Vadim Viktorovich Repin (, ;[ Vadim Repin pronounced in Russian] born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian 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 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, 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.
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,
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.[ Vadim Repin Biography ] 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
, as well as 20th-century and contemporary music.
Instruments
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1982-1984 a unique Stradivari three-quarter size on loan from the Russian State Collection
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1984–1989 Stradivari 1720 " ex-Wieniawski-Wieniawski" on loan from the Russian State Collection
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1996 Repin played shortly the Guarneri del Gesù 1737 " Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette," a loan by David Fulton
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1996–2005 Stradivari 1708 " Ruby",
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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
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2002-2009 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 " Von Szerdahely"
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2010-2013 Guarneri del Gesù 1743 "Bonjour"
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2013-2015 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "Lafont"
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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[ Announcement of a joint performance of Svetlana Zakharova and Vadim Repin at the St Prex Classics in Saint-Prex on 20 and 21 August 2013, published on www.stprexclassics.com] 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
Interviews
Reviews
Vadim Repin (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano):
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Crescendo, review by Noël Godts, translated from French into English, about their recital on 20 November 2002 in Brussels
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Light-filled brilliance, review by Herbert Müller, translated from German into English, from Wienerzeitung, 27 November 2002
Vadim Repin (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Mischa Maisky (cello):
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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
