Sergiy Bolotny Violinist and Composer
- Classical
- Instrumental
- Cinematic Classical
- Neoclassical
- Groningen, Netherlands
Sergiy Bolotny is a Ukrainian concert violinist and composer based in Groningen, Netherlands. Currently serving as Assistant Second Concertmaster in the first violin section of the North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (Noord Nederlands Orkest) and concertmaster of the Veenkoloniaal Symfonie Orkest, he maintains an active career as both an orchestral leader and a dynamic chamber musician. As a composer, Bolotny crafts virtuosic and deeply evocative works for solo violin—including his Little Dutch Rhapsodies, 24 Ukrainian Caprices, and Three Echoes on Ukrainian Themes—weaving neo-romantic lyricism, folklore, and profound emotional storytelling.
Gigs
JAN24
Klassieke Vrienden met Sergiy Bolotny
Hoogezand, NetherlandsKielzog
Contrabassist Tim Nobel ontvangt de Oekraïense violist Sergiy Bolotny voor Schuberts geliefde Forellenkwintet, Bolotny's prijswinnende variaties op Oekraïense volksmelodieën en eigen werk van Tim Nobel, met daarbij persoonlijke verhalen achter de muziek.
News
13 Nov 2026
“Oh, Human Destiny,” the opening piece in Ukrainian violinist and composer Sergiy Bolotny’s triptych cycle Echoes on Ukrainian Themes is bound to unsettle you. Bolotny ventures into harsher, more uncomfortable territory, with a cold, mechanical soundscape that feels and profoundly human in its sorrow. The strings arrive with a stripped-back,…
13 Nov 2026
“In ‘Reflections: Oh, Human Destiny’ the violin becomes a voice for the suffering of a nation, taking a well known folkRead More ›
13 Nov 2026
From a technical standpoint, “Little Dutch Rhapsody No. 1” provides Bolotny plenty of opportunity to demonstrate just how much movement...