Vadim Viktorovich Repin (, ; born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian

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ist who lives in Vienna.Article
by Susanna Dal Monte on www.oe1.orf.at, 21 June 2012 After hearing one of Repin's performances, violinist

Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 191612 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. ...

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

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...

, 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 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels. He was a member of the jury in the 2009 violin section of this competition. Vadim Repin has played under such leading conductors as Simon Rattle,

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, 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 James MacMillan 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 violin concertos, as well as 20th-century and

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music.

Instruments

*1982-1984 a unique Stradivari three-quarter size on loan from the Russian State Collection *1984–1989 Stradivari 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 *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 Nicolaus Kittel 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 The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest Ballet company, ballet companies. In the early 20th century, it ca ...

. 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

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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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