“Full-blooded authority, fleet-fingered dexterity, innate musicality, and substantial accuracy...”
– The Strad –

Violinist | Composer | Interdisciplinary Creator

Yury Revich is an Austrian violinist and composer, internationally celebrated for his unique artistic voice, innovation, virtuosity 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 three seasons of Netflix’s “Bridgerton”.

He has performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall, the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Berlin Philharmonie, BOZAR Brussels, Alte Oper Frankfurt, and Tonhalle Zurich, among many others.

Original works include projects with the United Nations Environment Programme, UNICEF, World Expo, Art Basel and various film soundtracks. CD recordings have been released with Sony, Naxos and ARS Produktion, among others.

Violinist with a Global Stage Presence

Born into a family of violinists dating back to the 19th century, Yury began violin studies at the age of five. At just 11 years old, he performed Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 2 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 the Zagreb Soloists. Concert tours have taken him throughout Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, China, as well as Mexico, Chile and Brazil.

Yury studied with his father Alexander Revich, Galina Turchaninova, Viktor Pikayzen, and at the Vienna Conservatory (MUK) with Pavel Vernikov. He has worked with renowned conductors including Mikhail Pletnev, Sebastian Weigle, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Zhang Xian, Liana Isakadze, Duncan Ward and Johannes Schlaefli.

Composer of Classical, Cinematic, and Experimental Works

Equally distinguished as a composer, Yury creates music spanning classical, neo-classical, cinematic and electronic genres. His compositional journey began with cadenzas written in childhood 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 solo composer debut at Salle Pleyel, Paris (2024)
• Musikverein Vienna, Golden Hall – “UNITY”, original work for choir, piano trio and solo violin (2023)
• Main stage of World Expo Dubai, composer and director (2021)
• Works with the Berlin Symphony and Munich Symphony Orchestras
• Commissions for the Liszt Festival and UN Earth Day
… and many others.

His music regularly appears in international films, major art festivals including the Cannes Festival, and on streaming platforms. In 2021, he co-wrote music reaching the Top 20 of the German charts for Michael Schulte and YouNotUs. He has also scored projects for Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oren Moverman, as well as Colin Vaines and Quentin Delcourt.

Collaborations Across Disciplines

Classical & Neo-Classical:
Martha Argerich, Daniil Trifonov, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Badura-Skoda, Sumi Jo, Steven Isserlis, Ramon Vargas.

Contemporary:
William Orbit, Toby Gad, Pixie Lott, Azekel, YouNotUs, Michael Schulte, Gabriel Prokofiev.

Theatre, Dance, Art & 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.

Interdisciplinary Creator & Festival Nights

In 2015, Yury founded Friday Nights, which in 2023 evolved into Festival Nights — a groundbreaking multidisciplinary cultural platform merging music with visual art, dance, theater, technology and immersive experiences. Originally launched in Vienna, Festival Nights has grown into an international format celebrated for bold artistic experimentation and social engagement.

Recent highlights include:
• Art Basel Paris+ (2023): Immersive concerts curated and performed by Yury, featuring digital painting with AI-driven curation, dance and music.

• Commission by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (2025) – “HUMAN”: A choreographed multidisciplinary performance combining acoustic instruments, electronics, reactive elements and original composition.

• Bergson Kunstkraftwerk Munich (2025) – “Visions in Transit”: A major immersive creation combining original music with live-generated digital visuals during the concert.

• Fondazione Maria della Scala, Siena (2025): “Echoed Bodies”, a creation for violin, electronics and two dancers.

Yury and Festival Nights actively support humanitarian causes, particularly environmental issues, children in need and autism awareness, including collaborations with UNICEF Austria. He participated as a composer in the innovative project RESISTRUMENTS in collaboration with ArtHelps, which received a prestigious Webby Award. He has served as an Honorary Representative of UNICEF Austria since 2022.

Yury is also involved in initiatives promoting peace and European values, including the Oslo Freedom Forum and EuropaNova.

In November 2025, he chaired a workshop on culture and creativity at the European Parliament in Strasbourg as part of the first Europe Power Initiative organized by EuropaNova under the patronage of the Presidents of France and Italy.

Media & Recognition

Yury Revich’s work has been featured by Vogue, Forbes, The Times, ORF, ZDF, Puls4 and Die Zeit Magazin. From 2016 to 2022, he performed on a 1709 Stradivarius; he currently plays a custom-made instrument by Alain Carbonare.