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Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Leonidas Kavakos is a Greek violinist born on October 30, 1967. Kavakos began studying violin at age five and continued his studies at the Greek National Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris. Later on, a scholarship enabled him to attend master classes with Joseph Gingold at Indiana University. He made his debut in Athens in 1984. In 1985, he won the International Sibelius Competition in Helsinki, where he was the youngest contestant. He also took a first prize at the Paganini Violin Competit...
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