Ekaterina Pukst (born in 1989) – a violinist, teacher. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of T.Bodneva). She is an orchestra artist, scene virtuoso, piano accompanist of Symphony Orchestra of Belarusian Academic Musical Theatre (2014-2021), Associate Professor of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music. She is a laureate of international competitions including II International String Bow Instruments performers named after M.Elsky (Belarus, Minsk, 2007); V Youth Delphic games of CIS countries (Belarus, Minsk, 2008); XV International Competition of young performers “Visiting Aivazovsky” (Ukraine, Feodosia, 2008); XIV International competition named after M.Yudina (Russia, St.Petersburg, 2013); I International instrumental performance competition named after Eve, Joseph and Simon Kogan (Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2021); 32nd art festival of friendship “April spring” (China, Pyongyang, 2022).
Regina Sarkisova (born in 1966) – a violinist. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music and Probation Assistantship (class of Yanpolsky). She is an artist of orchestra of Klaipeda State Musical Theatre (Lithuania), senior teacher of the Violin Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (1993-1997, 2005-2008). Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus.
Yulia Stefanovich (born in 1974) – a violinist. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of Yanpolsky). She is an orchestra artist, scene virtuoso, piano accompanist of Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, teacher of the Violin Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2002-2006). Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus.
Polina Chernevskaya (born in 1994) – a violinist, teacher. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music and Probation Assistantship (class of R.Krivel). She is a senior teacher of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music. She is laureate of international competitions including: III International Ensemble Competition named after D.Bortnyansky (Ukraine, Kiev, 2012), X International Competition of chamber ensembles and string quartets named after M.Oginsky (Belarus, Smorgon, 2013), I International instrumental performance competition named after Eve, Joseph and Simon Kogan (Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2021); 32nd art festival of friendship “April spring” (China, Pyongyang, 2022).
Artem Shishkov (born in 1984) – a violinist. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music and Probation Assistantship (class of E.Kuchinsky). She is laureate of international competitions, including: International Violin and Viola competition named after M.Rostal (Germany, Berlin, 2012), International competition named after Queen Elizabeth (Belgium, Brussels, 2012).
Anri Yanpolsky (1935-2023) –a violinist. Graduated from Moscow State Conservatory (class of Kogan). He was a professor of the String Bow Instrument Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (1974-2019), the Head of the Violin Department (1990-2005).
Lucia Lastovka (born in 1942) – a violist, teacher. Graduated from Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky and Probation Assistantship (class of V.Chernysh). She is an artist of orchestra, leader of viola group and soloist of State Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus. She is a teacher of Republican musical gymnasium-college of Belarusian State Academy of Music, an Associate Professor of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Aleksandra Ivanova (born in 1990) – a violist, teacher. Graduate Belarusian State Academy of Music and Graduate School (class of L.Lastovka). She is an artist of Ensemble of National Academic Drama Theatre named after M.Gorky. She is a teacher of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2015-2020). She is a laureate of international competitions including: XVII International Competition of young performers named after E.Coca (Moldova, Kishinev), III International competition of string bow instruments performers named after M.Elsky (Belarus, Minsk, 2013).
Evgeny Feshchenko (born in 1946) – a cellist, teacher. Graduated from Gorky State Conservatory (class of A.Broun). He is an associate professor of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Mikhail Radunsky (born in 1993) – a violist, teacher. Graduated from Belarusian State Academy of Music and Graduate School (class of V.Perlin). He is a cellist, teacher of Republican Musical gymnasium-college of Belarusian State Academy of Music. He is a laureate of international competitions including: XIV International competition of young pianists, piano duets and chamber ensembles named after M.Yudina (Russia, St.Petersburg, 2013).
Nikolai Krivosheev (born in 1949) – a double bassist, professor. Graduated from Moscow State Conservatory and Probation Assistantship (class of E.Kolosova). He is a Professor of the String Bow Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music. Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus.
Andrei Shinkevich (born in 1981) – a double bassist. Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of N.Krivosheev), Higher School of music and theatre (Germany, Munich, class of K.Triumph), Higher School of music and theatre (Germany, Nurnberg, class of D.Mark). He is a piano accompanist of orchestra “MusicAeterna” (Russia, St. Petersburg). He is a laureate of international competitions including: International double bassist competition (Czech Republic, Kromeritz, 2002), International competition “ISB” (the USA, Richmond, 2003).
