Refined musical intuition, virtuosic technique and playing of special integrity: these are all qualities attributed to violinist Nadja Nevolovitsch. Now living in Belgium, the St. Petersburg-born soloist and chamber musician enjoys a flourishing career.

 

She studied, among others, with Zakhar Bron, Thomas Brandis and Igor Oistrakh and received further inspiration and guidance from Ivry Gitlis.

Nadja made her first appearances with orchestra early, at the age of eleven. Since then she has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonie Baden Baden, Camerata Menuhin, Danube Symphony Orchestra and Ataneres Ensemble, working with conductors such as Shlomo Mintz, Dirk Vermeulen, Ronald Zollman, Andrej Petrenko, Denis Lotoev and Ivo Venkov.

 

Nadja Nevolovitsch has been successful in numerous competitions internationally, including the Henri Wieniawsky Competition in Poland and the Toshiya Eto Competition in Tokyo, second prize in the International Violin Competition Sion- Valais in Switzerland and the Königin Sophie Charlotte Competition in Germany, and first prize in the Luxembourg Competition for Young Soloists.

 

Nadja Nevolovitsch is a passionate chamber musician and plays in ensembles of various kinds, including piano trio and string quartet. In 2011 she was the first violinist of the Menuhin Academy string quartet. In the same year the quartet was awarded both the first prize and the audience prize in the Chamonix Mont Blanc competition in France.

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She has performed with artists such as Yuri Bashmet, Lynn Harrell, Thomas Brandis and Diemut Poppen, and has been a guest at renowned festivals including the Festival International de Musique Sion, Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg, Festival Van Vlaanderen, Ohrid Summer Festival.

 

Since early childhood Nadja Nevolovitsch has played as a duo with her sister, pianist Marianna Nevolovitsch. A further duo partner is Antwerp cathedral organist Peter Van de Velde, with whom she has recorded numerous CDs. Each album has received great critical acclaim.

 

From 2017 till 2023 Nadja Nevolovitsch has worked as leader of the 1st violin section of Brussels Philharmonic. She is regularly invited as guest concertmaster by Het Ballet Orkest Amsterdam, Ataneres Ensemble and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de La Monnaie and Belgian National Orchestra.

 

It has always been important to Nadja to pass on her knowledge. From 2008 to 2009 she taught as guest professor and Igor Oistrakh’s assistant at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels. Since 2011 she has given masterclasses internationally.

Since 2021 Nadja Nevolovitsch is appointed professor at the renowned Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln/Aachen.