Serbian-French violinist Nemanja Radulović champions the power of music to bring people together with his unique energy and candor, electrifying virtuosity, depth of expression, and adventurous programming. Winner of the 2024 OPUS KLASSIK Award for Concerto Recording of the Year (Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Kreutzer Sonata), Radulović describes the concert stage as a “second home.” His daring approach—marked by risk-taking and spontaneity—transforms each performance into a compelling blend of tradition and bold experimentation.
Radulović’s 2026/2027 season begins with a reunion with the New York Philharmonic and Santtu-Matias Rouvali at Bravo! Vail for Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2. He brings the same concerto—praised by The Critic as “a defining account by a distinctive artist”—to the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien with Markus Poschner in Vienna and on tour. Radulović brings his “beguilingly sensuous tone and eloquent phrasing” (The London Standard) in Barber’s Violin Concerto to debuts with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony, both with Marin Alsop. He returns to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Jader Bignamini) and Basel Chamber Orchestra (Krzysztof Urbański) with Beethoven; with the latter he undertakes a tour including Aix, Lucerne and Paris.
Recent highlights include engagements with the New York Philharmonic, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Münchner Philharmoniker, Pittsburgh Symphony, Bamberger Symphoniker, Gothenburg Symphony, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Baltimore Symphony, and Sydney Symphony, along with sold-out performances with Double Sens at La Folle Journée de Nantes and Chorégies d’Orange, and Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and Berlin Philharmonie. During the 2024/2025 season, Radulović was Featured Artist of Philharmonia Orchestra (U.K.), performing the Khachaturian and Shostakovich violin concerti with Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, as well as play/directing a chamber music program with Philharmonia musicians: “A born communicator, Radulović played with an enticing finesse and directed the players with charismatic energy” (The Strad). He made an acclaimed return to the BBC Proms (Martín, BBC National Orchestra of Wales), and in North America, debuted with Pittsburgh Symphony and Orchestre symphonique de Quebec (named Concert of the Year by Prix Opus for the province of Quebec).
Radulović’s restless curiosity and desire to explore are equally evident in his recordings. His 2026 album Prokofiev, awarded “Le Choix de France Musique” and “Choc de Classica,” and shortlisted for two 2026 OPUS KLASSIK awards—Instrumentalist of the Year and Solo Recording Instrument of the Year—has earned widespread critical acclaim, with The Guardian praising its “daredevil freshness” and The Strad calling his “deeply personal approach” revelatory. This spirit of exploration also shapes his critically acclaimed Beethoven (2023) and his second Bach album with Double Sens (2024). Signed exclusively to Warner Classics in 2021, Radulović’s debut album on the label, ROOTS, represents a beguiling sonic journey inspired by his many influences. His previous album, Baïka, one of nine successful recordings with Deutsche Grammophon and Universal Music Group, was declared “a fiery whirlwind of an album” by BBC Music Magazine, which awarded it five stars and the coveted Critics’ Choice Award. Gramophone Magazine praised Baïka’s “imaginative pairings,” noting that “Radulović dispatches [the Khachaturian Violin Concerto] with energy and firepower,” and that “with Radulović as narrator, this is an album with entrancing tales to tell.”
Born in Serbia in 1985, Nemanja Radulović studied at the Faculty of Arts and Music in Belgrade, Hochschule für Musik Saar, Stauffer Academy with Salvatore Accardo, and the Conservatoire de Paris with Patrice Fontanarosa. He has received Echo Klassik awards, was named International Revelation of the Year and Artist of the Year by Victoires de la Musique Classique, holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Arts in Niš, Serbia, and was honored with ELLE’s Style Award for Musician of the Year. A laureate of several prestigious international violin competitions, he has won prizes at the Joseph Joachim (Hanover), George Enescu (Bucharest), and Stradivarius (Cremona) competitions. In recognition of his contributions to the arts, he was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic.
October 2026
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