Lidia Baich

Lidia Baich was born in St Petersburg and studied with Boris Kuschnir in Vienna. At sixteen she won the Eurovision Young Musicians competition; Yehudi Menuhin presented her with the award.

As a soloist she has performed with the Vienna Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Her chamber music partners include Helmut Deutsch, Nobuko Imai and Aleksey Igudesman. She has also developed projects with Deep Purple and the Staatsballett Berlin.

Baich has taught at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna since 2014. Since 2022 she has been Artistic Director at Schloss Thalheim. In 2024 she founded the Vienna Art Nouveau Orchestra for the recording of her album The Other Seasons.