Alena Baeva – is the winner of the 1st Prize at the 12th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 2001 and the winner of the Niccolò Paganini in Moscow (2004), is one of the most sought-after violinists in the world. The artist regularly performs with the best symphony orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). She can also boast of cooperation with such conductors as Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Valery Gergiev, Charles Dutoit and Mikhail Pletnev, as well as soloists like Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky and Yeol Eum Son.