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{{short description|Russian and Belgian violinist (born 1971)}} |
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|name = Vadim Repin |
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|birth_name = Vadim Viktorovich Repin |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|8|31}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|8|31}} |
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|birth_place = [[Novosibirsk]], |
|birth_place = [[Novosibirsk]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] |
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|education = Studied with [[Zakhar Bron]] |
|education = Studied with [[Zakhar Bron]] |
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|occupation = Classical [[violin]]ist |
|occupation = Classical [[violin]]ist |
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|years_active = 1982–present |
|years_active = 1982–present |
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|website = {{url|https://www.vadimrepin.com}} |
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'''Vadim Viktorovich Repin''' ({{ |
'''Vadim Viktorovich Repin''' ({{langx|ru|Вадим Викторович Репин}}, {{IPA|ru|vɐˈdʲim ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈrʲepʲɪn|}};<ref>[http://www.forvo.com/word/%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD/ Vadim Repin pronounced in Russian]</ref> born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian [[violin]]ist who lives in [[Vienna]].<ref name="article by Susanna Dal Monte">[http://oe1.orf.at/artikel/307806 Article] {{in lang|de}} by Susanna Dal Monte on www.oe1.orf.at, 21 June 2012</ref> |
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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."<ref name="article by Susanna Dal Monte"/><ref>[http://www.beethoven-orchester.de/Newsletter/2011-10/news-2011-10.htm Announcement of the Beethoven orchestra Bonn in October 2011] {{ |
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."<ref name="article by Susanna Dal Monte"/><ref>[http://www.beethoven-orchester.de/Newsletter/2011-10/news-2011-10.htm Announcement of the Beethoven orchestra Bonn in October 2011] {{in lang|de}}</ref><ref name="relationship with Menuhin">[http://www.kultiversum.de/Musik-Partituren/Die-Hoerprobe-Vadim-Repin.html Interview with Vadim Repin]{{in lang|de}}, among other things Repin talks about the relationship with Menuhin; article by Arnt Cobbers, magazine ''Partituren'', page 62, issue 14, 2008</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Vadim Repin was born in [[Novosibirsk]], Western [[Siberia]], on 31 August 1971 |
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. |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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At the age of 17, he became the youngest winner of violin section of the [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition]] in [[Brussels]] |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmireb.be/cgi?lg=en&pag=1698&tab=102&rec=662&frm=0|title=Entry for Vadim Repin on the official site of the Queen Elisabeth competition|publisher=Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition|access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref> Vadim Repin has played under such leading conductors as [[Simon Rattle]], [[Valery Gergiev]], [[Mariss Jansons]], and [[Yehudi Menuhin]]. |
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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 Thomas]] (with whom he made his United Kingdom debut at [[The Lichfield Festival]] in 1985), [[James Levine]], [[Kurt Masur]], [[Edo de Waart]], [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]], [[Mstislav Rostropovich]], [[Myung-whun Chung]] and [[Riccardo Muti]]. |
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Repin has performed with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], [[Vienna Philharmonic]], [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]], [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] and [[London Symphony Orchestra]]. He regularly collaborates with [[Nikolai Lugansky]] and [[Itamar Golan]] in recital; other chamber music partners include [[Martha Argerich]], [[Evgeny Kissin]], [[Lang Lang]] and [[Mischa Maisky]]. |
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Vadim Repin has been a frequent guest at festivals such as the [[BBC Proms]], Tanglewood, Gstaad and Verbier.<ref>[http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html Vadim Repin Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626060519/http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html |date=26 June 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 he played the premiere of [[James MacMillan]] Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gergiev which was dedicated to him.<ref>[http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-Violin-Concerto-premiere-with-Vadim-Repin/12012 James MacMillan: Violin Concerto premiere with Vadim Repin] article published in April 2010 on boosey.com, the website of [[Boosey & Hawkes]]</ref> |
Vadim Repin has been a frequent guest at festivals such as the [[BBC Proms]], Tanglewood, Gstaad and Verbier.<ref>[http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html Vadim Repin Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626060519/http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html |date=26 June 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 he played the premiere of [[James MacMillan]] Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gergiev which was dedicated to him.<ref>[http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-Violin-Concerto-premiere-with-Vadim-Repin/12012 James MacMillan: Violin Concerto premiere with Vadim Repin] article published in April 2010 on boosey.com, the website of [[Boosey & Hawkes]]</ref> |
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==Repertoire and recordings== |
==Repertoire and recordings== |
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Repin specializes in [[Music of Russia|Russian music]] and [[Music of France|French music]], particularly the great Russian [[violin concerto]]s, as well as [[20th |
Repin specializes in [[Music of Russia|Russian music]] and [[Music of France|French music]], particularly the great Russian [[violin concerto]]s, as well as [[20th-century classical music|20th-century]] and [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary]] music. |
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He has recorded violin concertos by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]], [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]], [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]], [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich]] and [[Nikolai Myaskovsky]]. Repin has also made two CDs of violin and piano music works with [[Boris Berezovsky (pianist)|Boris Berezovsky]] and has recorded chamber music with pianists [[Martha Argerich]] and [[Mikhail Pletnev]], violist [[Yuri Bashmet]], and cellist [[Mischa Maisky]]. In 2010, Repin recorded an album of violin sonatas with pianist [[Nikolai Lugansky]]. |
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The majority of Repin's recordings through 2005 were on the [[Erato Records|Erato]] label. However, in 2005 Repin appeared on |
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[[Deutsche Grammophon]] (DG) on a disc of chamber music by [[Sergei Taneyev]] alongside [[Mikhail Pletnev]], [[Ilya Gringolts]], [[Nobuko Imai]], and [[Lynn Harrell]]; and in April 2006 Repin signed an exclusive recording contract with DG. |
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==Instruments== |
==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 [[Giuseppe Guarneri|Guarneri del Gesù]] 1737 ''Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette'', a loan by David Fulton |
*1996 Repin played shortly the [[Giuseppe Guarneri|Guarneri del Gesù]] 1737 "''Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette''," a loan by David Fulton |
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*1996–2005 Stradivari ''Ruby'' |
*1996–2005 Stradivari 1708 "''Ruby"'',<ref>[http://www.evene.fr/musique/actualite/interview-vadim-repin-concerto-violon-beethoven-1659.php?p=2 Interview de Vadim Repin à l'Actualité Musique d'Evene] en Novembre 2008</ref> as a loan by the Stradivari Society in Chicago and previously played by [[Pablo de Sarasate]] |
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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 |
*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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*2013-2015 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "Lafont" |
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*Since 2015 Vadim Repin plays a Stradivari 1733 "Rode" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vadimrepin.com/vadim-repin.html#violins|title = Vadim Repin - Official Website}}</ref> |
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His preferred bows are by [[Nicolaus Kittel]] and [[Nicolas Maline]]. |
His preferred bows are by [[Nicolaus Kittel]] and [[Nicolas Maline]]. |
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==Personal life== |
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Vadim Repin married Caroline Diemunsch in 2001. Their son Leonardo was born in 2006.<ref>[http://www.meloman.ru/?id=248&language=switch Profile of Vadim Repin at the Moscow State Philharmonic Society]</ref> |
Vadim Repin married Caroline Diemunsch in 2001. Their son Leonardo was born in 2006.<ref>[http://www.meloman.ru/?id=248&language=switch Profile of Vadim Repin at the Moscow State Philharmonic Society]</ref> |
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His current |
His current wife<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/22/vadim-repin-violinist-portrait-artist Vadim Repin, violinist – portrait of the artist], interview by Laura Barnett, 22 January 2014, [[The Guardian]].</ref> is [[Svetlana Zakharova (dancer)|Svetlana Zakharova]], the principal dancer of the [[Bolshoi Theatre|Bolshoi Ballet]].<ref>[http://www.stprexclassics.com/v3/?page_id=4148&lang=en Announcement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323134128/http://www.stprexclassics.com/v3/?page_id=4148&lang=en |date=23 March 2014 }} 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</ref> They have a daughter, who was born in February 2011.<ref>[http://www.theartsdesk.com/dance/bolshoi-prima-and-violinist-repin-have-baby Bolshoi prima and violinist Repin have baby] article of Ismene Brown from 18 February 2011 on www.theartsdesk.com</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Official|https://www.vadimrepin.com}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130626060519/http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html Vadim Repin Biography] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130626060519/http://www.vadimrepin.com/biography.html Vadim Repin Biography] |
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*[http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~wistaria/repin.htm Vadim Repin Homepage], unofficial website, very comprehensive |
*[http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~wistaria/repin.htm Vadim Repin Homepage], unofficial website, very comprehensive |
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*[http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~wistaria/disc.htm Discography], up to Octobre 2010 |
*[http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~wistaria/disc.htm Discography], up to Octobre 2010 |
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*[http://www.productions-sarfati.com/ |
*[http://www.productions-sarfati.com/index.php?lang=2&id=49 Biography of Vadim Repin], Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati |
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*[http://columbia-artists.com/?webid=1939 Biography of Vadim Repin], [[Columbia Artists Management]] Inc. |
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===Interviews=== |
===Interviews=== |
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*[http://www.evene.fr/musique/actualite/interview-vadim-repin-concerto-violon-beethoven-1659.php Interview on Evene.fr] {{fr |
*[http://www.evene.fr/musique/actualite/interview-vadim-repin-concerto-violon-beethoven-1659.php Interview on Evene.fr] {{in lang|fr}}, 30 October 2008 |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxsOPV2cPY0 Interview of Vadim Repin] by Mischa Damev from January 2011, published on YouTube |
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxsOPV2cPY0 Interview of Vadim Repin] by Mischa Damev from January 2011, published on YouTube |
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*[http://lugansky.homestead.com/files/Vienna1102.htm Light-filled brilliance], review by Herbert Müller, translated from German into English, from Wienerzeitung, 27 November 2002 |
*[http://lugansky.homestead.com/files/Vienna1102.htm Light-filled brilliance], review by Herbert Müller, translated from German into English, from Wienerzeitung, 27 November 2002 |
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Vadim Repin (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Mischa Maisky (cello): |
Vadim Repin (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Mischa Maisky (cello): |
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*[http://www.altamusica.com/concerts/document.php?action=MoreDocument&DocRef=2545&DossierRef=2258 La Palme d'or pour les trois Russes] {{fr |
*[http://www.altamusica.com/concerts/document.php?action=MoreDocument&DocRef=2545&DossierRef=2258 La Palme d'or pour les trois Russes] {{in lang|fr}}, 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 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 27 October 2024
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Born | Vadim Viktorovich Repin 31 August 1971 |
Education | Studied with Zakhar Bron |
Occupation | Classical violinist |
Years active | 1982–present |
Website | www |
Vadim Viktorovich Repin (Russian: Вадим Викторович Репин, [vɐˈdʲim ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ ˈrʲepʲɪn];[1] born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian violinist who lives in Vienna.[2]
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."[2][3][4]
Education
[edit]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
[edit]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.[5] 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.[6] In 2010 he played the premiere of James MacMillan Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gergiev which was dedicated to him.[7]
Repertoire and recordings
[edit]Repin specializes in Russian music and French music, particularly the great Russian violin concertos, as well as 20th-century and contemporary music.
Instruments
[edit]- 1982-1984 a unique Stradivari three-quarter size on loan from the Russian State Collection
- 1984–1989 Stradivari 1720 "ex-Wieniawski-Wieniawski" on loan from the Russian State Collection
- 1996 Repin played shortly the Guarneri del Gesù 1737 "Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette," a loan by David Fulton
- 1996–2005 Stradivari 1708 "Ruby",[8] as a loan by the Stradivari Society in Chicago and previously played by Pablo de Sarasate
- 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
- 2002-2009 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "Von Szerdahely"
- 2010-2013 Guarneri del Gesù 1743 "Bonjour"
- 2013-2015 Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "Lafont"
- Since 2015 Vadim Repin plays a Stradivari 1733 "Rode" [9]
His preferred bows are by Nicolaus Kittel and Nicolas Maline.
Personal life
[edit]Vadim Repin married Caroline Diemunsch in 2001. Their son Leonardo was born in 2006.[10]
His current wife[11] is Svetlana Zakharova, the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet.[12] They have a daughter, who was born in February 2011.[13]
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Vadim Repin Biography
- Vadim Repin Homepage, unofficial website, very comprehensive
- Discography, up to Octobre 2010
- Biography of Vadim Repin, Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati
- Biography of Vadim Repin, Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Interviews
[edit]- Interview on Evene.fr (in French), 30 October 2008
- Interview of Vadim Repin by Mischa Damev from January 2011, published on YouTube
Reviews
[edit]Vadim Repin (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano):
- Crescendo, review by Noël Godts, translated from French into English, about their recital on 20 November 2002 in Brussels
- 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):
- La Palme d'or pour les trois Russes (in French), 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
References
[edit]- ^ Vadim Repin pronounced in Russian
- ^ a b Article (in German) by Susanna Dal Monte on www.oe1.orf.at, 21 June 2012
- ^ Announcement of the Beethoven orchestra Bonn in October 2011 (in German)
- ^ Interview with Vadim Repin(in German), among other things Repin talks about the relationship with Menuhin; article by Arnt Cobbers, magazine Partituren, page 62, issue 14, 2008
- ^ "Entry for Vadim Repin on the official site of the Queen Elisabeth competition". Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Vadim Repin Biography Archived 26 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ James MacMillan: Violin Concerto premiere with Vadim Repin article published in April 2010 on boosey.com, the website of Boosey & Hawkes
- ^ Interview de Vadim Repin à l'Actualité Musique d'Evene en Novembre 2008
- ^ "Vadim Repin - Official Website".
- ^ Profile of Vadim Repin at the Moscow State Philharmonic Society
- ^ Vadim Repin, violinist – portrait of the artist, interview by Laura Barnett, 22 January 2014, The Guardian.
- ^ Announcement Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 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
- ^ Bolshoi prima and violinist Repin have baby article of Ismene Brown from 18 February 2011 on www.theartsdesk.com
- Russian classical violinists
- Male classical violinists
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Reina Sofía School of Music alumni
- Musicians from Novosibirsk
- Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
- Deutsche Grammophon artists
- 21st-century classical violinists
- 21st-century Russian male musicians
- Erato Records artists