Koshvanets finished the Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he received his undergraduate degree with Prof. B.Belenky, and completed his graduate studies in the class of Prof. V.Klimov.
A. Koshvanets performed with the Gewandhaus orchestra, the Dresden State Chapel Orchestra, the Odense-Symphony, the Hanover Radio Orchestra, the NHK Japan Radio and Television Orchestra, the E.F.Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, the Ukrainian national orchestra, the Berlin symphony orchestra and many others. He has worked with such conductors as: V. Gergiev, T. Zanderling, P. Kogan, S. Violin, E. Serov, O. Maga, V. Dudarov, D. Liss, V. Zdorenko, J. Panula, V. Ponkin. Currently A.Koshvanets is a soloist at the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic.
A.Koshvanets has won First Prizes in three international competitions: the Bach Competition in Leipzig (Germany) in 1984, the Carl Nielsen competition in Odense (Denmark) in 1987, and the Bellini competition in Caltanissetta (Italy) in 1995. He constantly tours Russia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Japan, Korea and other countries, performing with solo concerts. He performs in many international festivals, actively participates in charity events and concerts organized by various charitable foundations.
A.Koshvanets combines touring with pedagogical and educational activities. In 1988 he began teaching at the Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky conservatory (as an associate professor at the violin department). In 2009 he headed the department of violin and viola at the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music. He constantly participates in the work of state certification and examination commissions, as a jury of international and regional competitions.
