Alexis Roussine

FRANCE
May 9, 1995

Born in 1995, Alexis Roussine is a French-Russian violinist. Coming from a family of musicians, he began studying the violin with his father, Miroslav Roussine. He went on to study with Galina Turchaninova in Moscow and Larissa Kolos in Paris. His main mentor in recent years has been Boris Belkin. Alexis Roussine is the winner of several international competitions. A versatile musician, he was also first violinist and one of the founding members of the Malevich Quintet. The ensemble studied with Henk Guittart (violist of the Schoenberg Quartet) at the Conservatorium Maastricht and received a special prize at the Freedom Chamber Music Festival (Netherlands) in 2015. Alexis Roussine is currently active as an orchestral musician with orchestras such as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and the Solistes Européens Luxembourg.

First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218 (first movement with cadenza)
Niccolò Paganini Caprice in E minor Op. 1 No. 15

Second round
Vlad Maistorovici B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Op. 23
Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata No. 5 in G major for Solo Violin Op. 27

Semifinal
George Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Francis Poulenc Violin Sonata FP 119
George Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
Henryk Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme Op. 15

Final
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35

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