World's Greatest Violinists

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Musicians The World's Greatest Violinists

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1,647 560

MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

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192 159

bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

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1 1,647 560 MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

2 1,970 752 Itzhak Perlman age 72

3 1,722 644 Jascha Heifetz Died at 86 (1901-1987)

4 1,026 495 David Oistrakh Died at 66 (1908-1974)

5 1,691 1,064 David Garrett age 37

6 774 457 Fritz Kreisler Died at 87 (1875-1962)

7 1,256 795 Hilary Hahn age 38

8 947 583 Maxim Vengerov age 43

9 849 515 Yehudi Menuhin Died at 83 (1916-1999)

10 651 421 Isaac Stern Died at 81 (1920-2001)

11 492 310 Pinchas Zukerman age 69

12 541 350 Nathan Milstein Died at 88 (1904-1992)

13 853 597 Sarah Chang age 37

14 246 120 Péter Szontagh-Kisházi added Pablo De Sarasate Died at 64 (1844-1908)

15 483 312 Leonidas Kavakos age 50

16 887 634 Joshua Bell age 50

17 703 488 Anne-Sophie Mutter age 54

18 601 417 Janine Jansen age 40

19 405 258 ArthurArakelian added Samvel Yervinyan age 52

20 360 225 Arthur Grumiaux Died at 65 (1921-1986)

21 478 322 Leonid Kogan Died at 58 (1924-1982)

22 551 382 Julia Fischer age 34

23 453 306 Gil Shaham age 47

24 345 220 Henryk Szeryng Died at 70 (1918-1988)

25 351 250 Kyung-Wha Chung age 70

26 141 68 eun-hwan-bai added Eugène Ysaÿe Died at 73 (1858-1931)

27 191 114 eun-hwan-bai added Midori Goto age 46

28 197 129 RichardWalz added Georges Enesco Died at 74 (1881-1955)

29 274 204 Gidon Kremer age 71

30 258 189 Zino Francescatti Died at 89 (1902-1991)

31 152 91 frédéric-gaudette added James Ehnes age 42

32 229 169 Shlomo Mintz age 60

33 294 233 Mischa Elman Died at 76 (1891-1967)

34 145 90 YanYu added Ray Chen age 29

35 258 209 Ida Haendel age 89

36 200 152 Michael Rabin Died at 36 (1936-1972)

37 251 206 Vadim Repin age 44

38 236 195 Ginette Neveu Died at 30 (1919-1949)

39 204 163 Ivry Gitlis age 95

40 192 159 bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

41 243 216 Salvatore Accardo age 76

42 48 8 AlpanBalkis added Suna Kan age 82

43 154 126 Joseph Szigeti Died at 81 (1892-1973)

44 275 263 Nigel Kennedy age 61

45 171 150 Frank Peter Zimmermann age 53

46 145 121 ann-wilson-clark added Nicola Benedetti age 30

47 116 91 chelseyc0922 added Viktoria Mullova age 59

48 698 769 MichalDomaradzki added Lindsey Stirling age 31

49 174 166 Ruggiero Ricci Died at 94 (1918-2012)

50 136 130 Alexander Markov age 55

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1
1,647 560

MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

2
1,970 752

Itzhak Perlman age 72

3
1,722 644

Jascha Heifetz Died at 86 (1901-1987)

4
1,026 495

David Oistrakh Died at 66 (1908-1974)

5
1,691 1,064

David Garrett age 37

6
774 457

Fritz Kreisler Died at 87 (1875-1962)

7
1,256 795

Hilary Hahn age 38

8
947 583

Maxim Vengerov age 43

9
849 515

Yehudi Menuhin Died at 83 (1916-1999)

10
651 421

Isaac Stern Died at 81 (1920-2001)

11
492 310

Pinchas Zukerman age 69

12
541 350

Nathan Milstein Died at 88 (1904-1992)

13
853 597

Sarah Chang age 37

14
246 120

Péter Szontagh-Kisházi added Pablo De Sarasate Died at 64 (1844-1908)

15
483 312

Leonidas Kavakos age 50

16
887 634

Joshua Bell age 50

17
703 488

Anne-Sophie Mutter age 54

18
601 417

Janine Jansen age 40

19
405 258

ArthurArakelian added Samvel Yervinyan age 52

20
360 225

Arthur Grumiaux Died at 65 (1921-1986)

21
478 322

Leonid Kogan Died at 58 (1924-1982)

22
551 382

Julia Fischer age 34

23
453 306

Gil Shaham age 47

24
345 220

Henryk Szeryng Died at 70 (1918-1988)

25
351 250

Kyung-Wha Chung age 70

26
141 68

eun-hwan-bai added Eugène Ysaÿe Died at 73 (1858-1931)

27
191 114

eun-hwan-bai added Midori Goto age 46

28
197 129

RichardWalz added Georges Enesco Died at 74 (1881-1955)

29
274 204

Gidon Kremer age 71

30
258 189

Zino Francescatti Died at 89 (1902-1991)

31
152 91

frédéric-gaudette added James Ehnes age 42

32
229 169

Shlomo Mintz age 60

33
294 233

Mischa Elman Died at 76 (1891-1967)

34
145 90

YanYu added Ray Chen age 29

35
258 209

Ida Haendel age 89

36
200 152

Michael Rabin Died at 36 (1936-1972)

37
251 206

Vadim Repin age 44

38
236 195

Ginette Neveu Died at 30 (1919-1949)

39
204 163

Ivry Gitlis age 95

40
192 159

bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

41
243 216

Salvatore Accardo age 76

42
48 8

AlpanBalkis added Suna Kan age 82

43
154 126

Joseph Szigeti Died at 81 (1892-1973)

44
275 263

Nigel Kennedy age 61

45
171 150

Frank Peter Zimmermann age 53

46
145 121

ann-wilson-clark added Nicola Benedetti age 30

47
116 91

chelseyc0922 added Viktoria Mullova age 59

48
698 769

MichalDomaradzki added Lindsey Stirling age 31

49
174 166

Ruggiero Ricci Died at 94 (1918-2012)

50
136 130

Alexander Markov age 55

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