Vadim Adolfovych Brodski (born April 24, 1950) is a Polish-Ukrainian violinist, longtime resident of

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. A descendant of Adolf Brodsky, Vadim was born in

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, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, where he played as the soloist of Kiev Philharmonic at the age of 11. He received the first prizes at many of the international violin contests in which he participated, including the Wieniawski contest in 1977 (Poland), Paganini contest in 1984 (Italy), and Tibor Varga in 1984 (Switzerland), and fifth prize at the 1974 Tchaikovsky competition. He is one of the few violinists playing the

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. Vadim Brodski played with Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Mexico National Symphony, London Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, and Suisse Romande in Geneve. Among his recordings Violin Concerts of

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and

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in D minor can be mentioned. He has been accompanied by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in this recording.

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*, biography at the site of his agent Living people Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition prize-winners Paganini Competition prize-winners Jewish Ukrainian musicians 21st-century violinists 1950 births {{Ukraine-musician-stub