World's Greatest Violinists

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Musicians The World's Greatest Violinists

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1,711 592

MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

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199 168

bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

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1 1,711 592 MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

2 1,773 674 Jascha Heifetz Dec. at 86 (1901-1987)

3 2,028 790 Itzhak Perlman age 72

4 1,060 524 David Oistrakh Dec. at 66 (1908-1974)

5 1,733 1,121 David Garrett age 37

6 1,309 827 Hilary Hahn age 38

7 802 477 Fritz Kreisler Dec. at 87 (1875-1962)

8 981 606 Maxim Vengerov age 43

9 873 536 Yehudi Menuhin Died at 83 (1916-1999)

10 676 437 Isaac Stern Dec. at 81 (1920-2001)

11 556 361 Nathan Milstein Dec. at 88 (1904-1992)

12 263 132 Péter Szontagh-Kisházi added Pablo De Sarasate Dec. at 64 (1844-1908)

13 879 615 Sarah Chang age 37

14 510 326 Pinchas Zukerman age 69

15 506 324 Leonidas Kavakos age 50

16 727 504 Anne-Sophie Mutter age 54

17 910 655 Joshua Bell age 50

18 494 329 Leonid Kogan Dec. at 58 (1924-1982)

19 618 430 Janine Jansen age 40

20 370 231 Arthur Grumiaux Dec. at 65 (1921-1986)

21 566 393 Julia Fischer age 34

22 412 269 ArthurArakelian added Samvel Yervinyan age 52

23 467 316 Gil Shaham age 47

24 355 226 Henryk Szeryng Dec. at 70 (1918-1988)

25 153 70 eun-hwan-bai added Eugène Ysaÿe Dec. at 73 (1858-1931)

26 361 263 Kyung-Wha Chung age 70

27 203 124 eun-hwan-bai added Midori Goto age 46

28 170 100 YanYu added Ray Chen age 29

29 207 135 RichardWalz added Georges Enesco Dec. at 74 (1881-1955)

30 285 209 Gidon Kremer age 71

31 268 197 Zino Francescatti Dec. at 89 (1902-1991)

32 243 175 Shlomo Mintz age 60

33 160 101 frédéric-gaudette added James Ehnes age 42

34 300 241 Mischa Elman Dec. at 76 (1891-1967)

35 265 211 Vadim Repin age 44

36 266 217 Ida Haendel age 89

37 208 159 Michael Rabin Dec. at 36 (1936-1972)

38 243 203 Ginette Neveu Dec. at 30 (1919-1949)

39 212 171 Ivry Gitlis age 95

40 199 168 bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

41 163 132 Joseph Szigeti Dec. at 81 (1892-1973)

42 246 224 Salvatore Accardo age 76

43 53 17 AlpanBalkis added Suna Kan age 82

44 280 273 Nigel Kennedy age 61

45 176 157 Frank Peter Zimmermann age 53

46 123 98 chelseyc0922 added Viktoria Mullova age 59

47 150 131 ann-wilson-clark added Nicola Benedetti age 30

48 714 797 MichalDomaradzki added Lindsey Stirling age 31

49 178 172 Ruggiero Ricci Dec. at 94 (1918-2012)

50 144 137 Alexander Markov age 55

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1
1,711 592

MohamedHafez added Niccolò Paganini

2
1,773 674

Jascha Heifetz Dec. at 86 (1901-1987)

3
2,028 790

Itzhak Perlman age 72

4
1,060 524

David Oistrakh Dec. at 66 (1908-1974)

5
1,733 1,121

David Garrett age 37

6
1,309 827

Hilary Hahn age 38

7
802 477

Fritz Kreisler Dec. at 87 (1875-1962)

8
981 606

Maxim Vengerov age 43

9
873 536

Yehudi Menuhin Died at 83 (1916-1999)

10
676 437

Isaac Stern Dec. at 81 (1920-2001)

11
556 361

Nathan Milstein Dec. at 88 (1904-1992)

12
263 132

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

13
879 615

Sarah Chang age 37

14
510 326

Pinchas Zukerman age 69

15
506 324

Leonidas Kavakos age 50

16
727 504

Anne-Sophie Mutter age 54

17
910 655

Joshua Bell age 50

18
494 329

Leonid Kogan Dec. at 58 (1924-1982)

19
618 430

Janine Jansen age 40

20
370 231

Arthur Grumiaux Dec. at 65 (1921-1986)

21
566 393

Julia Fischer age 34

22
412 269

ArthurArakelian added Samvel Yervinyan age 52

23
467 316

Gil Shaham age 47

24
355 226

Henryk Szeryng Dec. at 70 (1918-1988)

25
153 70

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

26
361 263

Kyung-Wha Chung age 70

27
203 124

eun-hwan-bai added Midori Goto age 46

28
170 100

YanYu added Ray Chen age 29

29
207 135

RichardWalz added Georges Enesco Dec. at 74 (1881-1955)

30
285 209

Gidon Kremer age 71

31
268 197

Zino Francescatti Dec. at 89 (1902-1991)

32
243 175

Shlomo Mintz age 60

33
160 101

frédéric-gaudette added James Ehnes age 42

34
300 241

Mischa Elman Dec. at 76 (1891-1967)

35
265 211

Vadim Repin age 44

36
266 217

Ida Haendel age 89

37
208 159

Michael Rabin Dec. at 36 (1936-1972)

38
243 203

Ginette Neveu Dec. at 30 (1919-1949)

39
212 171

Ivry Gitlis age 95

40
199 168

bosko.stojanovic89 added Nemanja Radulovic

41
163 132

Joseph Szigeti Dec. at 81 (1892-1973)

42
246 224

Salvatore Accardo age 76

43
53 17

AlpanBalkis added Suna Kan age 82

44
280 273

Nigel Kennedy age 61

45
176 157

Frank Peter Zimmermann age 53

46
123 98

chelseyc0922 added Viktoria Mullova age 59

47
150 131

ann-wilson-clark added Nicola Benedetti age 30

48
714 797

MichalDomaradzki added Lindsey Stirling age 31

49
178 172

Ruggiero Ricci Dec. at 94 (1918-2012)

50
144 137

Alexander Markov age 55

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List Rules: 1. User voting changes list order. 2. User submissions allowed.