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Leonidas Kavakos

violin

About this Artist

Leonidas Kavakos is recognized across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, acclaimed for his matchless technique, his captivating artistry and superb musicianship, and the integrity of his playing. He works regularly with the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors and plays as recitalist in the world’s premier recital halls and festivals.

Kavakos has developed close relationships with major orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Kavakos also works closely with the Dresden Staatskapelle, Bavarian Radio Symphonie Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Filarmonica della Scala, as well as the major U.S. orchestras.

In recent years, Kavakos has built a strong profile as a conductor and has led the New York Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philharmonia Orchestra in London, Filarmonica della Scala, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kavakos performed at the 2023 opening gala of Carnegie Hall with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti. On the same visit to the U.S., he also performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen. Kavakos was featured throughout Europe on tour with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and returned to Staatskapelle Berlin, NDR Hamburg, the Bergen Symphony, the Vienna Symphony, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Kavakos toured with regular recital partners Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma to concert halls across Europe and the U.S., and returned to China for a series of recitals and performances with the China Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony. He also performed Bach’s partitas and sonatas across Europe and Asia, following the release of his critically acclaimed album Bach: Sei Solo in 2022.