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Within his now more than 10 years of international crossover career, DAVID GARRETT outdid himself over and over again. A Paganini among pop stars and a Jimi Hendrix among violinists, DAVID GARRETT is the “Devil’s Violinist” of our age, an international superstar who blurs the lines between Mozart and Metallica. With his programmes “Explosive” and “Unlimited” DAVID GARRETT is touring worldwide. The most impressive concert from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome on July 24, 2022 was broadcast by ZDF and ARTE.

Praised for pioneering the modern crossover trend as well as his exceptionally virtuous playing, DAVID GARRETT is equally at home at performing the most intricate classical compositions with the world’s leading conductors and orchestras as well as the most crowd-pleasing stadium rock hits. He combines rock star charisma with the kind of virtuosity innate only to the best instrumentalists of our time. Admired by all of his fans around the world, DAVID GARRETT has sold millions of tickets so far, sold over 4,5 million albums and more than 5,65 billion career streams worldwide and earned 25 gold and 17 platinum awards in places as diverse as Hong Kong, Germany, Mexico, Taiwan, Brazil, Singapore, and many others.

In 2013 DAVID GARRETT celebrated his debut as an actor in the role of Niccolò Paganini in the movie "The Devil's Violinist".

In 2022, his autobiography "IF YOU ONLY KNEW" was published in German, English, Italian and other languages. In Germany, the autobiography reached number 2 of the SPIEGEL Bestseller List non-fiction.

In 2023 DAVID GARRETT releases the piano concerto "One World" together with John Haywood

In 2024 DAVID GARRETT makes his debut as a conductor with his piano concerto "One World" as part of the Interlaken Classics Festival.

DAVID GARRETT plays the Stradivari "Ex Busch" (1716) and the "Pugnani" Guarneri del Gesù (1734) as well as the Guarneri del Gesù "Baltic" from

David Garrett presented his first classical crossover album in Germany in November 2007 with "Virtuoso". Hardly anyone knew the 27-year-old violinist back then. Only a few months later, his name is already drawing hundreds of thousands of people into completely sold out halls. Garrett's image as a classical music rebel with the rough sex appeal of a rocker and the depth of expression of a highly sensitive virtuoso is well received.
In the perception of the general public, the newcomer's success seems to come suddenly and effortlessly. Within a few years David Garrett rises to become one of the most prominent people in Germany and also an international star. He even succeeds in making the step into the cinema. In 2013 he plays the leading role in "Der Teufelsgeiger", an elaborately produced film adaptation of the life of Niccolo Paganini.

Career as a child prodigy

The foundation for David Garrett's success story was laid early on: It is less well known that ten years before the release of "Virtuoso" he was already looking back on a first career as a musical prodigy, which he had given up in order to pursue his own path in a self-determined way. The new 5CD edition "David Garrett - The Early Years" is dedicated to this early phase of his life and all the recordings of the exceptional violinist made at that time.
Child prodigy. The term raises many questions. "Music is higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy", Ludwig van Beethoven formulated. Does the child possess the spiritual maturity and depth of mind to do justice to a masterpiece of classical music as an interpreter in Beethoven's sense? Everyone - parents, teachers, colleagues, experts and the public - agreed on the young David Garrett: his playing did not sound like that of a child. Yehudi Menuhin recognised the boy as the "greatest violinist of his generation".

Born in Aachen to German-American parents, David Garrett began playing the violin at the age of four. At ten he gave hi

German violinist

For other people named David Garrett, see David Garrett (disambiguation).

Musical artist

David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossoverviolinist and recording artist.

Early life

When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his older brother. The young Garrett took an interest and soon learned to play. A year later, he took part in a competition and won first prize. By the age of seven, he studied violin at the Lübeck Conservatoire. When he was nine years old he gave his debut at the Festival Kissinger Sommer, and by the age of 12, Garrett began working with the distinguished Polish violinist Ida Haendel, often traveling to London and other European cities to meet her. After leaving home at 17, he enrolled at the Royal College of Music in London, leaving after the first semester. On being asked in an interview in 2008 if he was expelled, Garrett responded: "Well, expelled wasn't the official term… It was mutually agreed that me and the RCM were going separate ways after the first semester. I did skip some lessons – but I also broke in to do extra practice, so that didn't help!" In 1999, he moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School, in 2003 winning the School's Composition Competition with a fugue composed in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. While at Juilliard he studied under Itzhak Perlman, one of the first people to do so, and graduated in 2004.

Garrett attended the Keshet Eilon Masterclasses in Israel in the summers of 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2002.

Career

Garrett received his first Stradivarius violin at the age of 11, courtesy of German president Richard von Weizsäcker, after having performed for him. At the age of 13, Garrett recorded two CDs, appeared on German and Dutch tel