Roman Fedchuk

Violin

Born in Ukraine, he made his solo debut at the age of 11 with the Lviv Philharmonic, performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. He is a laureate of numerous international competitions – the International Kocian Violin Competition (Czechoslovakia, 1985), “Vianna da Motta” (Lisbon, 1991), Prague Spring (1992), V. Hummel (1993), and the International Music Competition in Gernbach (1996).

He has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Moscow Soloists under Yuri Bashmet (as concertmaster and soloist), the Sicilian Philharmonic, Munich Chamber Philharmonic, Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra (North Dakota), the National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Moldova, Kislovodsk Philharmonic, Bryansk Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic, West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Pragensis, Kursk Chamber Philharmonic, Lviv Philharmonic, and others. He has performed in prestigious concert halls such as Prince Albert Hall, Kioi Hall, and the Gewandhaus. As a guest concertmaster, he has collaborated with Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Chursachsische Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and Quintetto da Camera Berlin.

He is a regular guest at European music festivals, including those in Iserlohn (Germany), Tours (France), Chursachsische Sommer (Germany), the 9th International Music and Dance Festival in Úbeda (Spain), the 2nd Music Festival in Moscow (Russia), Bohemia Festival (Czech Republic), Václav Jírovec International Festival (Czech Republic), Fürth (Germany), Summer Music Festival in Prague (Czech Republic), Contemporary Music Festival (Moldova), and Olympus Musicus Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), among others.

He has recorded a CD featuring violin concertos by J. S. Bach and has toured Japan twice. He studied conducting at the National University of Music in Bucharest with Professor D. Goya and works as a conductor in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Germany.

Roman Fedchuk studied at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory under Professor Z. Shikhmurzaieva, as well as with D. Tsyganov and Isaac Stern.

Since 1994, he has lived in Prague, where he founded the international soloist ensemble “Concertino,” which has successfully performed in the Czech Republic, France, Spain, and Germany. He is a co-founder of the Ludwig Piano Quartet, with whom he recorded a CD of piano quartets by Brahms and Dvořák (2003). He serves as a professor at the Conservatory in Plzeň and is a jury member in various Czech and international violin competitions, including the Competition of All Czech Conservatories, the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition in Brussels (Belgium), the International Christmas Competition in Saint Petersburg (Russia), among others.

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