Winner of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) Discovery Award in 2022 at the age of 16 and the Ysaye Competition in 2025, Julian Kainrath regularly performs both as a soloist and recitalist.

Born in Merano, Italy, he started his violin studies at the age of six and has been giving public performances since he was ten years old. Announcing the ICMA’s Discovery Award, the President of the Jury, Remy Franck, said: “Our winners are the expression of the highest artistry.” Julian’s appearance under conductor Adam Fischer with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Luxembourg Philharmonie was highly praised by critics:

“In the second program item, the audience was treated to a particularly outstanding performance. The 16-year-old violinist Julian Kainrath from Merano, winner of the Discovery Award, not only gave a brilliant rendition of the Introduction and Rondo capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns, but also, despite his young age, knew how to give this work a very personal interpretation, after which one can hope for much more to come from this true artist.”

During the 2023/2024 season, Julian performed recitals and concerts with orchestra in Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the US. Of particular note was his debut in Venice, at the Sale Apollinee of the Teatro La Fenice, and his performance of solo Sonatas and Partitas by Bach at the Ristori Baroque Festival in Verona.

He made his debut with the Leverkusen Sinfonia in Germany, his debut with the Orchestra dell’Università degli Studi in Milano, and performed at the Società del Quartetto di Bergamo, at the Amici della Musica in Padova, at the Austrian Cultural Center in Washington DC, and at the Festival Jeunes Talents in Cannes.

Summer festivals in July and August 2024 saw him performing at the Engadine Festival in St. Moritz, at the Althafen Stiftung in Berlin, and at the Tonadico Festival in Italy.

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