Gdańsk Music Festival

Sascha Maisky

Sascha Maisky was born in Brussels on the 11th of May 1989 and began his violinistic studies at the age of three.

His early professors include Leonid Kerbel, Leon Souroujon and Igor Oistrakh. At the age of twelve, the course of his musical education led him to the Purcell School in London where his Professors were Macej Rakowski and Evgueny Grach.

Sascha has had the privilege of receiving musical guidance from Julian Rachlin, Maxim Vengerov, Felix Andrievsky, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Vadim Gluzman, Edvard Grach, Nam-Yun Kim and Dmitri Sitkovetsky. Having completed his studies in England with honors, Sascha moved to Vienna where his Professor was Boris Kuschnir.

Sascha regularly performs in the world's most prestigious venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie, Köln Philharmonie, Suntory hall, Tonhalle Zürich, and Musikverein Wien, as well as at the Verbier and Lugano Festivals alongside artists such as Martha Argerich, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Maxim Rysanov and Yuri Bashmet.

Sascha also performs in Trio with his father Mischa and sister Lily, often performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.