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Violinists

Alina Ibragimova

Age: 40.9

Russian

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Anne-Sophie Mutter

Age: 63.1

German

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Augustine Hagelbach

Age: 42.4

Italian

Hadelich enjoyed a blossoming career as a wunderkind violinist, pianist, and composer in Germany

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 83000

Chloë Hanslip

Age: 38.9

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Christian Li

Age: 18.8

Chinese Australian

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Daniel Hope

Age: 53.0

South African

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Daniel Lozakovitch

Age: 25.4

Swedish

One of todays more sought after violinists. He leaves both audiences and critics spell bound . He was invited to perform at the state dinner at the Palace of Versailles on 20 September 2023 during Charles III's state visit to France and he performed with the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France at the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame in 2024

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 820000

David Garrett

Age: 45.9

German

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Ferdinand David

Age: 216.2

German

In 1835 he became concertmaster (Konzertmeister) at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig working with Mendelssohn. In Leipzig, for about forty years, he was also the first violinist of the Leipzig Quartet.[3] David returned to Dorpat to marry Liphardt's daughter Sophie.[2] In 1843 David became the first professor of violin (Violinlehrer) at the newly founded Leipziger Konservatorium für Musik. , and, with Clara Schumann, played the official premiere of Schumann's first violin sonata in Leipzig in March 1852.

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Gidon Kremer

Age: 79.5

Latvian

One of the worlds most recognised violinists he has also written about music and founded the Kremerata Baltica

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 329000

Hilary Hahn

Age: 46.7

American

She has played solo Bach pieces every day since she was eight

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 660000

Hina Maeda

Age: 23.7

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Isaac Stern

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Isabelle Faust

Age: 54.4

German

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 50700

Janine Jansen

Age: 48.6

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Jascha Brodsky

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Joachim

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Johan Dalene

Age: 25.7

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Joshua Bell

Age: 58.7

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Julia Fischer

Age: 43.2

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Monthly Spotify Listeners: 676750

Leonidas Kavakos

Age: 58.8

Greek

Leonidas Kavakos is recognized across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, acclaimed for his matchless technique, his captivating artistry and his 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

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 140000

Lisa Batiashvili

Age: 47.4

Georgian now German

Lisa Batiashvili, is a prominent Georgian violinist active across Europe and the United States. A former New York Philharmonic artist-in-residence, she is acclaimed for her "natural elegance, silky sound and the meticulous grace of her articulation". Batiashvili makes frequent appearances at high-profile international events and was the violin soloist at the 2018 Nobel Prize concert. (Wikipaedia)

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 106000

Midori Goto

Age: 54.8

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Nicola Benadetti

Age: 39.1

Italian Scottish

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Nicola Benedetti

Age: 39.1

Scottish

Monthly Spotify Listeners: 775500

Ray Chen

Age: 37.4

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Tasmin Little

Age: 61.3

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Vasko Vassilev

Bulgarian


Vasko Vassilev (Bulgarian: Васко Василев; born October 14, 1970 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian violinist and conductor. At the age of eight he had his first public appearance and released his first record with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra. At age 10 he began his studies on a Bulgarian government grant at the Moscow Central Music School, a junior department of the Moscow Conservatory. In 1987 he took a second prize at the Marguerite Long–Jacques Thibaud Competition. In 1989 he won a second prize (the first wasn't awarded that year) at the Paganini competition. In 1994 at the age of 23 he became the youngest ever Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House in London. In 2005 he made his conducting debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He gives Masterclasses for violinists at the Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music, and at the Conservatory of Music in Spain. In 2010 he wrote an autobiography Vasko @ 40. In 2011 he became a judge at the reality show X Factor (Bulgaria).

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Vineta Sareika-Völkner

Age: 41.4

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