Alexej Barchevitch (born 6 November 1976) is a German violinist and concertmaster of Russian origin.
Life
Barchevitch was born in 1976 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to a family of musicians. He attended the special music school of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory with professor Larissa Baranova. He continued his education with Jost Witter at the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere [de] in Weimar. He then began studying at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar Weimar with Jost Witter and graduated in 1998. Postgraduate studies followed and in 2003 he graduated with a concert diploma.
Barchevitch gained orchestral experience as concertmaster of the "Belvedere" Chamber Orchestra, the University Orchestra and as soloist of the orchestra of the International Youth Orchestra Academy.