Mountain Scene April 2, 2021 By PHILIP CHANDLER It might seem far-fetched someone who’s been described as ‘‘one of the finest violinists in the world’’ should play in a disused cheese factory. But that’s what’s happening this Sunday when Russian-born Natalia Lomeiko performs in the Thomas Brown Gallery — noted for its amazing natural acoustics — near Arrowtown. The recital marks the start of a short national tour for the 41-year-old, who’s best known in these parts for winning the 2003 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, staged in Queenstown and Auckland. London-based Lomeiko — a professor of violin at the Royal College of Music — didn’t need a special exemption to enter New Zealand as she’s an NZ citizen, having shifted to Christchurch from Russia, and more latterly Turkey, when she was just 13.