A renaissance man and a magnetic creative force, Dmitry Sitkovetsky is recognized throughout the world for the considerable impact he makes on every aspect of musical life. A prolific recording artist, with a career spanning more than four decades, he is celebrated globally as a violinist, conductor, creator, transcriber and facilitator – holding an undisputed and venerable position in musical society as a giant personality and educator.

His celebrated career is documented in an extensive discography of more than 40 recordings, reflecting the impressive breadth of his repertoire. His recording collaborators include such orchestras as the London Symphony, Philharmonia, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, under the batons of legendary maestros including Sir Colin Davis, Mariss Jansons, Sir Neville Marriner and Lord Yehudi Menuhin.

As a soloist, Sitkovetsky has performed with the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, LA Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, New York Philharmonic, NHK Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra. In a flourishing career as a conductor, he has worked with ensembles including Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Dallas Symphony, London Philharmonic, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Shanghai Symphony and Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, amongst others.

In 1990 he founded the New European Strings Chamber Orchestra (NES), bringing together distinguished string players from top European ensembles. From 2003–2023 he served as Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony, where he attracted soloists including Emmanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Branford Marsalis and Pinchas Zukerman.