St.Petersburg-born violinist Daniel Austrich came to international attention after winning major prizes at the Sarasate and Paganini Moscow International Competitions. He has been soloist with many orchestras and appeared at major festivals of Schleswig-Holstein, Usedom, St.Petersburg, Mexico City and Ottawa. He has performed chamber music together with Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein, David Geringas, Nobuko Imai and the St.Petersburg Quartet.