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FocusMasterclass: Leonidas Kavakos on the Sibelius Violin Concerto
The Finnish composer put all his knowledge as symphonic writer and frustrated violinist into this great, elemental work. First published in The Strad’s January 2008 issue, Leonidas Kavakos’s masterclass explains how to do it justice
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FocusIn focus: the 1734 'Willemotte' Stradivarius violin
Florian Leonhard of London and New York dealership Florian Leonhard Fine Violins discusses the instrument now played by Leonidas Kavakos
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VideoThe Violinist Leonidas Kavakos - excerpt from Deutsche Welle documentary
In this clip from the 2015 documentary The Violinist Leonidas Kavakos broadcast on Deutsche Welle, he makes a visit to Florian Leonhard Fine Violins to try out some instruments. Both Kavako’s previous Stradivari, the 1724 ’Abergavenny’, and his current 1734 ’Willemotte’ acquired earlier this year, have come via the London-based ...
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NewsLeonidas Kavakos withdraws from forthcoming performances
The musician was set to perform at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival and Verbier Festival this month
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos acquires 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius violin
The violinist first encountered the instrument in 1994 and was reunited with it more than 20 years later through Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in 2017
Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi in celebration of his Léonie Sonning Music Prize win. The recording was made for Danmarks Radio in January 2017. Worth €100,000, the award is Denmark’s highest musical honour and has been ...
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NewsBBC Proms 2017 season revealed - including a feast of violin concertos
The 123rd Proms season takes place in London’s Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall over eight weeks from Friday 14 July to Saturday 9 September
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ReviewVirtuoso. Works for violin and piano by Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Kavakos displays his technical prowess in a programme of encore pieces Musicians: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Enrico Pace (piano) Composer: Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky, ...
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ArticleViolinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Tárrega encore
Leonidas Kavakos performs Ruggiero Ricci's arrangement of Francisco Tárrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra as an encore. The violinist contributes to The Strad's Encores feature, published in the April 2016 issue - download on desktop computer or through The Strad App.
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos wins Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017
Founded in 1959, the award is Denmark’s highest musical honour
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Focus‘I’m exhausted by the time I reach the Sibelius third movement,’ says violinist Leonidas Kavakos
25 years after his pioneering recording, the Greek musician speaks about his relationship with the concerto in The Strad’s January 2016 issue
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos performs Sibelius Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos performs the third movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle in February 2015. Kavakos talks about his ever-deepening relationship with the Sibelius Concerto in The Strad's January 2016 issue - out Friday. Read: Leonidas Kavakos on modern violin ...
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NewsViolinist Leonidas Kavakos sues luthier for snapping $80,000 bow
The artist took his bow to a violin shop in California to investigate the cause of a curvature
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NewsViolinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Leonidas Kavakos to feature in free online broadcasts from Carnegie Hall
A series of four performances will be webcast through a partnership with medici.tv
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos performs Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole
Leonidas Kavakos, who has written a Masterclass on Brahms's Violin Concerto for The Strad's June 2014 issue, performs the Rondo from Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos and Joshua Bell perform Ysaÿe's Sonata for 2 Violins
Leonidas Kavakos, who has written a Masterclass on Brahms's Violin Concerto for The Strad's June 2014 issue, performs Ysaÿe's Sonata for 2 Violins with Joshua Bell at the Verbier Festival.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single ...
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Kavakos and Chailly also discuss their recent recording of the work for Decca Classics.Kavakos contributes a Masterclass feature on the first movement of the Brahms concerto in The Strad's June 2014 issue, out now.Subscribe ...
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos plays Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata
To celebrate the arrival of spring, here's a video of Leonidas Kavakos performing the Rondo from Beethoven's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 'Spring', as part of a promotion for his recent recording of Beethoven's complete violin sonatas.Click here to find out what our reviewer Tim Homfray ...
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ReviewLeonidas Kavakos: Brahms & Bartók
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op.771, Hungarian Dances nos.1, 2, 6 & 11 (arr. Joachim). Bartók: Rhapsodies nos.1 & 23
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos takes on dual role of violin soloist and conductor at Vienna Philharmonic Ball
The violinist replaces Riccardo Chailly, marking the first time in the history of the Ball that a conductor will also play
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