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Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivaceYo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio by Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brioEmanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi allegroYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto by Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più prestoVienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R: I. Allegro by Leonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R: I. AllegroLeonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble

Listen to Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brioYo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air by Leonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. AirLeonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble

Listen to Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio by Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. AdagioVienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: III. Andante grazioso by Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: III. Andante graziosoEmanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro by Leonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. AllegroLeonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble

Upcoming Concerts for Leonidas Kavakos

Leonidas Kavakos currently has 3 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Gewandhausshop in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

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Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 — Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" — Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 — Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" — Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

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Listen to Brahms, Nielsen, Bach by Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMBrahms, Nielsen, BachVienna Philharmonic, Herbert Blomstedt & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Bach: Violin Concertos by Leonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble

ALBUMBach: Violin ConcertosLeonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble

Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke" by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke"Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" and Op. 1 No. 3 by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

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Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

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Listen to Bach: Sei Solo by Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMBach: Sei SoloLeonidas Kavakos

Listen to Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, Septet, Op. 20 & Variations on Folk Songs, Op. 105 & 107 by Leonidas Kavakos & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, Septet, Op. 20 & Variations on Folk Songs, Op. 105 & 107Leonidas Kavakos & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: The Piano Trios by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMBrahms: The Piano TriosYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Brahms: The Violin Sonatas by Leonidas Kavakos & Yuja Wang

ALBUMBrahms: The Violin SonatasLeonidas Kavakos & Yuja Wang

Listen to Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace

ALBUMBeethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Violin and PianoLeonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace

Listen to Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Violin Conderto & Piano Trios by Leonidas Kavakos

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Listen to Bach & Stravinsky - Works for Violin by Leonidas Kavakos & Peter Nagy

ALBUMBach & Stravinsky - Works for ViolinLeonidas Kavakos & Peter Nagy

Listen to Maurice Ravel: Sonate Posthume, Tzigane - George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, Sonata No. 3 by Leonidas Kavakos & Peter Nagy

ALBUMMaurice Ravel: Sonate Posthume, Tzigane - George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, Sonata No. 3Leonidas Kavakos & Peter Nagy

Listen to Paganini: 24 Caprices by Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMPaganini: 24 CapricesLeonidas Kavakos

Listen to Leonidas Kavakos - Violin Recital by Leonidas Kavakos & Peter Nagy

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Listen to Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 (Original Version and Final Version) by Leonidas Kavakos, Sinfonia Lahti & Osmo Vänskä

ALBUMSibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 (Original Version and Final Version)Leonidas Kavakos, Sinfonia Lahti & Osmo Vänskä

Listen to Debut Recording (International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Silver Medalist) by Leonidas Kavakos & Anne Epperson

ALBUMDebut Recording (International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Silver Medalist)Leonidas Kavakos & Anne Epperson

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The Greek-born violinist found fame at 20 and reemerged in his mid-40s as a major artist.

About Leonidas Kavakos

Hometown

Athens, Greece

Born

1967

Genre

Classical

Greek violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos first came to international attention with a 1990 recording of the technically daunting original version of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto Op. 47 (1904). Born in Athens in 1967, Kavakos has a distinctive “open” sound that taps into the violin’s natural resonances, microcosmic tonal shadings, sleight-of hand articulation, and quicksilver technique, evidencing an individualist prepared not to merely follow established norms. Yet it was a 1999 disc featuring Ysaÿe’s six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27 (1923) that fully established Kavakos’ interpretive credentials: the inquisitive exploration of lower dynamic levels, exquisitely subtle use of vibrato (often reduced to a whispered stillness), and fearlessness in shining a light on the darker recesses of Ysaÿe’s creative imagination.