Described by Isaac Stern as “..one of the most outstanding Israeli violinists” , Sergey Ostrovsky, has built an active and successful career as a First Violinist of the Aviv Quartet , as Soloist, as Violin Professor of Haute Ecole de Musique de Geneve (Neuchatel Branch) and a First concertmaster of leading orchestras in Europe , such as Orchestre de la Suisse Romande , Orchestre de la Palau des les Arts de Comunidad Valenciana in Spain, and guesting in London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Basel Symphoniker, Luzern Symphoniker and Orchestre Chambre de Geneve.
As a founder and a First violinist of the Aviv String Quartet for 27 years, Sergey won several top prizes at the International Competitions, such as Grand Prix at 3rd Melbourne Chamber Music Competition, Bordeaux String Quartet Competition, Prague Spring Competition, “Schubert and Modernity” Competition in Graz, Austria.
His solo appearances including Orchestre de la Suisse Romande , Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Communidad Valenciana, Cape town Philharmonic, Johannesburg Philharmonic , Israel Chamber Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, and Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others, with conductors such as , Zubin Mehta, Yoel Levi, Hugh Wolff, Ruben Gazarian, Bernard Guller, Uriel Segal, Maxim Vengerov and others.
Since 2013 Sergey is very much involved in Conducting, his appearances include Israel Chamber Orchestra, Prague Filarmonia PKF, Armenian Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Sinfonietta, North Baltic Chamber orchestra, Lviv Soloists, Avetis Festival Orchestra, Neuchatel Soloists and Soloists of Nizhny Novgorod . In 2023 Sergey founded Geneva Symphony Ensemble, where he serves as chief conductor and the artistic director. With the Aviv Quartet, Sergey appeared in every continent around the world, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, Kennedy Center and Library of Congress in Washington, Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall in London, Auditorium de Louvre and Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Wiener Konzerthous, Cologne Philharmonie, concert tours in South Africa, Australia, Canada, China, United States, Brazil, Poland, Croatia, Hungary,Austria and many other countries, Participation in Festivals such as Verbier, Ex-en Provence, Storioni, Festival of Davos, Festival of Quartets in Luberon, Folles Journees de Nantes, several recordings on label Naxos (F.Schubert, F.A.Hoffmeister, Erwin Schulhoff, Erno Dohnanyi) and Dalia Classics (Shostakovich) , during 27 years of a successful career , made the group known as one of the top class string quartets on a stage of chamber music around the globe.
Sergey has recorded for EMI Classics Mozart Concertone for 2 violins, together with Maxim Vengerov and Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, and in 2010 sergey recorded for Naxos, an album, featuring less known Russian concertos, by Anton Arensky, Jules Conus, and a World premiere recording of a Concertino op .42 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg. With the Aviv quartet Recordings include several Albums for Naxos , featuring, Schubert String quintet, Dohnanyi quartets and Schulhoff Quartets. For the label Aparte , the CD of late Schubert quartets and 3 Brahms Violin Sonatas, which is to be released in September 2024.
Sergey Ostrovsky was born in 1975 in Russia, in a family of musicians, began playing violin at the age of 6, inspired by the great talent and extraordinary musicianship of his Father ,Valery Ostrovsky, concert pianist and professor, who's pedagogical touch and knowledge, assisted him through the years of his studies and the beginning of his professional career.
