Maxim Vengerov to Kick Off Three-Concert Perspectives Series at in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
This concert—this season's Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert at Carnegie Hall—will be heard by listeners around the world as part of the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Nov. 19, 2025
On Tuesday, December 16 at 8:00 p.m., acclaimed violinist Maxim Vengerov kicks off his three-concert Perspectives series this season with Maxim Vengerov and Friends in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The all-Brahms program includes two cornerstone works of the chamber music repertoire: the composer's Piano Quintet and Clarinet Quintet, performed by an all-star lineup brought together exclusively for this engagement including violinist Vilde Frang, violist James Ehnes, cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and clarinetist Anthony McGill.
This concert—this season's Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert at Carnegie Hall—will be heard by listeners around the world as part of the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast and digital series. Produced by WQXR and Carnegie Hall, and co-hosted by WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon and WNYC's John Schaefer, the concert will be broadcast on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York and streamed online at wqxr.org and carnegiehall.org/wqxr.
Mr. Vengerov's Perspectives continues on Friday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m. when he performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto as soloist with the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of music director Iván Fischer. (Please note: The Tchaikovsky violin concerto replaces the originally programmed Sibelius Violin Concerto on this program.)
For Mr. Vengerov's final Perspectives series concert this season, he returns with frequent collaborator pianist Polina Osetinskaya on Wednesday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. for their fourth duo recital together in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The program includes a powerful arrangement of Shostakovich's From Jewish Folk Poetry (arr. Dreznin), followed by the composer's Violin Sonata. The concert also features Schubert's Violin Sonata in G Minor and Brahms's Violin Sonata No. 3.
About Maxim Vengerov
Violinist Maxim Vengerov is universally regarded as one of the world's finest musicians. Born in Russia in 1974, he won the Henryk Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions at ages 10 and 15, respectively; studied with Galina Turchaninova and Zakhar Bron; made his first recording at the age of 10; and went on to record for high-profile labels, earning Grammy and Gramophone Artist of the Year awards.
In 2020, Mr. Vengerov became Classic FM's first solo artist in residence and released a new recording of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with conductor Myung-Whun Chung and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, coupled with works by Saint-Saëns and Ravel. He also made a live recording of his 2018 Carnegie Hall recital.
In recent years, Mr. Vengerov has opened the season of the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala with Riccardo Chailly and opened the Shanghai International Music Festival with Christoph Eschenbach. He also celebrated 40 years on stage with a sold-out Royal Albert Hall concert, performing both Brahms's Violin Concerto and Double Concerto, and toured in recital around the world. His 50th birthday celebrations in the 2024–2025 season included the launch of his three-season Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall.
One of Mr. Vengerov's greatest passions is teaching. He has held teaching positions at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, and Royal Academy and Royal College of Music in London. In 2018, he became the Goodwill Ambassador of the Musica Mundi School, a unique institution that supports young talents. In order to make music education more accessible, he established his own online teaching platform in January 2021 at maximvengerov.com.
Mr. Vengerov has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and a World Economic Forum Crystal Award in 2007. He was also named a chevalier of the Ordre du Mérite Culturel from the palace in Monte Carlo, where he resides. In 1997, he became the first classical musician to be appointed International Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF, which has enabled him to continue to inspire children worldwide through music. He plays the ex-Kreutzer Stradivari (1727), among other violins.
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