Violin
“A world-class violinist with versatile virtuosity, beautiful and expressive sound, artistry, bright performing charisma,” according to Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Anisimov was educated in Russia. His teachers were graduates of the violin classes of Leopold Auer and Albert Markov, who kept the best traditions of the Russian violin school. During his years of study, Alexander attended master classes of such masters as H. Akhtyamova, V. Rabei, M. Yashvili, E. Grach, M. Lubotsky, who gave high marks to his playing. In 1998, as a soloist, he became a participant in a concert, where he played on the same stage with M. Rostropovich.
Alexander is the Prize-Winner of a number of International Music Competitions in many countries (Russia, USA, Italy, Bulgaria, etc.) in various categories such as “Solo performance (Violin)”, “Chamber Ensemble”, “Composition”. Participant of Peter The Great Festival (Netherlands, 2008), New York Piano Festival (2014), Festival “Music Without borders” (Portland, Maine, 2018) etc.
As an active soloist, he has played with a number of domestic and overseas orchestras. Having served as a concertmaster, soloist and the second conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra (Ufa, Russia). In 2011-2012 having served as a solo concertmaster in the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (St. Petersburg), and with this orchestra in 2012 he took part in a large tour of many cities in the USA (New York, Chicago, Charleston, Boston, etc.).
As a solo violinist and member of the State String Quartet (Ufa, Russia), Alexander was the first performer of works by contemporary composers, who dedicated their works to him.
In addition to his performing activities, Alexander is actively working as a teacher. Many of his students became prize-winners and diploma winners of All-Russia and International competitions.
Alexander is the author of a scientific monograph (and a dissertation on the same topic): “Solo and tutti in the Western European violin concerto”, after defending his thesis he received the Doctor of Music degree (PhD).
Since 2012 Alexander has been living in the USA, frequently working with most outstanding performers of our time such as Albert and Alexander Markov, Nina Beilina, etc.
From 2012 till 2014, Alexander completed “Artist Diploma” program as conductor at the Long Island Conservatory of Music (New York, USA), where his tutors were professors Robert Renee Galvan (conducting & composition), George Stelluto (conducting), Albert Markov (orchestration & composition). From 2013 to 2017, worked at Long Island Conservatory (LISMA), was also a member of the jury of LISMA International competition. From 2022 to present working at Long Island Music Conservatory (LIMC) as an associate faculty (Violin Professor).
Participant of concerts at Carnegie Hall: “Bohemian Nigth“ (29.09.2015); “New York International Virtuosi Orchestra” (22.11.2022); “Baroque to Rock” (22.10.2024);