List of contemporary classical violinists

This is a list of notable contemporary classical violinists.

For the names of notable violinists of all classical music eras see List of classical violinists.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## Classical violinists

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Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

* Baroque violinists
* References
* External links

### A

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* Rochelle Abramson[1]
* Irene Abrigo (born 1988)
* Salvatore Accardo (born 1941)[2]
* Diana Adamyan (born 2000)
* Ayke Agus (born 1949)
* Ruben Aharonyan (born 1947)
* Sanford Allen (born 1939)
* Levon Ambartsumian (born 1955)
* Pierre Amoyal (born 1949)
* Armen Anassian
* Božena Angelova (born 1981)
* Adele Anthony (born 1970)
* Gilles Apap (born 1963)
* Irvine Arditti (born 1953)
* Cecylia Arzewski (born 1948)
* Shmuel Ashkenasi (born 1941)
* Christina Åstrand (born 1969)
* Kinga Augustyn
* Daniel Austrich (born 1984)

### B

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* Alena Baeva (born 1985)
* Jenny Oaks Baker (born 1975)
* Kristine Balanas (born 1990)
* Volodja Balžalorsky (born 1956)
* Kristóf Baráti (born 1979)
* William Barbini (born 1947)
* Pedro Barreto (born 1991)
* Lisa Batiashvili (born 1979)
* Elise Båtnes (born 1971)
* Martin Beaver (born 1967)
* Tanja Becker-Bender (born 1978)
* Corina Belcea (born 1975)
* Boris Belkin (born 1948)
* Joshua Bell (born 1967)
* Noah Bendix-Balgley (born 1984)
* Nicola Benedetti (born 1987)
* Dmitri Berlinsky (born 1968)
* Pavel Berman (born 1970)
* Andrew Bernardi (born 1965)
* Oleg Bezuglov (born 1984)
* Mikhail Bezverkhny (born 1947)
* Ida Bieler (born 1950)
* Lea Birringer (born 1986)
* Marat Bisengaliev (born 1962)
* Kolja Blacher (born 1963)
* Dejan Bogdanović
* Nikita Boriso-Glebsky (born 1985)
* Benjamin Bowman (born 1979)
* Guy Braunstein (born 1971)
* Linda Brava (born 1970)
* Vadim Brodski (born 1950)
* Zakhar Bron (born 1947)
* Bui Cong Duy (born 1981)
* Oliver Butterworth

### C

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* Caroline Campbell (born 1979)
* Robert Canetti (born 1948)
* Stuart Canin (born 1926)
* Marie Cantagrill (born 1979)
* Renaud Capuçon (born 1976)
* Andrés Cárdenes (born 1957)
* Giuliano Carmignola (born 1951)
* Jonathan Carney (born 1963)
* Zachary Carrettin (born 1972)
* Charles Martin Castleman (born 1941)
* David Cerone (born 1941)
* Corey Cerovsek (born 1972)
* David Chan (born 1973)
* Lynn Chang (born 1953)
* Sarah Chang (born 1980)
* Olivier Charlier (born 1961)
* Stephanie Chase (born 1957)
* Anastasia Chebotareva (born 1972)
* Eddy Chen (born 1993)
* Jiafeng Chen (born 1987)
* Ray Chen (born 1989)
* Robert Chen (born 1969)
* Stella Chen (born 1992)
* Jennifer Choi (born 1974)
* Nikki Chooi (born 1989)
* Timothy Chooi (born 1993)
* Chloe Chua (born 2007)
* Ana Chumachenco (born 1945)
* Kyung-wha Chung (born 1948)
* Fanny Clamagirand (born 1984)
* Jonathan Crow (born 1977)
* Jeremy Cushman (born 1990)

### D

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* Alexandre Da Costa
* John Dalley (born 1935)
* Carlos Damas (born 1973)
* Robert Davidovici (born 1946)
* Beverley Davison
* Brett Deubner (born 1968)
* Lindsay Deutsch (born 1984)
* Alma Deutscher (born 2005)
* Glenn Dicterow (born 1948)
* Philippe Djokic (born 1950)
* Sergei Dogadin (born 1988)
* Angèle Dubeau (born 1962)
* María Dueñas (born 2002)
* Augustin Dumay (born 1949)
* Aaron Dworkin (born 1970)

### E

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* Veronika Eberle (born 1988)
* James Ehnes (born 1976)
* Hawijch Elders (born 1998)
* Joshua Epstein (born 1940)
* Vesko Eschkenazy (born 1970)
* Ralph Evans (born 1953)

### F

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* Ralph Farris (born 1970)
* Isabelle Faust (born 1972)
* Maxim Fedotov (born 1961)
* Liza Ferschtman (born 1979)
* Julia Fischer (born 1983)
* Annar Follesø (born 1972)
* Cyrus Forough
* Fayiz Muhammed (born 1997)
* Vilde Frang (born 1986)
* Pamela Frank (born 1967)
* Jennifer Frautschi (born 1973)
* Miriam Fried (born 1946)
* Rodney Friend (born 1939)
* David Frühwirth (born 1974)

### G

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* Taras Gabora (born 1932)
* Xiang Gao
* Ilian Gârnet (born 1983)
* David Garrett (born 1980)
* Saschko Gawriloff (born 1929)
* Joseph Genualdi (born 1954)
* Alexander Gilman (born 1982)
* Jack Glatzer (born 1939)
* Vadim Gluzman (born 1973)
* Ioana Cristina Goicea (born 1992)
* Malcolm Goldstein (born 1936)
* Gottfried von der Goltz (born 1964)
* Karen Gomyo (born 1982)
* Randall Goosby (born 1996)
* Midori Gotō (born 1971)
* Ryu Goto (born 1988)
* Clio Gould (born 1968)
* Philippe Graffin (born 1964)
* Endre Granat (born 1937)
* Salvatore Greco (born 1964)
* David Grimal (born 1973)
* Tatiana Grindenko (born 1946)
* Ilya Gringolts (born 1982)
* Ilya Grubert (born 1954)
* Igor Gruppman (born 1956)
* Roberta Guaspari (born 1947)
* Vijay Gupta (born 1987)

### H

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* Augustin Hadelich (born 1984)
* William Hagen
* Viviane Hagner (born 1977)
* Hilary Hahn (born 1979)
* Kelly Hall-Tompkins
* Ben Hancox
* Chloë Hanslip (born 1987)
* Edward W. Hardy (born 1992)
* Maurice Hasson (born 1934)
* Joji Hattori (born 1969)
* Moné Hattori (born 1999)
* Ziyu He (born 1999)
* Daniel Heifetz (born 1948)
* Eldbjørg Hemsing (born 1990)
* Ragnhild Hemsing (born 1988)
* Peter Herresthal (born 1970)
* Feargus Hetherington (born 1979)
* Ulf Hoelscher (born 1942)
* Philippe Honoré (born 1967)
* Daniel Hope (born 1974)
* Bella Hristova (born 1985)
* Hu Kun (born 1963)
* Hu Nai-yuan (born 1961)
* Frank Huang (born 1978)
* Sirena Huang (born 1994)
* Václav Hudeček (born 1952)
* Fenella Humphreys

### I

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* Alina Ibragimova (born 1985)
* Aleksey Igudesman (born 1973)
* Petteri Iivonen (born 1987)
* Judith Ingolfsson (born 1973)
* Ray Iwazumi (born 1976)
* Benjamin Izmajlov (born 1974)

### J

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* Stefan Jackiw (born 1985)
* Ignace Jang (born 1969)
* Janine Jansen (born 1978)
* Nana Jashvili
* Dylana Jenson (born 1961)
* Leila Josefowicz (born 1977)
* Chantal Juillet (born 1960)

### K

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* Ilya Kaler (born 1963)
* Kam Ning (born 1975)
* Mayuko Kamio (born 1986)
* Koh Gabriel Kameda (born 1975)
* Mayuko Kamio (born 1986)
* Clara-Jumi Kang (born 1987)
* Dong-Suk Kang (born 1954)
* Judy Kang (born 1979)
* Juliette Kang (born 1975)
* Paul Kantor (born 1955)
* Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 1945)
* Lewis Kaplan (born 1933)
* Mark Kaplan (born 1953)
* Daishin Kashimoto (born 1979)
* Ani Kavafian (born 1948)
* Ida Kavafian (born 1952)
* Leonidas Kavakos (born 1967)
* Tamaki Kawakubo (born 1979)
* Yōsuke Kawasaki (born 1977)
* Gaik Kazazian (born 1982)
* Barnabás Kelemen (born 1978)
* András Keller (born 1960)
* Nigel Kennedy (born 1956)
* Alexander Kerr (born 1970)
* Isabelle van Keulen (born 1966)
* Sergey Khachatryan (born 1985)
* Nadir Khashimov (born 1990)
* Olga Kholodnaya (born 1987)
* Benny Kim (born 1962)
* Bomsori Kim (born 1989)
* Kim Chee-yun (born 1970)
* Chin Kim (born 1957)
* David Kim (born 1963)
* Dennis Kim (born 1975)
* Fabiola Kim (born 1991)
* Kim Kyung-Jun (born 1987)
* Roman Kim (born 1991)
* Soovin Kim (born 1976)
* Mari Kimura (born 1962)
* Nicolas Koeckert (born 1979)
* Rudolf Koelman (born 1959)
* Pavel Kogan (born 1952)
* Jennifer Koh (born 1976)
* Katalin Kokas (born 1978)
* Rachel Kolly (born 1981)
* Christoph Koncz (born 1987)
* Patricia Kopatchinskaja (born 1977)
* Mikhail Kopelman (born 1947)
* Laurent Korcia (born 1964)
* Henning Kraggerud (born 1973)
* Anna Katharina Kränzlein (born 1980)
* Julia Krasko (born 1971)
* Gidon Kremer (born 1948)
* Sergei Krylov (born 1970)
* Oleh Krysa (born 1942)
* Erzhan Kulibaev (born 1986)
* Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (born 1947)
* Boris Kuschnir (born 1948)
* Yevgeny Kutik (born 1985)
* Pekka Kuusisto (born 1976)

### L

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* Vladimir Landsman (born 1941)
* Théotime Langlois de Swarte (born 1995)
* Jaime Laredo (born 1941)
* Tessa Lark (born 1989)
* Anna Lee (born 1995)
* Christel Lee (born 1990)
* Shannon Lee (born 1992)
* Jozsef Lendvay (born 1974)
* Kerson Leong (born 1997)
* Luz Leskowitz (born 1943)
* Gabrielle Lester (born 1961)
* Christian Li (born 2007)
* Li Chuan Yun (born 1980)
* Jack Liebeck (born 1980)
* Lim Ji-young (born 1995)
* Cho-liang Lin (born 1960)
* Joseph Lin (born 1978)
* Richard Lin (born 1991)
* Jessica Linnebach (born 1983)
* Robert Lipsett (born 1947)
* Tasmin Little (born 1965)
* Yang Liu (born 1976)
* Daniel Lozakovich (born 2001)
* Lü Siqing (born 1969)
* Barbara Luisi
* Cora Venus Lunny (born 1981)

### M

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* Cristian Măcelaru (born 1980)
* Nikolay Madoyan (born 1973)
* Manoj George (born 1971)
* Igor Malinovsky (born 1977)
* Sergey Malov (born 1983)
* Antonello Manacorda (born 1970)
* Catherine Manoukian (born 1981)
* Catya Maré (violinist, songwriter and music producer)
* Yannos Margaziotis (born 1967)
* Albert Markov (born 1933)
* Alexander Markov (born 1963)
* Edvin Marton (born 1974)
* Gwendolyn Masin (born 1977)
* Bohuslav Matoušek (born 1949)
* Robert McDuffie (born 1958)
* Anne Akiko Meyers (born 1970)
* Franco Mezzena (born 1953)
* Lucia Micarelli (born 1983)
* Peter Michalica (born 1945)
* Vanya Milanova (born 1954)
* Stefan Milenković (born 1977)
* Shlomo Mintz (born 1957)
* Madeleine Mitchell
* Leticia Moreno (born 1985)
* Amy Schwartz Moretti (born 1975)
* Gil Morgenstern
* Bijan Mortazavi (born 1957)
* Viktoria Mullova (born 1959)
* Tai Murray (born 1982)
* Andres Mustonen (born 1953)
* Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 1963)

### N

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* Stephen Nachmanovitch (born 1950)
* Florin Niculescu (born 1967)
* Gordan Nikolitch (born 1968)
* Ning Feng (born 1982)
* Ayano Ninomiya (born 1979)
* Bartłomiej Nizioł (born 1974)
* Domenico Nordio (born 1971)

### O

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* Sarah Oates (born 1976)
* Elmar Oliveira (born 1950)
* Peter Oundjian (born 1955)

### P

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* Ji-hae Park (born 1985)
* Mi-Young Park (born 1948)
* Régis Pasquier (born 1945)
* Mariusz Patyra (born 1977)
* Adela Peña
* Itzhak Perlman (born 1945)
* Mark Peskanov (born 1958)
* Ioana Petcu-Colan (born 1978)
* Anastasiya Petryshak (born 1994)
* Günter Pichler (born 1940)
* Igor Pikayzen (born 1987)
* Jennifer Pike (born 1989)
* Rachel Barton Pine (born 1974)
* Elizabeth Pitcairn (born 1973)
* Ivan Pochekin (born 1987)
* Alina Pogostkina (born 1983)
* Kermit Poling (born 1960)
* Blake Pouliot (born 1994)
* William Preucil (born 1958)
* Rachel Lee Priday (born 1988)
* Liviu Prunaru (born 1969)
* Edward Pulgar (born 1974)

### Q

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* Philippe Quint (born 1974)

### R

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* Julian Rachlin (born 1974)
* Nemanja Radulović (born 1985)
* Itzhak Rashkovsky (born 1955)
* Henry Raudales
* Kenneth Renshaw (born 1993)
* Vadim Repin (born 1971)
* Yury Revich (born 1991)
* Gerardo Ribeiro (born 1950)
* André Rieu (born 1949)
* Guido Rimonda (born 1969)
* Stanley Ritchie (born 1935)
* Shahrdad Rohani (born 1954)
* Svetlin Roussev
* Mary Rowell
* Yaakov Rubinstein (born 1968)

### S

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* Jorge Saade (born 1964)
* Kaija Saarikettu (born 1957)
* Nikolai Sachenko (born 1977)
* Dilshad Said (born 1958)
* Lara St. John (born 1971)
* Scott St. John (born 1969)
* Julia Sakharova (born 1979)
* Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961)
* Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio (born 1960)
* Guido Sant'Anna (born 2005)
* Shunsuke Sato (born 1984)
* Giora Schmidt (born 1983)
* Rainer Schmidt (born 1964)
* Eduard Schmieder (born 1948)
* Ani Schnarch (born 1957)
* Lynnette Seah (born 1957)
* Ilja Sekler (born 1971)
* Aleksey Semenenko (born 1988)
* Asuka Sezaki (born 1977)
* Gil Shaham (born 1971)
* Hagai Shaham (born 1966)
* Lisa Shihoten (born 1976)
* Hyun Su Shin (born 1987)
* Sayaka Shoji (born 1983)
* Charlie Siem (born 1986)
* Siow Lee Chin (born 1966)
* Alexander Sitkovetsky (born 1983)
* Dmitry Sitkovetsky (born 1954)
* Baiba Skride (born 1981)
* Alicja Smietana (born 1983)
* Valeriy Sokolov (born 1986)
* Sue Son (born 1985)
* Josef Špaček (born 1986)
* Vladimir Spivakov (born 1944)
* Daniel Stabrawa (born 1955)
* Sergei Stadler (born 1962)
* Judith Stapf (born 1997)
* Steven Staryk (born 1932)
* Anton Steck (born 1965)
* Vesna Stefanovich-Gruppman
* Arabella Steinbacher (born 1981)
* Arnold Steinhardt (born 1937)
* Curtis Stewart
* John Storgårds (born 1963)
* Axel Strauss (born 1974)
* Marius Stravinsky (born 1979)
* Paula Šūmane (born 1989)
* Janet Sung
* Gernot Süßmuth (born 1963)
* Akiko Suwanai (born 1972)
* Airi Suzuki (born 1989)
* Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker (born 1967)
* Vilmos Szabadi (born 1959)
* Antal Szalai (born 1981)
* Agata Szymczewska (born 1985)

### T

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* Kyoko Takezawa (born 1966)
* Ilkka Talvi (born 1948)
* Peter Tanfield (born 1961)
* Marcus Tanneberger (born 1987)
* Veriko Tchumburidze (born 1996)
* Arve Tellefsen (born 1936)
* Ryo Terakado (born 1961)
* Christian Tetzlaff (born 1966)
* Gwen Thompson (born 1947)
* Olivier Thouin
* Hugo Ticciati (born 1980)
* Anna Tifu (born 1986)
* Diana Tishchenko (born 1990)
* Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (born 1995)
* Richard Tognetti (born 1965)
* Alexandru Tomescu (born 1976)
* Viktor Tretiakov (born 1946)
* Lana Trotovšek (born 1983)
* Kirill Troussov (born 1982)
* Yu-Chien Tseng (born 1994)
* Vera Tsu Weiling (born 1960)

### U

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* Dmytro Udovychenko (born 1990)
* Uto Ughi (born 1944)
* Jourdan Urbach (born 1991)

### V

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* Elina Vähälä (born 1975)
* Almita Vamos (born 1938)
* Roland Vamos (born 1930)
* Vanessa-Mae (born 1978)
* Satu Vänskä (born 1979)
* Vasko Vassilev (born 1970)
* Maxim Vengerov (born 1974)
* Emmy Verhey (born 1949)
* Pavel Vernikov (born 1953)
* Zino Vinnikov (born 1943)
* Milan Vitek (born 1938)

### W

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* Stephen Waarts (born 1996)
* Elisabeth Waldo (born 1918)
* Gregory T.S. Walker (born 1961)
* Jean-Pierre Wallez (born 1939)
* Donald Weilerstein (born 1940)
* Antje Weithaas (born 1966)
* Rudolf Werthen (born 1946)
* Noa Wildschut (born 2001)
* Ross Monroe Winter (born 1981)
* Jasper Wood (born 1974)
* Bartosz Woroch (born 1984)
* Christine Wu

### Y

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* Brett Yang (born 1992)
* Charles Yang (born 1988)
* In Mo Yang (born 1995)
* Tianwa Yang (born 1987)
* Yuval Yaron (born 1953)
* Esther Yoo (born 1994)
* Scott Yoo (born 1971)
* Soyoung Yoon (born 1984)
* Diana Yukawa (born 1985)

### Z

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* Antal Zalai (born 1981)
* Thomas Zehetmair (born 1961)
* Ivan Ženatý (born 1962)
* Simone Zgraggen (born 1975)
* Jay Zhong (born 1973)
* Nancy Zhou (born 1993)
* Kevin Zhu (born 2000)
* Leia Zhu (born 2006)
* Frank Peter Zimmermann (born 1965)
* Nikolaj Znaider (born 1975)
* Itamar Zorman (born 1985)
* Pinchas Zukerman (born 1948)
* Jaap van Zweden (born 1960)

## Baroque violinists

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* Chiara Banchini (born 1946) (also conducts)
* Fabio Biondi (born 1961) (also conducts)
* Alison Bury (born 1954)
* Giuliano Carmignola (born 1951)
* Lucy van Dael (born 1946)
* Isabelle Faust (born 1972) (performs principally on the modern violin)
* Enrico Gatti (born 1955)
* Reinhard Goebel (born 1952) (also conducts)
* Gottfried von der Goltz (born 1964) (also conducts)
* Ilya Gringolts (born 1982) (performs principally on the modern violin)
* Thomas Hengelbrock (born 1958) (primarily known for conducting)
* John Holloway (born 1948)
* Monica Huggett (born 1953) (also conducts)
* Alina Ibragimova (performs principally on the modern violin)
* Sigiswald Kuijken (born 1944) (also conducts)
* Andrew Manze (born 1965) (also conducts)
* Eduard Melkus (born 1928)
* Viktoria Mullova (born 1959) (performs principally on the modern violin)
* Petra Müllejans (born 1959)
* Enrico Onofri (born 1967) (first violinist with Il Giardino Armonico)
* Ioana Petcu-Colan (born 1978)
* Rachel Barton Pine (born 1974) (performs principally on the modern violin, also plays viola d'amore)
* Rachel Podger (born 1968)
* Hélène Schmitt
* Dmitry Sinkovsky (born 1980) (also countertenor and conductor)
* Simon Standage (born 1941)
* Elizabeth Wallfisch (born 1952) (also conducts)

## References

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1. ^ "Rochelle Abramson". LA Phil. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
2. ^ Schrott, Allen. "Salvatore Accardo". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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