Alexandra Psareva

Alexandra Psareva was born in St. Petersburg. She initially studied violin with Prof. Sacurin in St. Petersburg before continuing her studies at the Hamburg University of Music with Prof. Röhn.

She has received several awards, including 2nd Prize at the “Young Virtuosos” Competition in St. Petersburg and 1st Prize at the Elise Meyer Competition in Hamburg. From 1997 to 1999, she played first violin in the string quartet “Hamburger Kammerensemble.” Since 2001, she has been a member of the first violin section of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and since 2012 she has held the position of second concertmaster. In addition, in 2002 she was part of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and has frequently appeared as a guest concertmaster with numerous renowned symphony orchestras.