Leonidas Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos (born 30 October 1967) is a Greek violinist and conductor. As a violinist, he has won prizes at several international violin competitions, including the Sibelius, Paganini, Naumburg, and Indianapolis competitions. He is an Onassis Foundation scholar. He has also recorded for record labels such as Sony/BMG and BIS. As a conductor, he was an artistic director of the Camerata Salzburg and has been a guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Leonidas Kavakos and Antoine Tamestit perform Mozart & Beethoven (2019)
Leonidas Kavakos (violin and conductor), Antoine Tamestit (viola), and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra perform W.A. Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola (K. 364), his Symphony no. 31 (k. 297/300a) "Paris," and L. Beethoven's op. 92, Symphony no. 7. Performed as part of the Ve...
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Violin Sonata No. 9 'Kreutzer' (Verbier 2019 - Programme No. 12) (2019)
Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Evgeny Kissin (piano) perform L. Beethoven's op. 47, Violin Sonata no. 9 "Kreutzer." Performed as part of the Verbier Festival.
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Schumann: Fantasiestücke; Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Smetana: Piano Trio (2016)
R.Schumann: Fantasiestücke; S.Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; B.Smetana: Piano Trio by Various Composers, from Verbier Festival, performed at Verbier Church, 2016. Starring Daniil Trifonov, Gautier Capuçon and Leonidas Kavakos.
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Verbier Festival 25th anniversary concert (2018)
To celebrate 25 years of the Verbier Festival, enjoy this extensive, star-studded program. Featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 (BWV 1048), W.A. Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, G.F. Händel's Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, J. Strauss II's op. 332 Polka, and the "Champagne Medley" (arr. S. ...
