2024
Anne-Sophie Mutter's Vita
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 48 years 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 traditio... Read more
2024
A biographical timeline
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: for 48 years 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 traditio... Read more
Contemporary Compositions for Violin
World Premieres
The artist takes special pride in performing contemporary compositions for violin. Thomas Adès, Unsuk Chin, Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutoslawski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm, Jörg Widmann and John Williams have all dedicat... Read more
John Williams film music
World Premieres
Legendary film composer John Williams wrote stunning new adaptations of his beloved movie themes especially for his superstar violinist friend and collaborator Anne-Sophie Mutter. Read more
Charity Engagement
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. Read more
Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków 2022
Honorary Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa
31 Mar 2022 – It is the second honorary doctorate for Anne-Sophie Mutter: after Trondheim’s Technical University awarded her an honorary degree in 2010, the Krzysztof Penderecki Music Academy in Cracow distinguished her with a Doctor honoris causa on March 30, 2022, the “highest honour our universit... Read more
Keble College 2015
Honorary Fellowship
In the afternoon Anne-Sophie conducted an open rehearsal in the College Chapel, playing Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins (BWV 1043) with a string ensemble. She shared the solo part with Oxford students, past and present, selected under the residency programme of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, who... Read more
Winner 2008
Siemens Music Prize 2008
Anne-Sophie Mutter is this year's recipient of the International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, which comes with a cash endowment of 200,000 euros. The violinist is donating half of the prize money to the "Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation", which was officially recognized by the German government on Ju... Read more
My ten favorite records
My eleven favorite books
Marcel Proust‘s Questionnaire
On a personal note
"Tell me what you love, and I’ll tell you who you are!” Anne-Sophie Mutter answered Marcel Proust's questionnaire with utmost candor. Read more

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