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 Charts in 2021 and was featured in 3 seasons of Netflix’s “Bridgerton”.
Other works include projects with the United
Nations Environment Program, UNICEF, World Expo, Art Basel and various film soundtracks.
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 and many others.
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 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. 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.
Interdisciplinary Creator and Festival Nights:
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): "HUMAN"
Yury created a multidisciplinary choreographed performance involving acoustic instruments, electronics and reactive elements and his original composition.
• Bergson Kunstkraftwerk Munich (2025): "Visions in Transit"
with support of Wolfgang Titze: He developed a major new interdisciplinary work for this innovative arts space — an immersive production combining original music and live created digital visuals on stage during the concert.
• Fondazione Maria della Scala in Sienna (2025)
Echoed Bodies: Creation for violin, electronics and two dancers.
Yury and his Festival Nights support 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.
He is UNICEF Austria Honorary Representative.
Yury joined initiatives celebrating peace and European values such as Oslo Freedom Forum and EuropaNova.
In November 2025, Yury will chair a session and lead a workshop on culture - cultivation identity, creativity & global attraction at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, as part of the first Europe Power Initiative by EuropaNova held under the patronage of the Council of Europe, as well as the Presidents of France and Italy and other institutions.
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.