A life dedicated to music
Biographical Overview
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for nearly five decades the virtuoso has now been a fixture in all the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as a soloist, mentor and visionary. The four-time Grammy® Award winner is equally committed to the performance of traditional composers as to the future of music.
Contemporary Compositions for Violin
World Premieres
The artist takes special pride in performing contemporary compositions for violin. Thomas Adès, Unsuk Chin, Sebastian Currier, Aftab Darvishi, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutoslawski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm, Jörg Widmann and John Williams have all dedicated works to her.
Honored worldwide
Honours
Anne-Sophie Mutter has received numerous honors for her musical achievements, including honorary doctorates from the Academy of Music in Krakow (2022) and the Technical University of Trondheim (2010). Keble College, Oxford, appointed her an Honorary Fellow in 2015. She was awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2008.
Art for a good cause
Benefit Concerts
The public attention, which is brought to her as an artist, is for Anne-Sophie Mutter also an obligation to point to and to alleviate the medical and social problems of our times – and to give regular benefit concerts to this end.
