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David Garrett

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.[1] When he was nine years old he gave his debut at the Festival Kissinger Sommer,[2][3] 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.[4] After leaving home at 17, he enrolled at the Royal College of Music in London,[5] leaving after the first semester. On being asked in an interview in 2008 if he was expelled, Garrett responded: "Well, expell

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In recent years, David performed all over the world:

Europe (Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland etc...),

America (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, United States etc...),

and Asia (Korea, Israel, Japan etc...).

He was Laureate of the Festival de Verbier. He was also invited to the Keshet Eilon Music Festival.

Recommendations by Sir Neville Marriner prompted invitations leading him to Milan (February 2007, Brahm’s Violin Concert) and to Israel in May 2007, where he played 11 concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (the Mozart Concert in G Major, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and the Paganini Concert No. 2 “La Campanella”). The conductor was George Pehlivanian, who immediately invited him to play with his orchestra in Ljubljana in October 2008.

In February 2008, David Garrett toured the US with the Israel Chamber Orchestra. With Sir Neville Marriner, he will once again perform the Violin Concert by Elgar in April 2008. In the summer 2008, he will t

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David Garrett - 15 facts you never knew

He's the long-haired violin virtuoso that blurred the lines between Mozart and Metallica - but how much do you really know about one of classical music's most eligible bachelors, David Garrett? Find out with our facts gallery.

  1. 1. Born David Bongartz

    David Garrett, pictured here with his father Georg, was born David Bongartz on September 4th 1980 in Aachen, Germany. He's currently single and he recently told the Daily Mail: "I spend ten months not at home, so if I had a girlfriend or a wife, yes she could travel with me, but can you imagine having kids unable to go to normal school? I’m not saying that I’m thinking of doing this for the next 30, 40 years, but it’s also the way this job works."

  2. 2. Early promise

    From an early age it was clear that Garrett was going to be something special. He began learning the violin at age four and enrolled in the Lübeck Conservatoire at age 7.

  3. 3. Give that man a Strad

    Garrett was given his first Stradivarius to use at just 11 years old, thanks to the generosit

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