Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Franz Ihm

How does it feel to encounter the violin of your dreams - twice?
The story of how "everything began" involes two coincidences which span over many years and two different continents...
Watch Leonidas Kavakos in conversation with Franz Ihm to hear more about this life changing moments and learn about the musician's responsibilities to ensure protection and safety of his Stradivarius Violin.
Thank you Leonidas Kavakos for inviting us to explore your world!
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[@MD-zm6sn]

Much cooler story than if he'd just been able to get it the first time. Probably means a lot more to him. Would to me.

[@adolfoleongomez4631]

Grande Kavakos!!!

[@Artistonhelm]

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[@gkroll]

Just curious. I think I am seeing and Eva perazzi gold G & D and a regular Eva perazzi A. Anyone know what the e-string is?

[@RayPlusTV]

looks like the e string called "No.1" literally called "No.1"

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Rubish. Kavakos does not need any special violin. He would sound like Kavakos with any violin over 20.000€. 98% is going to be Kavakos. But, like Frank Peter Zimmermann…big theater about „THE VIOLIN“…..
It is like Messi talking about the balls he prefers to play….

[@AdamantSeraph]

Nope. You have to be Kavakos or Zimmermann to be able to exploit and understand such miracles. And about the theater - Stradivaris and other great makers really earned their place in art history while their instrument fully deserve notority, same as great paintings.
The other way arround, I can assure the Kavakos himself will tell you that he feels more inspired and has much more freedom of expression on his Strad than on any 20k...even 200k

[@rlkinnard]

even he needs a special violin to project; there are plenty of new violins that are as good if not better than his strad.

[@AdamantSeraph]

@@rlkinnard nope! Not at all. And that includes Grainer and Zygmuntowicz when I am saying nope

[@didawida9]

Sadly ignorant point of view...

[@violinhunter2]

You are absolutely right, but few people would agree because they don't know any better. When Heifetz gave his violin to the San Francisco Symphony to be used by the concertmaster (Jacob Krachmalnick), the violin suddenly didn't sound the same!!!