Artist in Residence at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Leonidas has been named Artist in Residence at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO). During the 2018-19 season, Leonidas will perform Shostakovich Violin Concerto with the conductor Mariss Jansons and Berg Violin Concerto with the conductor Daniel Harding. He will also play/conduct concerts that feature Beethoven Violin Concerto and Symphony No.7 and will perform Beethoven’s Septet in E flat major with members of the orchestra.

Leonidas’ recording of Shostakovich Violin Concerto on the Mariinsky label was awarded a 5-star review from BBC Music Magazine: “In the Nocturne, Kavakos mesmerises the listener with the subtle poetry of his phrasing, and at the opposite end of the emotional spectrum, delivers a hard-hitting manic account of the Burlesque.”

Performances

1 and 2 November 2018
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1
Cond. Mariss Jansons

28 and 29 March 2019
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony 7
Cond. & violin Leonidas Kavakos

9,10 and 11 May 2019
Berg Violin Concerto
Cond. Daniel Harding

12 May 2019
Chamber concert with members of the BRSO
Beethoven Septet in E-flat major
Cond. & violin Leonidas Kavakos