Evgeny Sorkin
violin
Russian born violinist Evgeny Sorkin has been in demand as performer from a very early age. At the age of 10 Isaac Stern chose Evgeny to perform a concert tour of the USA including a performance at the Department of State in Washington. At 16 after hearing Evgeny perform, Sir Yehudi Menuhin likened his playing to that of the young David Oistrakh.
Evgeny attended the Moscow State Conservatorium receiving a cum laude upon his graduation. After moving to Australia, Evgeny studied with Alice Waten at the Australian National Academy of Music and at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he was the first person ever to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Sydney.
Evgeny Sorkin was a member of The International Holland Music Sessions from 2006. He toured over 15 countries as a soloist appearing in venues such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatorium. He is a Prize winner in international competitions including 1st prize at the 2002 6th Togliatti International Violin Competition, and 2nd Prize at the 2003 18th Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition, and Prizes in Taneyev International Competition and Gisborne International Music Competition. For promotion of contemporary music, Evgeny was awarded an Honorary Medal from the Union of Russian Composers in 2003.
From 2006 Evgeny began teaching violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. In 2009 he became a staff member at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and balances his teaching with a busy recital schedule.
