Alina Lepper Petrescu is first violinist with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg under the direction of Alan Gilbert and from 2021 she has been invited as first concertmaster with the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra, specializing in historical interpretative practice, under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock.

Alina was born in Bucharest into a family of musicians and received her first violin lessons at the age of six. As a soloist she performed with the great romanian symphony orchestras and as a chamber musician she was invited to numerous european music festivals. Her successes include multiple first prizes at national and international competitions.

She completed her diploma and master’s degree with distinction in the class of Prof. Ulf Wallin at the Academy of

Music by “Hanns Eisler” from Berlin. She also received other musical impulses from Donald Weilerstein, Glenn Dicterow, Boris Garlitzky, Andreas Röhn, Lorenz Nasturica, Arnold Steinhardt (Guarneri Quartet), Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), Peter Buck (Melos Quartet), luteist Nigel North and pianist Fabio Bidini.

During the faculty, Alina was part of the orchestra academy of the “Deutsches Symphony Orchester Berlin” and also of the Staatskappelle Orchestra Berlin under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, where she acquired a vast experience in orchestral and chamber music. During this time, she worked with many important conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Herbert Blomstedt, Zubin Mehta, Manfred Honeck, Sir R. Norrington and Semion Bychov.

After completing the academy, she won a temporary contract as the 3rd Concertmaster of the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a member of the first violin section of the Konzerthaus Berlin Orchestra for three years under Christoph Eschenbach. 

In the summer of 2023, Alina Lepper Petrescu was invited as a member of the the first violin section of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.