Elias David Moncado

He 24-year-old German-Spanish-Malaysian violinist, currently a scholarship holder of the Anne-Sophie-Mutter and the Gautier Capuçon Foundation, is considered “one of the greatest talents of his generation” (Anne-Sophie Mutter). As the youngest winner of the 1st Grand Prix and 10 special prizes at the Int. Karol Lipinski Competition 2019 in Poland, as well as winner of the Int. Valsesia Musica and Int. Vladimir Spivakov Competition 2021, his playing is characterized by a “sound that electrifies, that moves.” (Badische Zeitung He is a guest at various festivals such as the Lucerne and Gstaad Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Kissinger Musiksommer and the Rheingau Music Festival. Solo projects in his young career include concerts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Japan, Sofia Philharmonic and Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Togethe with Anne-Sophie Mutter and “Mutter’s Virtuosi” he appears at international concert stages (such as Musikverein Wien, Philharmonie Berlin, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Philharmonie Luxembourg and Roy Thomson Hall Toronto). Other highlights include his debuts at Tonhalle Zurich, Konzerthaus Vienna, Nikolaisaal Potsdam as well as his Japan debuts in Tokyo and Sendai. Elias is currently studying at the renowned Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin. He plays on a G.B. Rogeri, Brescia and a G.B. Guadagnini, Turin.

Languages spoken: French, English, German

Photo credit: Zuzanna Specjal