Now famous for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi is also making a name for itself as the host of the annual International Arts Festival. <br /><br /> For its eighth edition, organisers decided to bring together different musical genres from around the world. <br /><br /> The festival’s artistic director is Russian conductor, violinist and violist Yuri Bashmet, one of Russia’s most outstanding musicians.<br /><br /> The 62-year old maestro himself was at hand for workshops throughout the festival – Violin student Pavel is in his first year of violin classes. For Yuri Bashmet, it’s important to encourage the young generation to chose classical music as a career.<br /><br /> “The idea is not to scare away young musicians but to reassure them that they have made the right choice,” he said.<br /><br /> Guests this year included Roby Lakatos and his and Andrey Konstantinov of the Terem Quartet. <br /><br /> Dubbed the “devil’s fiddler”, Roby Lakatos comes from a prestigious family of violin players in the Hungari
