Vadim Repin Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Vadim Repin (Vadim Viktorovich Repin, Вадим Викторович Репин [vɐˈdim ˈviktɐrvitʃ ˈrepin], born in Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) is a Belgian (naturalized) Russian violinist who currently lives in Austria. Yehudi Menuhin once said that "Vadim Repin is simply the best and most perfect violinist that I have ever had the chance to hear" after having heard the Russian violinist perform. Vadim Repin began to play the violin at the age of 5. He went on to study with Zakhar Bron, the famous violin teacher. At only eleven, he won the gold medal in all age... MORE

Vadim Repin (Vadim Viktorovich Repin, Вадим Викторович Репин [vɐˈdim ˈviktɐrvitʃ ˈrepin], born in Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) is a Belgian (naturalized) Russian violinist who currently lives in Austria. Yehudi Menuhin once said that "Vadim Repin is simply the best and most perfect violinist that I have ever had the chance to hear" after having heard the Russian violinist perform. Vadim Repin began to play the violin at the age of 5. He went on to study with Zakhar Bron, the famous violin teacher. At only eleven, he won the gold medal in all age categories in the Wienawski Competition and gave his recital débuts in Moscow and St Petersburg. 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 the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, the world's premier violin competition. He was a member of the jury in the 2009 violin-session of this competition. Vadim Repin has played under such leading conductors as Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, and Yehudi Menuhin. He has also played with Pierre Boulez, Riccardo Chailly, Charles Dutoit, Michael Tilson LESS