LSO Concertmaster Yevgeniy Dovgaluk, a native of Riga, Latvia, began studying at the age of six. How hold a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance from the University of Maryland, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from George Mason University. His teachers have included UMD professor Dr. James Stern and NSO violinists Peter Haase and Pavel Pekarsky.

Winner of numerous performance awards, Dr. Dovgalyuk is assistant professor of violin at Liberty University.

Yevgeniy is a regular substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the Fairfax Symphony, National Philharmonic, Alexandria Symphony, and is a founder of the Liya Ensemble. He is actively involved with the Liya Music Camp International in the USA and Ukraine where he serves as the Music Director, as well as Liya Christian Ministries, in memory of his sister. He has performed throughout the USA and Europe, including Swededn, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Latvia, and Russia.