violin
Leonidas Kavakos
列奥尼达斯·卡瓦科斯
Biography
Born in Athens in 1967, Leonidas Kavakos won the Sibelius Competition in 1985 and the Paganini Competition in 1988. He also appears increasingly as a conductor and has a long-standing chamber partnership with pianist Emanuel Ax.
Upcoming performances
Sep 11, 2026
Opening Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season (I) — Long Yu and Kavakos In Commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of Shostakovich
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Sep 13, 2026
Opening Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season (II) — Shostakovich: The Tenth
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Sep 18, 2026
Zhang Guoyong, Leonidas Kavakos and SSO Perform Mendelssohn
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Jan 20, 2027
Crossings — Long Yu, Kavakos, Lu Yiwen and SSO
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Mar 5, 2027
Tang Muhai, Kavakos, Chen Yibai and SSO Perform Russian Classics
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Mar 12, 2027
Lan Shui, Kavakos and SSO Perform Bartók and Holst
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Jun 18, 2027
Long Yu, Kavakos and SSO Perform Korngold and Mahler
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist
Jun 25, 2027
Closing Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season — Yang Yang, Kavakos and SSO Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Beethoven's Death
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Soloist