his debut with the Boston Pops Orchestra and Maestro Keith Lockhart in 2003 playing the Sibelius Concerto as 1st prize winner of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition. Since then he has also been awarded a 2006 Salon de Virtuosi Grant as well as the 2006 Tanglewood Music Center Jules Reiner Violin Prize. His upcoming concert season includes a number of notable concerto and recital appearances both nationally and abroad. Highlights of the season include appearances with the Wyoming Symphony, Bozeman (MO) Symphony and WDR Radio Symphony Orchestras and debuts on the Phillips Collections Series in Washington D.C., Staten Island College Series and Smith College Artist Series, as well as recital appearances at the Verbier (Switzerland) and Oberstdorfer (Germany) festivals. He will also continue his work with the United Jewish Communities’ (UJC) Speakers Bureau, performing in programs across the country to raise awareness and promote the assistance of refugees from around the world, a cause which he holds very close.
Yevgeny was born in Russia and came to the United States at the age of five. Shortly afterward he began to study violin with his mother, Alla Zernitskaya, after which he worked with the late Zinaida Gilels for four years. His other principal teachers have included Shirley Givens, Roman Totenberg, and Donald Weilerstein, with whom he continues to work today. He holds a Bachelors degree (cum laude) from Boston University and recently completed his Masters degree at the New England Conservatory.
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