Vineta Sareika began her violin studies at the age of 5 in her home town of Jurmala in Latvia. She studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris under Gérard Poulet and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel under Augustin Dumay. A laureate of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Vineta Sareika embarked on a multifaceted career covering a wide range of activities. She performs regularly as a soloist with Europe’s leading orchestras, has been concertmaster of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and, since 2012, first violin of the Artemis Quartett. Her recordings with the Artemis Quartett, as well as with the Dali Piano Trio and her long-standing performing partner, pianist Amandine Savary, have been widely acclaimed by critics (Echo Klassik, Diapason d’Or, Choc de l’année by Classica, Editor’s Choice by Gramophone). In 2023 Vineta Sareika was appointed concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker. In addition to her concert activities, she teaches chamber music at the Universität der Künste in Berlin and conducts masterclasses.