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Leonidas Kavakos
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Born in Athens into a musical family, Kavakos began studying violin at five years old and continued his studies at the Hellenic Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris. An Onassis Foundation scholarship enabled him to attend master classes with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. He made his concert debut at the Athens Festival in 1984. In 1985, at age 18 (the youngest contestant), he won the International Sibelius Competition in Helsinki and in 1986 won silver medal in the Indianapolis International Violin Competition. He also took first prizes at the Naumburg Competition in New York (1988) and the Paganini Violin Competition (1988)—all by the age of 21. His United States debut was in 1986, and, the following year, he gave recitals at venues across the country. Kavakos now tours North America annually and works with numerous major orchestras, including the Chicago, and Montreal Symphony Orchestras. In Europe, following his competition win in Helsinki, Kavakos' reputation spread quickly. He now works extensively in major concert halls across the continent, working with world class orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic. He has appeared at festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Salzburg Festival, where he first appeared in 1994, the Lucerne Festival, and the Stars of White Nights Festival. He has appeared throughout the UK with numerous orchestras, starting in 1992 performing the Stravinsky concerto at the London
top songs
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Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Moderato
7832Scherzo In C Minor For Violin & Piano (From The FAE-Sonata)
4013Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in G, Op.78 - 2. Adagio
3464Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
3295Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op.49, No.4
3126Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor for Violin and Piano (from the F-A-E Sonata)
3007Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio Di Molto
2948Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro (Ma Non Tanto)
2559Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
24310Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R/I. Allegro
224albums
Brahms: The Violin Sonatas
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Hungarian Dances; Bartók: Rhapsodies
Stravinsky / Bach
Violin Recital: Kavakos, Leonidas - Kroll, W. / Bazzini, A. / Kreisler, F. / Tchaikovsky, P. / Schubert, F. / Paganini, N. / Debussy, C.
Bach: Sei Solo
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47
Bach: Violin Concertos
Maurice Ravel / George Enescu
Mozart Violin Concertos
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Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies - Karelia - Lemminkäinen - Violin Concerto
KREISLER: Music for Violin and Piano
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra op. 64/Piano Trio No. 1 & 2