Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi

male, deceased (1741) (Seattle, Washington, United States)
The Four Seasons, venetian, Classical violinist, Italian, composer, Baroque composer…violinconcerto, Composer for violin
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed "Il Prete Rosso" ("The Red Priest"), was an Italian priest and baroque music composer, as well as a famous...
Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

male, deceased (1957)
classical music, Hämeenlinna, composer, Finnish, Swedish-speaking Finn, piano…violinconcerto
Johan Julius Christian "Jean" / "Janne" Sibelius was a Finnish composer of classical music and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th...
Gil Shaham

Gil Shaham

male, 38 years old
vanguard, septet, violinconcerto, prokofiev, Vanguard Records, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra…Violin Concerto No. 1, Triple Concerto
Gil Shaham (born February 19, 1971) is an award-winning violinist of Israeli descent. Born in Urbana, Illinois, he moved to Israel at the age of 2...
Max Bruch

Max Bruch

male, deceased (1920)
Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26, Berlin Hochschule für Musik, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Violin Concerto No. 1, Sondershausen, violinconcerto
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (January 6, 1838 - October 2, 1920) was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including...
Vadim Repin

Vadim Repin

male, 38 years old
classical music, french music, russian music, erato, Contemporary classical music, contemporary…violinconcerto, violin concertos
Vadim Repin (born Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) is a Russian violinist. In his youth Repin studied with Zakhar Bron and was revered...
Henryk Szeryng

Henryk Szeryng

male, deceased (1988)
Jewish, World War II, Chamber music, Mexican, polish, violinist…violinconcerto, Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, complete sonatas and partitas for violin
Henryk Szeryng was a Polish-born Mexican violinist. He was born in Żelazowa Wola in Poland and studied there and with Carl Flesch in Berlin. He m...
Ruggiero Ricci

Ruggiero Ricci

male, 91 years old
Indiana University, juilliard school, 24 Caprices, Op.1, Michel Piastro, Paul Stassevich, violinconcerto…violin, concerto
Ruggiero Ricci is an Italian-American violin virtuoso who has become famous in particular for his performances and recordings of the works of...
Tasmin Little

Tasmin Little

female, 44 years old
George Little, honorary doctorate, Hallé Orchestra, The Proms, BBC Proms, UBBC Proms…violinconcerto
Tasmin Little (born 13 May 1965) is an English violinist. She was born in London, where she studied under Pauline Scott at the Yehudi Menuhin...
Julian Rachlin

Julian Rachlin

male, 34 years old
Lithuanian classical violist, Austrian classical violist, Jewish, viola, dubrovnik, violist…violinconcerto, violin
Julian Rachlin is a Lithuanian-born violinist and violist. Rachlin, who is Jewish, was born in Vilnius on December 8, 1974 and immigrated in 1978...
Unsuk Chin

Unsuk Chin

female, 48 years old
Maris Gothoni, Sukhi Kang, Bavarian State Opera, Seoul National University, alice in wonderland, Finnish…violinconcerto
Unsuk Chin is a female Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. Chin studied musical composition in Seoul National University...