Kristóf Baráti was born in Budapest, but spent a large part of his childhood in Venezuela. A prizewinner of the Long-Thibaud and Queen Elisabeth competitions, he won the Paganini Competition in Moscow in 2010.

Considered to be one of the finest violinists on the international scene, he performs in prestigious concert halls around the world and at leading festivals, with many of the major orchestras. In 2016 he made a sensational debut at the Verbier Festival and has since been back every year.

Baráti has recorded extensively for major labels, with his discography including Paganini’s violin concertos, Bach’s complete music for solo violin, Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano, Korngold’s violin concerto and Mozart’s violin concertos.

In recent years he has also been more active as a conductor. He has received several awards, including the Kossuth Prize, the most prestigious distinction in his native Hungary. Baráti is head of the string department at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. He plays the 1703 ‘Lady Harmsworth’ violin, kindly provided by the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

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