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Kim Kashkashian

vl, *1952 US, Detroit
Musician / Composer of Classical

Kim Kashkashian (born August 31, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Grammy-award winning Armenian-American violist.

     
Instruments
  • Viola
  • Violin
Genres
  • Classical
  • Folk
  • World
Plays With
The Galimir Quartet
Tre Voci
Popular Tracks   
Ulysses' Gaze: 9. Ulysses' Theme - Litany on Karaindrou: Ulysses' Gaze by Eleni Karaindrou & Kim Kashkashian
Ulysses' Gaze: 1. Ulysses' Theme on Karaindrou: Ulysses' Gaze by Eleni Karaindrou & Kim Kashkashian
Asturiana - I on Asturiana - Songs from Spain and Argentina by Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin
Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 2 in E flat, Op. 120 No. 2: 1. Allegro amabile on Johannes Brahms - Sonaten für Viola und Klavier by Johannes Brahms, Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin
Ulysses' Gaze: 3. Ulysses' Theme - Var. 1 on Karaindrou: Ulysses' Gaze by Eleni Karaindrou & Kim Kashkashian
Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120: Andante un poco adagio on Johannes Brahms - Sonaten für Viola und Klavier by Johannes Brahms, Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin
Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K.423: 2. Adagio on Mozart: Kegelstatt-Trio; Duos for Violin and Viola by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian & Valery Afanassiev
Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027: 3. Andante on Bach: Drei Sonaten für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo by Johann Sebastian Bach, Kim Kashkashian & Keith Jarrett
Ulysses' Gaze: 8. Ulysses' Theme on Karaindrou: Ulysses' Gaze by Eleni Karaindrou & Kim Kashkashian
Ulysses' Gaze: 15. Ulysses' Theme - Lento - Largo on Karaindrou: Ulysses' Gaze by Eleni Karaindrou & Kim Kashkashian

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Six Suites For Viola SoloJohann Sebastian Bach, Kim Kashkashian2018Album
ArcanumKim Kashkashian / Lera Auerbach - Dmitri Shostakovich2016Album
Rothko ChapelMorton Feldman / Erik Satie / John Cage - Kim Kashkashian, Sarah Rothenberg, Steven Schick, Houston Chamber Choir, Robert Simpson2015Album
8 DuosChristian Wolff - Robyn Schulkowsky, Frederic Rzewski, Kim Kashkashian, Joey Baron, Reinhold Friedrich, Rohan de Saram2013Album
Music For ViolaGyörgy Kurtág / György Ligeti - Kim Kashkashian2012Album
MadharesThomas Larcher / Till Fellner, Kim Kashkashian, Quatuor Diotima, Dennis Russell Davies, Münchener Kammerorchester2010Album
NeharótKim Kashkashian2009Album
Asturiana: Songs From Spain And ArgentinaKim Kashkashian / Robert Levin2007Album
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 Sinfonia Concertante K.364Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2006Album
MonodiaTigran Mansurian - Kim Kashkashian2004Album
Hayren / Music Of Komitas And Tigran MansurianKim Kashkashian, Robyn Schulkowsky2003Album
Piano Quartets No. 1 Op. 25 & No. 3 Op. 60Johannes Brahms - Julia Fischer, Kim Kashkashian, Tatjana Masurenko, Boris Pergamenschikow, Gustav Rivinius, Antje Weithaas, Lars Vogt2002Album
VociKim Kashkashian, Luciano Berio2002Album
MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Yo-Yo Ma2001Album
Bartók/ Eötvös/ KurtágKim Kashkashian - Béla Bartók / Peter Eötvös / György Kurtág - Radio Kamerorkest2000Album
The Three String Quartets - Souvenir De FlorencePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Keller Quartet - Kim Kashkashian, Miklós Perényi2000Compil.
The Art Of French Chamber MusicArthur Grumiaux, Paul Crossley, Gyorgy Sebok, Roger Bourdin, Colette Lequien, Annie Challan, Kim Kashkashian, István Hajdú, Quartetto Italiano, Beaux Arts Trio1999Compil.
Concertos/Symphonie ConcertanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt1997Album
Sonaten Für Viola Und KlavierKim Kashkashian, Robert Levin - Johannes Brahms1997Album
Violinkonzerte Nr.1 & Nr.2. Duo Für Violine & Viola KV 424Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian1995Album
Ulysses' GazeEleni Karaindrou, Kim Kashkashian1995Album
Hommage À R. Sch.György Kurtág, Robert Schumann - Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin, Eduard Brunner1995Album
String Quartets No. 3 / Souvenir De ForencePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Keller Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, Miklós Perényi1994Album
3 Sonaten Für Viola Da Gamba Und CembaloJohann Sebastian Bach - Kim Kashkashian, Keith Jarrett1994Album
LachrymaePaul Hindemith / Benjamin Britten / Krzysztof Penderecki - Kim Kashkashian, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Dennis Russell Davies1993Album
Violinkonzerte Nr.3 & Nr.4. Duo Für Violine & Viola KV 423Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian1993Album
Vom Winde Beweint / Konzert Für Viola Und OrchesterGiya Kancheli / Alfred Schnittke - Kim Kashkashian, Dennis Russell Davies1992Album
Linda Bouchard • Paul Chihara • Dmitri ShostakovichDmitri Shostakovich • Paul Chihara • Linda Bouchard - Kim Kashkashian • Robert Levin • Robyn Schulkowsky1991Album
Trio Op. 120 • Quartet Op. 15 No. 1Gabriel Fauré – Beaux Arts Trio • Kim Kashkashian1990Album
Marlboro Festival, String Quintets Op. 18 & 87Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jaime Laredo, Annie Kavafian, Heiichiro Ohyama, Kim Kashkashian, Sharon Robinson1990Album
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 15, Op. 144 · Gubaidulina: Rejoice!Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, Kim Kashkashian, Yo-Yo Ma - Dmitri Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina1989Album
Kegelstatt-Trio / Duos Für Violine Und ViolaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gidon Kremer • Kim Kashkashian • Valery Afanassiev1989Album
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3 Sinfonia Concertante K.364Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt1989Album
5 Violinkonzerte – Sinfonia ConcertanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt1988Album
Sonatas For Viola / Piano And Viola AlonePaul Hindemith, Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin1988Album
Schubert: Quartet No. 15, D.887; Mozart: Adagio & Fugue K.546Yo-Yo Ma, Kim Kashkashian, Daniel Phillips, Gidon Kremer1987Album
ElegiesKim Kashkashian / Robert Levin1986Album
Divertimento, K. 563Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Yo-Yo Ma1985Album
Lockenhaus Festival 1983Gidon Kremer, Valery Afanassiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Eduard Brunner, Valter Dešpalj, Hagen Quartett, Ko Iwasaki, Kim Kashkashian, Nigel Kennedy, Aloys Kontarsky, Cho-Liang Lin, Mischa Maisky, Alexander Rabinovitch, James Tocco, Thomas Zehetmair, Karlheinz Zöller1984Album
Sinfonia Concertante K. 364 / Violin Concerto • Violinkonzert No. 1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gidon Kremer • Kim Kashkashian • Wiener Philharmoniker • Nikolaus Harnoncourt1984Album
Quintets, Opp. 18 & 87Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Jaime Laredo, Annie Kavafian, Heiichiro Ohyama, Kim Kashkashian, Sharon Robinson1978Album
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