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'Boris Garlitsky's charisma is
glaringly obvious. And how! A first violin of such imposing
presence is a blessing for any ensemble.'
Le Soir, November 2000
Born in Russia, Boris Garlitsky began studying the violin
at the age of six with his father at the Special Music School
of Moscow. He gave his first concert with an orchestra at
the age of thirteen and three years later obtained a special
award at the National Competition in Moscow. He was a pupil
of Yuri Yankelevich at the Moscow Conservatory. After winning
the Paganini Competition in Italy in 1982, he toured as a
leader and soloist with the Moscow Virtuosi ensemble throughout
the Soviet Union, Europe, Japan, and North and South America.
Since 1990, he has lived in France and from 1991 to 1999 was
Concertmaster of the Orchestre National de Lyon. As a soloist,
he has performed at the Musikverein in Vienna, at the Avery
Fisher Hall in New York and at the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow
under conductors such as Semkov, Steinberg and Krivine. He
has been invited to festivals such as the Schleswig Holstein
in Germany, the Pablo Casals in France, the Mostly Mozart
in New York, and the Proms in London. As a chamber musician
he has collaborated with Gidon Kremer, Pinchas Zukerman, Truls
Mørk and Maria João Pires, amongst others.
Boris Garlitsky has made guest appearances as the Leader of
major orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra. He is a Professor at the Paris Conservatory
and is often invited to give master-classes throughout the
world. Since 2001 he has been Artistic Director of the Summer
Academy of Violin in Troyes in France. For RCA he has recorded
Mozart's Concertone for two violins (with Vladimir Spivakov)
and several Bach Concertos.
Boris Garlitsky became Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
in September 2003.
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