Violinist & Composer Yury Revich I OLARIO

Yury Revich is an Austrian Stradivari violinist and composer, internationally celebrated for his

unique artistic voice, innovation, and musical depth. A winner of the ECHO Klassik Award and the

International Classical Music Award, his recording of

Saint-Georges’ concertos entered the US Billboard Top 100 Classical Chart in 2021 

He has performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall,

the Golden Hall of Vienna Musikverein, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Berlin

Philharmonie, BOZAR Brussels, Alte Oper Frankfurt, and Tonhalle Zurich.

He is UNICEF Austria Honorary Representative.

Violinist with a Global Stage Presence

Born into a family of violinists dating back to the 19th century, Yury began violin studies at age

five and made his Carnegie Hall debut at 18 alongside Daniil Trifonov. He later performed

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at La Scala and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras such

as La Verdi Milano, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie

Rheinland-Pfalz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Zagreb Soloists.

Yury has worked with renowned conductors including:

Mikhail Pletnev, Liana Isakadze, Lionel Cottet, Duncan Ward, Johannes Schlaefli, Sebastian

Weigle, Stanislav Kochanovsky, and Zhang Xian.

Composer of Classical, Cinematic, and Experimental Works

Equally distinguished as a composer, Yury creates music that spans classical, neo-classical,

cinematic, and electronic genres. His compositional debut began with cadenzas as a child and

evolved into large-scale works such as:

• Symphony No. 1 “Kaleidoscope”, premiered in London (2023)

• Violin Concerto “Awakening”, premiered in Salzburg (2022)

• premiere of the EP “OLARIO”at his Salle Pleyel solo composer debut, Paris

(2024)

• Musikverein Vienna, Golden Hall - “UNITY” original work for Choir, Piano Trio and

Solo Violin (2023)

• Main stage of World Expo Dubai, composer/director (2021)

• Works with Berlin Symphony and Munich Symphony Orchestras• Commissions for Liszt Festival, Grafenegg and UN Earth Day,

and many others.

His work frequently appears in international films, art festivals, and streaming platforms. In 2021,

he co-wrote music (Top 20 German charts) for Michael Schulte and YouNotUs.

Yury’s recordings were featured in Netflix’s “Bridgerton”, projects by the United Nations

Environment Program, UNICEF, and various film soundtracks. He scored projects for Oscar-

nominee Oren Moverman, Colin Vaines, and Quentin Delcourt.

Collaborations Across Disciplines

Yury’s artistic curiosity leads him to collaborations across genres and media. His collaborators

include:

Classical and neo-classical:

Martha Argerich, Daniil Trifonov, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Badura-Skoda, Sumi Jo, Steven Isserlis,

Ramon Vargas and others.

Contemporary:

William Orbit, Toby Gad, Pixie Lott, Azekel, YouNotUs, Michael Schulte, Gabriel Prokofiev and

others.

Theatre, dance, art and film:

Ute Lemper, Rupert Everett, Amos Gitai, Christiane Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya, Gérard

Depardieu, Sunnyi Melles, Thiago Soares, Arthur Cadre, Liudmila Konovalova, Constantin Luser,

Dr. Formalyst, Arotin&Serghei and others.

Festival Nights and Multidisciplinary Vision:

In 2015, Yury founded Festival Nights, a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary cultural platform

merging music with visual art, dance, theater, technology, and immersive experience. Originally

launched in Vienna, Festival Nights has evolved into an international format celebrated for its

bold artistic experimentation and social commitment. Recent highlights include:

• Art Basel Paris+ (2023): Yury curated and performed immersive concerts

featuring digital painting feat. AI tech curation, dance, and music, blurring lines between sound, movement, and visual narrative.

• Commission by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (2025)

Yury created a multidisciplinary choreographed performance involving acoustic instruments,

electronics and reactive elements.

• Bergson Kunstkraftwerk Munich (2025) with support of Wolfgang Titze: He is currently developing a major new work

for this innovative arts space — an immersive production combining original music and multimedia performance.

Festival Nights supports humanitarian causes, notably raising awareness for environmental

issues, children in need and Autism, including through the Dreamland series in collaboration

with UNICEF Austria.

He participated as composer in the innovative project RESISTRUMENTS—a collaboration with

ArtHelps, which earned a prestigious WEBBY Award.

Yury joined initiatives celebrating peace and European values such as Oslo Freedom Forum and

EuropaNova.

Media & Recognition

Yury Revich’s work has been featured by Vogue, Forbes, The Times, ORF, ZDF, Puls4, Die Zeit

Magazin etc. From 2016–2022, he performed on a 1709 Stradivarius; he currently plays an Alain Carbonare custom-made instrument.

Yury studied with his father, Alexander Revich, Galina Turchaninova, Viktor Pikayzen and in Vienna Conservatory (MUK) with Pavel Vernikov.