Person · Female
Kim Kashkashian
violist
- From
- Detroit, United States
- Since
- 1952–present
- Releases
- 38
- classical
About
Kim Kashkashian (born August 31, 1952) is an American violist. She has spent her career in the U.S. and Europe and collaborated with many major contemporary composers. In 2013 she won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. She is recognized as one of the world's top violists.
Discography
Albums
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Kegelstatt-Trio / Duos für Violine und Viola
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Divertimento K.563 in E-flat major
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Elegies
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Schubert: Quartet No. 15, D. 887 / Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546
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Sonatas for Viola/Piano and Viola Alone
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Trio op. 120 / Quartet op. 15 no. 1
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Shostakovich: Viola Sonata / Chihara: Redwood / Bouchard: Pourtinade
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Kancheli: Vom Winde beweint / Schnittke: Konzert für Viola und Orchester
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Kammermusik no. 1-7
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Lachrymae
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Violinkonzerte / Violin concertos nos 3 & 4 / Duo für violine & viola KV423
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Violin Concerto no. 5 / Sinfonia Concertante KV 364
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3 Sonaten für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo
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Abii ne viderem
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Violinkonzerte nos. 1 & 2 / Duo für Violine & Viola KV 424
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Hommage à R. Sch.
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Johannes Brahms: Sonaten für Viola und Klavier
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Bartók / Eötvös / Kurtág
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Adagio & Fugue, KV 546 / Divertimento, KV 563
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Voci
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Hayren
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Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina
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Neharot Apple Music
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Madhares
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Music for Viola
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8 Duos
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Tre voci
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Rothko Chapel
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Arcanum
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Six Suites for Viola Solo
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Tigran Mansurian: Con anima
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Kurtág: Six moments musicaux, Officium breve / Dvořák: String Quintet, Op. 97
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String Quintets opp. 18 & 87
Live
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fa870f84-178c-4533-9fed-4f034d69e7e8
- ISNI
- 0000000114765838
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.