Corina Belcea (born 1975) is a Romanian violinist, who studied and works in Britain. 　　She started violin lessons at the age of six. Her teachers in Romania were Radu Bozgan and ?tefan Gheorghiu. In 1991, she took part in the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists. Yehudi Menuhin then invited her to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Her teacher there was Natalia Boyarskaya. She continued her studies at the Royal College of Music. Her teacher there was Felix Andrievsky. 　　In 1994, while she was studying at the Royal College of Music she founded the Belcea Quartet. 　　She has also performed as a soloist in venues such as St John's, Smith Square, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Barbican Hall, Purcell Room, Theatre du Chatelet and Theatre des Champs-Elysees. 　　Belcea plays a Stradivarius 1666 kindly lent by the family Beare.