Sergey Levitin

Born in Saint-Petersburg, then Leningrad, he started playing violin at the age of six and made his first appearance as a soloist with Kharkiv Philharmonic at the age of twelve.  As a soloist and chamber musician, he became a prize-winner of several national and international competitions including Paganini violin competition in Genova. At the age of twenty three he became a youngest ever Concert Master of the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, subsequently starting touring and recording intensively with the company. He was on high demand as a guest leader in the UK and across Europe and as a soloist he performed under such conductors as Gergiev, Pappano and Noseda. For Dutton Epoch he has made a number of world premier recordings of violin concertos with leading UK orchestras under Martin Yates. He joined the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as Associate Concert Master in 2003, was made Co-Concert Master in 2009 and Concert Master in 2018.