ABOUT

    
Stan Antonévich grew up in Latvia, and has been playing violin for all but the first three years on this planet. He is an internationally acclaimed solo, chamber, and orchestral performer, as well as an exceptional music teacher and performance coach. His honors include First Prize in the Latvian National Youth Competition at age eleven, first prize at the International Balys Dvarionas Violin Competition in Lithuania, and a Diploma at the International Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition in Poland.

Stan finished the Emils Darzins Latvian Music School "for especially gifted children", whose alumni include Andris Nelsons, Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. After undergraduate studies at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Conservatory, Stan obtained two Masters Degrees, in Violin Performance and in Jazz Studies, and Artist Diploma in Solo Performance, all from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. At Longy, he had the rare distinction of winning both Longy's Concerto and Chamber Music Competitions, and was their only violinist selected to participate in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music workshop at Carnegie Hall.

Stan has performed as soloist with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras in Europe and United States. He has appeared with multiple chamber ensembles, including Israel Chamber Orchestra. He has also premiered many new compositions, one of which, “Solo Violin in G Minor” by Bartosz Jazdzewski in London, was dedicated to him. Stan has served as concertmaster with several symphony orchestras in Massachusetts and nationwide.

Stan's 21-year teaching career includes serving as faculty at Western Kentucky University, and ranges from individual violin and viola instruction, to performance workshops and ensemble coaching, to classes in music theory and appreciation. He is the Founder and Director of the Newton Violin Studio in Newton, MA (www.newtonviolin.com), and member of the Music Teachers Collaborative.

Stan's extraordinary versatility is reflected in his performance schedule. In May 2014, his Gypsy Jazz duo “Antonevich & Katz” appeared at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. In mid-June, he appeared as soloist with the New Philharmonia Orchestra in Newton, MA, performing Zigeunerweisen and some other pieces. Later in June, he performed music of the late Romantic Period at Touch Art Gallery in Cambridge. In July, he served as concertmaster with Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Myron Romanul.

Stan enjoys sharing his music with his students and the public. Stan's playing has often been described as "exquisite", with "impeccable" intonation and an "unforgettable" tone. His performances are known for moving interpretations that touch the listeners' soul. He lives in the Boston area, and is available for performances and coaching. He plays on a 1916 Ferruccio Varagnolo violin from Milan.

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Westborough

1992

Diploma, International Kiejstut Bacewicz Chamber Music Competition
Łódź, Poland

Westborough

1990
Special Recognition, International Competition for Violin
Kloster Schöntal, Germany

1989
First Prize - violin, International Balys Dvarionas Competition
Lithuania, Soviet Union

AWARDS IN MASSACHUSETTS Westborough

1997  
Winner, Musicorda Concerto Competition
Musicorda Festival and Summer String Program, South Hadley, MA

1995
Winner, Chamber Music Competition
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA 

1994

Winner, Concerto Competition
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA

Westborough