Carnegie Hall

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon: For nearly five decades, the virtuoso has been a fixture in the world’s major concert halls, making her mark as a soloist, mentor, collaborator, humanitarian, and visionary artist. A prolific recording artist with four Grammy Awards, she is equally committed to the performance of the traditional violin catalogue and to the expansion of the repertoire. She has given world premieres of 31 works written for her by such distinguished composers as Thomas Adès, Unsuk Chin, Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutosławski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm, Jörg Widmann, and John Williams.

Dedicated to supporting young talented and gifted musicians, Ms. Mutter founded the Association of Friends of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation in 1997, to which the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation was added in 2008. These two charitable institutions provide support for the foundation’s scholarship recipients, which is tailored to each of the fellow’s individual needs. Since 2011, she has regularly shared the spotlight on stage with her ensemble of fellows known as Mutter Virtuosi. In addition, she has been a member of the Lucerne Festival Board of Trustees since January 2022.

Ms. Mutter’s 2025 concert calendar—the year before her 50th anniversary performing on stage in Lucerne—once again reflects her musical versatility and her unrivalled standing in the world of classical music with performances in Europe and North America. With world premieres by Aftab Darvishi and Max Richter, she once again presents her audience with new repertoire. Ms. Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis ring in the 37th year of their musical collaboration on a US tour, with recitals in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; at Carnegie Hall; in Ann Arbor, Michigan; San Francisco, California; and at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In May, she returns to the US with pianist Yefim Bronfman and cellist Pablo Ferrández performing Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio and Tchaikovsky’s Trio in A Minor in La Jolla and Costa Mesa, California; at Carnegie Hall; and at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.

Ms. Mutter has been recognized around the world for her contributions to the arts, culture, social causes, and leadership. She has been awarded the German Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, French Medal of the Legion of Honour, Bavarian Order of Merit, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, and numerous other honors. The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków bestowed an honorary doctorate upon her in 2022, and in 2023, she received the Ruhr Piano Festival Prize and was awarded a Gold Medal from the Royal Philharmonic Society.

Pianist Lambert Orkis has received international recognition as a chamber musician, interpreter of contemporary music, and performer on period instruments. He has appeared in recital with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter since 1988 and performed with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich for more than 11 years. To acknowledge his accomplishments, he was honored with Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit.

His distinguished career also includes major recital appearances with cellists Lynn Harrell, Anner Bylsma, Daniel Müller-Schott, Pablo Ferrández, Maximilian Hornung, Amanda Forsyth, and Tanja Tetzlaff; violinist Julian Rachlin; and violist Steven Dann. He has also performed with the Vertavo, Emerson, American, Mendelssohn, Curtis, Manchester, Goldner, and Elias string quartets; and the Arcadia Winds. As a soloist, he has made appearances with conductors who include Christoph Eschenbach, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Günther Herbig, John Mauceri, Robert Kapilow, Leon Fleisher, and Kenneth Slowik.

A Grammy Award winner and multiple Grammy nominee, his wide discography comprises works of the Classical, Romantic, and modern eras on many labels. With Ms. Mutter, he has frequently recorded for Deutsche Grammophon; the pair has won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance for the Beethoven piano and violin sonatas, and a 2006 Choc de l’année award for the Mozart piano and violin sonatas audio recording. A recording of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio with cellist Pablo Ferrández was released by Sony Classical in November 2022. He has also recorded works of Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Chopin/Franchomme with Dutch cellist Anner Bylsma for Sony Classical / Vivarte, and he appears on an ATMA Classique disc with violist Steven Dann performing works by Brahms.

Mr. Orkis has premiered and recorded works of numerous composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki, George Crumb, André Previn, Richard Wernick, Sebastian Currier, Stephen Jaffe, and James Primosch. With the National Symphony Orchestra’s principal cellist David Hardy, and using both modern and period instruments, he performs Beethoven’s cycle of works for piano and cello on the Sono Luminus label.

Mr. Orkis is a founding member of the Kennedy Center Chamber Players and the Smithsonian Institution’s Castle Trio (a period instrument ensemble). He holds the positions of principal keyboard of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, and Professor of Piano at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Mr. Orkis owes much of his musical life to the guidance of Polish pianist Maryan Filar and the legendary Eleanor Sokoloff.