Maxim Vengerov

Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (Russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world". Vengerov was born in Novosibirsk, the only child of Aleksandr and Larisa Borisovna, an oboist and orphanage children's choir director, respectively. He began his musical journey early, singing in his mother's choir at the age of three and starting violin lessons at five with Galina Turchaninova. At age 10, Vengerov won the 1984 International Karol Lipiński and Henryk Wieniawski Young Violin Player Competition, marking the start of his career. He subsequently studied with Zakhar Bron, following him from the Soviet Union to the Royal Academy of Music in London and then to the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany. In 1990, Vengerov won the International Carl Flesch Competition, securing a recording contract with Teldec and launching his international career. Vengerov moved to Israel with his family in 1990, continuing his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2006, he founded the Musicians of Tomorrow school in northern Israel. His career also includes contributions as a conductor and educator, serving as the first chief conductor of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad Orchestra and holding professorships at institutions like the Royal College of Music in London. He has received numerous awards, including a Grammy and multiple Echo Music Prizes, and plays on the 1727 "ex-Kreutzer" Stradivarius violin.

Schön Rösmarin - Kreisler, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Paganini, John Williams - 2025-03-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Violin Concertos: Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Mozart, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Lalo - 2024-12-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Violin Miniatures - 2024-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Shchedrin: Concerto cantabile - Stravinsky: Violin Concerto - Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26 - 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000000Z

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