Yossif Ivanov is a Belgian violinist born in 1986 in Antwerp. He began studying the violin at age five under the supervision of his father, who was a soloist for the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Ivanov later trained with teachers including Madame Pogossova, Zakhar Bron, Igor Oistrakh and Augustin Dumay. In 2003, he won the Grand Prix at the Concours musical international de Montréal. He achieved national prominence in 2005, when he reached second place in the Reine Elisabeth Competition. That same year, he was named a Rising Star by the Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles. His discography includes a 2008 recording featuring the concertos of Dmitri Shostakovich and Béla Bartók. Ivanov has performed as a soloist with ensembles including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and the UBS Verbier Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared at venues such as the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
