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)

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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)
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)