Talk:Leonidas Kavakos

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Hi I just wanted to ask does anyone know who were Mr. Kavakos's teachers? He mentioned on a conversation that he studied for eight years with a pianist (long after he has won the competitions), and there is also a person named Stelios Kafanteris mentioned in the booklet of his Sibelius CD, but I couldn't find information on line on this person, could anyone contribute? Thanks a lot, Namrur

Hello! Kavakos started with his father at a very early age and later moved on with Kafantaris (Στέλιος Καφαντάρης) -due to fighting with his father- until he won the Sibelius.Kafantaris was a musician that could hardly play the violin (he always showed what he meant with his fingers on a pencil) but was though a great teacher.He gave much attention to technique, Sevcik studies and so on.There is a video on youtube where young kavakos plays with a small ensemble where Kafantaris is directing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6DsP0ubZ8 ... Later Kavakos went to the USA and had lessons with Gingold. I don't know which pianist you are talking about but yes he told me that having lessons with pianists is really helpful. thegreekpaganini —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thegreekpaganini (talk • contribs) 17:08, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Infamous videos of Kavakos playing Paganini Caprice no. 5, Paganini Caprice no. 24, and Variations on God Save The King (Op.9)[edit]

Hi, Is there any way we could add references and links to the following videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijI_fyRwik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WuPlIx47gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AR7uBktXUo

Out of the three videos, the first one is perhaps the most infamous amongst the violin-playing community. Kavakos is shown playing Paganini's Caprice no. 5 at an incredible speed and with crystal-clear clarity- a feat unmatched by most professional recordings of the piece today. I know that maybe Hahn could play the piece faster and more crisp a few years ago, but at the time, Kavakos' recording would have been the fastest.Tzepeng (talk) 16:10, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]