Alina Pogostkina (born 18 November 1983 in Leningrad) is a Russian-born German violinist.

She began playing the violin at the age of four and quickly showed herself to have exceptional talent.

In 1992 the family moved to Heidelberg, Germany, where the eight-year-old Alina and her parents initially had to make a living as street musicians.

[2] At the time of her victory in the Sibelius competition, Pogostkina was studying at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where she was a student of Antje Weithaas.

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