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Leonidas Kavakos

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Leonidas Kavakos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Καβάκος; born 30 October 1967) is a Greek violinist and conductor. He has won several international violin competition prizes, including the Sibelius, Paganini, Naumburg, and Indianapolis competitions. He is an Onassis Foundation scholar. He has also recorded for record labels such as Sony/BMG and BIS. As a conductor, he was an artistic director of the Camerata Salzburg and has been a guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonidas Kavakos is the 1,818th most popular musician (down from 1,755th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from Greece (down from 809th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Greek Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leonidas Kavakos ranks 1,818 out of 3,175. Before him are Seasick Steve, Kenny Wheeler, Van Dyke Parks, Max Weinberg, Johnny Dodds, and Booker T. Jones. After him are Holly Johnson, Kim Kashkashian, Magic Slim, Carey Bell, George Gruntz, and Bill Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Leonidas Kavakos ranks 296. Before him are Marco Giampaolo, Masami Ihara, Melora Hardin, Sharleen Spiteri, Uche Okechukwu, and Nathalie Tauziat. After him are Emmanuelle Bercot, Tina Arena, Gil Bellows, Dragan Đilas, Titiyo, and Julio Dely Valdés.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Leonidas Kavakos ranks 822 out of 1,024. Before him are Stefanos Tsitsipas (1998), Nikos Kotzias (1950), Glykeria (1953), Theodoros Pangalos (1938), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), and Benizelos Roufos (1795). After him are Giorgos Koudas (1946), Evripidis Bakirtzis (1895), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Philaenis (-250), Dimitris Avramopoulos (1953), and Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In Greece

Among musicians born in Greece, Leonidas Kavakos ranks 7. Before him are Yanni (1954), Terpander (-712), Tommy Lee (1962), Gina Bachauer (1913), Markos Vamvakaris (1905), and Nikos Xilouris (1936). After him are Savina Yannatou (1959), Steve Angello (1982), Creed Taylor (1929), Gus G (1980), and Pavlos Fyssas (1979).

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