Now playing in this video: 🎵 Tchaikovsky: "Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 - Mélodie"

Alexey Stychkin brings tender, songful warmth to the Mélodie from Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42", a miniature radiant with nostalgic charm. Simple in form yet deeply expressive, the piece distills the composer's gift for heartfelt, singing melody into just a few graceful minutes.

🌟 Russian-Greek violinist Alexey Stychkin comes from a family with deep musical and artistic roots. His devotion and love for a wide range of music and culture since a very early age brings an openness and depth to his musical approach. Born in Moscow, Alexey began his violin studies at the Central Music School for Gifted Children in the class of Galina Tourchaninova. He later moved to Belgium to continue his studies with Marc Bouchkov at the Liege Royal Conservatory and recently finished his masters degree Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne where he studied with Mihaela Martin.