Vadim Viktorovich Repin (russian: Вадим Викторович Репин, ; born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian

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by Susanna Dal Monte on www.oe1.orf.at, 21 June 2012 After hearing one of Repin's performances, violinist

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said: "Vadim Repin is simply the best and most perfect violinist that I have ever had the chance to hear."Interview with Vadim Repin
among other things Repin talks about the relationship with Menuhin; article by Arnt Cobbers, magazine ''Partituren'', page 62, issue 14, 2008

Education

Vadim Repin was born in

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, Western

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, on 31 August 1971. In 1985 at fourteen he made his débuts in Tokyo, München, Berlin, Helsinki; a year later in Carnegie Hall.

Professional career

At the age of 17, he became the youngest winner of violin section of the

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, the world's premier violin competition . He was a member of the jury in the 2009 violin section of this competition. Vadim Repin has played under such leading conductors as

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, Mariss Jansons, and

. Vadim Repin has been a frequent guest at festivals such as the

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, Tanglewood, Gstaad and Verbier. In 2010 he played the premiere of

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Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gergiev which was dedicated to him.

Repertoire and recordings

Repin specializes in Russian music and French music, particularly the great Russian

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s, as well as

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and

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music.

Instruments

*1982-1984 a unique

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three-quarter size on loan from the Russian State Collection *1984–1989

1720 "''ex-Wieniawski-Wieniawski''" on loan from the Russian State Collection *1996 Repin played shortly the Guarneri del Gesù 1737 "''Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette''," a loan by David Fulton *1996–2005 Stradivari 1708 "''Ruby"'', as a loan by the Stradivari Society in Chicago and previously played by

Pablo de Sarasate Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (; 10 March 1844 – 20 September 1908), commonly known as Pablo de Sarasate, was a Spanish (Navarrese) violin virtuoso, composer and conductor of the Romantic period. His best known works include ...

*2005 Guarneri del Gesù 1742 ''"Il Cannone ex Paganini"'' as a loan by the Municipal Administration of Genua for the use in a concert in the city *2002-2009 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "''Von Szerdahely"'' *2010-2013 Guarneri del Gesù ''1743 "Bonjour"'' *2013-2015 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "Lafont" *Since 2015 Vadim Repin plays a Stradivari 1733 "Rode" His preferred bows are by

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and Nicolas Maline.

Personal life

Vadim Repin married Caroline Diemunsch in 2001. Their son Leonardo was born in 2006. His current wife is Svetlana Zakharova, the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. They have a daughter, who was born in February 2011.Bolshoi prima and violinist Repin have baby
article of Ismene Brown from 18 February 2011 on www.theartsdesk.com

External links

*

unofficial website, very comprehensive

up to Octobre 2010
Biography of Vadim Repin
Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati
Biography of Vadim Repin
Columbia Artists Management Inc.

Interviews

Interview on Evene.fr
, 30 October 2008
Interview of Vadim Repin
by Mischa Damev from January 2011, published on YouTube

Reviews

Vadim Repin (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano):

review by Noël Godts, translated from French into English, about their recital on 20 November 2002 in Brussels

review by Herbert Müller, translated from German into English, from Wienerzeitung, 27 November 2002 Vadim Repin (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Mischa Maisky (cello):
La Palme d'or pour les trois Russes
, Critique du récital de Vadim Repin, Nikolaï Lugansky et Misha Maïsky au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, 25 May 2005, written by Gérard Mannoni

References

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