Accordi Musicali Festival 2026 Welcomes Andrey Baranov
The Accordi Musicali Festival is happy to announce the appearance of internationally celebrated violinist Andrey Baranov in its 2026 edition. Recognized as one of the most successful musicians of his generation, Baranov has built an extraordinary international career as both a commanding soloist and an inspiring chamber music partner, performing on major stages across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Baranov rose to worldwide prominence after winning the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, one of the most demanding and respected contests in the violin world. His list of distinctions also includes victories at the Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition and the Henri Marteau International Violin Competition, alongside prizes at more than twenty other major competitions, among them Indianapolis, Seoul, Sendai, the Liana Issakadze Competition, the David Oistrakh Competition, and the Moscow Paganini Competition.
Since his breakthrough debut in 2005 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Grand Hall with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko, Baranov has collaborated with many of the world’s leading ensembles. Invitations have brought him to perform with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Belgium, MusicAeterna, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and Camerata Salzburg. He has worked under the direction of such eminent conductors as Teodor Currentzis, Vladimir Fedoseev, Michel Tabachnik, Walter Weller, Emmanuel Krivine, Yuri Temirkanov, Kent Nagano, Thomas Sanderling, Michael Sanderling, and Alexander Vedernikov. In 2025 Andrey was the finalist of Classic Violin Olympus - the revolutionary competition that took Place in Dubai, UAE.
At Accordi Musicali Festival 2026, audiences will have the opportunity to experience Baranov’s unmistakable artistry firsthand — a combination of technical brilliance, interpretative depth, and magnetic stage presence that continues to win admiration from critics and listeners worldwide.
Further details about his program will be announced soon.