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David Garrett, born David Christian Bongartz on September 4, 1980, in Aachen, Germany, is a male violinist, model, recording artist, and actor. He began his work period in 1988 and is educated at the Juilliard School. His musical output spans classical music, classical crossover, neo-classical, and violin genres, and he is signed to the Decca record label.
Garrett speaks German and holds German citizenship. He has received the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to his musical career, he has worked in the acting department.
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Film & TV
Aachen, Germany
David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Known for
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2024 — Self2024
- Du gewinnst hier nicht die Million bei Stefan Raab — Self2024
- David Garrett - Sicilian Concert at Taormina's Teatro Antico — Himself - Violonist2023
- Stradivari - Mythos und Markt - Die dunklen Seiten des Klangwunders — Self2023
- Tanz und Träume - Das Deutsche Fernsehballett — Self2022
- David Garrett - Ein Weltstar ganz privat — Self2022
- David Garrett & Band - Baths of Caracalla in Rome 2022 — Self2022
- Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg — Self2022
- stern TV am Sonntag — Self2022
- Die Giovanni Zarrella Show — Self2021
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1980-09-04
Discography
- Millennium Symphony 2-CD + DVD
- Paganini Caprices1997
- Violin Concertos2001
- Pure Classics2002
- Free / Virtuoso2007
- Encore2008
- Classic Romance2009
- Rock Symphonies2010
- Legacy2011
- Music2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 242,953
- Total plays
- 5,354,751
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David Garrett (born David Bongartz, 1980 sept 4 in Aachen, Germany[1]) is a classical violinist and recording artist. When Garrett was four years old, his father bought a violin for his older brother. The young David 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 was playing once a week in public. He studied violin at the Lubeck Conservatoire. At the age of 12, he began working with the distinguished Polish vio
Key facts
- Born
- David Christian Bongartz , ( 1980-09-04 ) 4 September 1980 (age 45) , Aachen , West Germany
- Genres
- Classical , Crossover
- Instrument
- Violin
- Years active
- c. 1988–present
- Labels
- Decca , Deutsche Grammophon
- Website
- david-garrett .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Aachen
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.david-garrett.com
- Image
- Garrett 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- David Garrett
- date of birth
- 1980-09-04
- birth name
- David Christian Bongartz
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 104839
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Early life
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