Kryštof Kohout

Czech violinist Kryštof Kohout has most recently become a laureate of the Bartók World Competition in Budapest performing the Beethoven Concerto in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Regularly performing as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and in the USA, he made his London solo debut at the Barbican Hall at the age of 21 playing the Berg Violin Concerto.

Kryštof has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikverein Vienna and festivals such as Gstaad Menuhin Festival, International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv, Encuentro Santander, Nordlysfestivalen,
Schiermonnikoogfestival, Northern Chords, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Young Euro Classic. Solo appearances with orchestras include the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moravian Chamber Soloists, London Classical Orchestra and Guildhall Symphony Orchestra working with conductors including Tomáš Netopil, Adrian Leaper, János Kovács, Koji Kawamoto, Tomáš Brauner and Ondřej Kukal.

Kryštof is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a full scholarship student with David Takeno. He has worked with artists such as Midori, Leonidas Kavakos, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pierre Amoyal and Josef Špaček and attended international courses including IMS Prussia Cove and Kronberg Violin Masterclasses.

Kryštof regularly broadcasts on the Czech Radio, Dutch Concert Radio, and BBC Radio 3. In January 2024 he will make his New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall.

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