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Alexander\u00a0Velinzon<\/strong>\u00a0is the First Associate Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Between 2021 and 2025 he was acting as Concertmaster for the BSO.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During recent years\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0has appeared as a guest Concertmaster with the London Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Royal Opera Orchestra in London, Seoul Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, and WDR Symphony\u00a0Orchestra\u00a0among others. He served as the Concertmaster for the Seattle Symphony from 2012 to 2015.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2025, Alexander\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0made his BSO solo debut performing Arvo Part \u201cTabula Rasa\u201d with his colleague and BU faculty Lucia Lin. Other recent concerto performances included Shostakovich violin concerto with the Cambridge Symphony and Tchaikovsky concerto with the Civic Symphony.\u00a0Velinzon’s\u00a0other solo\u202fhighlights include critically acclaimed performances of Brahms Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony under the baton of Ludovic Morlot and Schnittke Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony, as well as appearances with the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra and Oregon Music Festival Orchestra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An avid chamber musician,\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0has performed regularly with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players including on their European tours and Seattle Chamber Music Society. In New York, he has appeared with\u00a0the Jupiter\u00a0Chamber Players.\u202fIn 2010 Mr.\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0made his highly praised debut at London\u2019s Wigmore Hall with the Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr.\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. He has given\u00a0numerous\u00a0masterclasses around the US, coached chamber music, and taught private lessons at Tanglewood Music Center, New World Symphony Orchestra, and MIT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Alexander\u00a0Velinzon\u00a0graduated from the Leningrad School for Gifted Children. After moving to the United States, he studied with renowned pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School, where he earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees. His success at the Tibor Varga International Competition and the Artist International Young Artists Auditions led to his New York recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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