Eduard Minevich was born in the U.S.S.R. and studied violin at the prestigious Leningrad Conservatory. Upon graduation he joined the Leningrad Concert Orchestra as a soloist and concertmaster.  He also gave solo recitals and performed with a leading quartet until his immigration to Canada in 1975.

In 1976 he became Concertmaster with Orchestra London Canada, a post he held for eleven years. During that time he performed as soloist on numerous occasions, and toured Canada and South America with the award-winning Canadian Chamber Ensemble.

In 1987 Mr. Minevich was appointed Concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and was first violin with the Canadian Chamber Ensemble.    Mr. Minevich was frequently featured as a soloist with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony and made several CDs with the orchestra and Canadian Chamber Ensemble.  In 1988 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Violin at Wilfrid Laurier University.

In the early 1990's Minevich developed a pops program, From Jazz to Gypsy,  which he has performed across Canada.  His second production, Romancing the Violin, has also been performed nationally.

In 1994 Mr. Minevich released a crossover CD with Canadian country fiddle champion Frank Leahy, entitled Bending the Bows. This show has been performed with many Canadian orchestras. The theatre version of Bending the Bows was in residence at the 1998 Charlottetown Festival.  Another Minevich/Leahy collaboration, Masterclash, was featured at the JubileeTheatre in Summerside during the summer of 1999.

In September 1999 Eduard Minevich accepted the position of Concertmaster with the Regina Symphony Orchestra.  As well as being a featured soloist with the orchestra, he has toured the province with his trio ‘Contrasts' and performs regularly with The True Jive Pluckers and trio he shares with fellow RSO principal bass, Stephen McLellan and renowned guitarist, Jack Semple. 

His wife Pauline Minevich is Assistant Principal Clarinet with the RSO.