Alexander Barantschik, a Russian violinist, born in 1953, is currently concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as a frequent soloist and chamber musician. Concert-master. ... Logo. ...

After training at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, he performed with various Soviet orchestras, including the St Petersburg Philharmonic, before emigrating in 1979 to become concertmaster of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. He was concertmaster of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic from 1982-2001 and leader of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1989-2001. He came to the United States at the request of San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas, former principal conductor of the London Symphony. Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ... The St. ... The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (German: Bamberger Symphoniker) is a prestigious orchestra based in the city of Bamberg, Bavaria. ... The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland - RFO) was founded in 1945 by conductor Albert van Raalte. ... Concert-master. ... It has been suggested that London (orchestra) be merged into this article or section. ... Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. ...

Barantschik has won various competitions, including the International Violin Competition in Sion, Switzerland, and the Russian National Violin Competition. As a chamber musician, he has performed with Mstislav Rostropovich, Maxim Vengerov, and Yuri Bashmet. Sion (German Sitten, Latin Sedunum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, born March 27, 1927), affectionately known as Slava, is a Russian and American cellist and conductor, considered by some to be one of the greatest cellists ever. ... Maxim Vengerov (born August 20, 1974 in the Siberian Federal District capital, Novosibirsk) is a Russian violinist. ... Yuri Bashmet is probably the most prominent viola soloist of the day. ...

He sometimes plays the 1742 Guarnerius del Gesù that was once owned by Ferdinand David and Sarasate, and that was bequeathed to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by Jascha Heifetz, who called it his favorite violin. It is on loan to Barantschik via the San Francisco Symphony for three years. Guarneri is the family name of a group of highly acclaimed violin makers (luthiers) from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families. ... Ferdinand David (born January 20, 1810 in Hamburg; died July 19, 1871 in Klosters) was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. ... Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz (March 10, 1844 - September 28, 1908, pronounced Sara-SOT-tey), was a Spanish violin virtuoso and composer of the Romantic period. ... The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, comprising the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park is the largest public arts institution in the city of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Biography at San Francisco Symphony
• Interview at San Francisco Symphony
• Biography at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• Profile and interview from San Francisco Chronicle