Alexander Sitkovetsky is an internationally recognised violinist, conductor and chamber musician, and Artistic Director of the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Wrocław from the 2023–24 season. Born in Moscow, he made his concerto debut aged eight and studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, the Royal Academy of Music and Kronberg Academy. A Lincoln Center Emerging Artist, he performs widely as soloist and director with leading orchestras worldwide. A founding member of the award-winning Sitkovetsky Trio and a member of the Julia Fischer Quartet, Alexander records extensively and plays the 1679 ‘Parera’ Stradivari violin.