Maxim Vengerov

Maxim Vengerov
Максим Александрович Венгеров
Background information
Birth nameMaxim Alexandrovich Vengerov
Born (1974-08-20) 20 August 1974 (age 50)
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1][2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • conductor
  • professor
Instrument(s)Violin, viola
Years active1984–present
Labels
Websitewww.nfbm.com/maxim-vengerov/

Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov[a] (Russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world".[3]

Vengerov was born in Novosibirsk, the only child of Aleksandr and Larisa Borisovna, an oboist and orphanage children's choir director, respectively. He began his musical journey early, singing in his mother's choir at the age of three and starting violin lessons at five with Galina Turchaninova.

At age 10, Vengerov won the 1984 International Karol Lipiński and Henryk Wieniawski Young Violin Player Competition, marking the start of his career. He subsequently studied with Zakhar Bron, following him from the Soviet Union to the Royal Academy of Music in London and then to the Musikhochschule Lübeck in Germany. In 1990, Vengerov won the International Carl Flesch Competition, securing a recording contract with Teldec and launching his international career.

Vengerov moved to Israel with his family in 1990, continuing his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2006, he founded the Musicians of Tomorrow school in northern Israel. His career also includes contributions as a conductor and educator, serving as the first chief conductor of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad Orchestra and holding professorships at institutions like the Royal College of Music in London. He has received numerous awards, including a Grammy and multiple Echo Music Prizes, and plays on the 1727 "ex-Kreutzer" Stradivarius violin.

  1. ^ Verghis, Sharon (28 November 2015). "Violinist Maxim Vengerov joins the QSO with Stradivarius". The Australian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ Adrian Hamilton (22 January 2005). "Maxim Vengerov: The showman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ Classic FM. "Maxim Vengerov: Facts".


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