Leonidas Kavakos, violin performs Feb. 23

On Sunday February 23rd, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present internationally renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos at NEC's Jordan Hall.

Leonidas Kavakos was born in Athens into a musical family and began studying violin at five years old continuing his studies at the Hellenic Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris. An Onassis Foundation scholarship enabled him to attend master classes with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. Kavakos now works with the world’s major orchestras and conductors – Vienna Philharmonic, Berliner Philharmoniker, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Royal Concertgebouw, London Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Budapest Festival, La Scala Philharmonic, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

For his Boston recital debut, Leonidas Kavakos will be joined by pianist Enrico Pace in a recital featuring works by Beethoven. Tickets are available at http://celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/kavakos.htm