Recently became a United States resident, was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, to a family of professional violinists. He earned his Master’s Degree at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied with the renowned professor Marina Yashvili. During his graduate and post-graduate years, Mr. Didorenko appeared as a soloist with Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Moscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra; his performances were broadcast live on National TV. In 1999, he accepted the section principal position with the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan. There he regularly performed as a soloist, and was also a co-founder of Sonore and Counterpoint Piano Trios. During this period, many of his works for violin were composed and successfully performed throughout Taiwan, Russia, and Ukraine. While teaching violin and performing, Andrii Didorenko has been building his career as a rock musician: his Moscow-based band, Lost World, in which he is the principal author of music and lyrics as well as the violin, guitar, and bass guitar player, released the album Trajectories in the Spring of 2003. Another, all-instrumental album, is due out later this fall.