Vadim Repin
Vadim Viktorovich Repin (Russian: Вадим Викторович Репин; born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian violinist who lives in Vienna. After hearing one of Repin's performances, violinist Yehudi Menuhin said: "Vadim Repin is simply the best and most perfect violinist that I have ever had the chance to hear." Vadim Repin was born in Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, on 31 August 1971. In 1985 at fourteen he made his débuts in Tokyo, München, Berlin, Helsinki; a year later in Carnegie Hall. 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, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, and Yehudi Menuhin. Vadim Repin has been a frequent guest at festivals such as the BBC Proms, 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. Repin specializes in Russian music and French music, particularly the great Russian violin concertos, as well as 20th-century and contemporary music. 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. Source: Article "Vadim Repin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- Познат по : Acting
- Рођендан : 1971-08-31
- Место рођења : Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
