Biography
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a German violinist. Born in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg and raised in the nearby town Wehr, Mutter began playing the violin aged five and pursued further studies in Germany and Switzerland. She was supported early in her career by Herbert von Karajan, made her orchestral debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1977, and rose to international prominence in the early 1980s. She has since performed as a soloist with leading orchestras worldwide and has recorded more than 50 albums, mostly with the Deutsche Grammophon label, earning four Grammy Awards, two ECHO Klassik awards, two Opus Klassik awards, and a Grand Prix du Disque. Despite her success and fame in the 1980s, Mutter's interpretive style often divides critics.
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Awards & recognition
- Berliner Bär · 2019
- Polar Music Prize · 2019
- Praemium Imperiale · 2019
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2017
- Crystal Award · 2017
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- Brahms-Preis · 2011
- Erich Fromm Prize · 2011
- Maecenas-Ehrung · 2010
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2009
- Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year · 2009
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2009
- Ernst von Siemens Music Prize · 2008
- Grand Decoration of Honour — Services to the Republic of Austria · 2008
- Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize · 2008
- Austrian Decoration — Science and Art · 2005
- Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year · 2005
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2005
- Herbert von Karajan Music Prize · 2003
- Bavarian Maximilian Order — Science and Art · 2001
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize · 2001
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg · 1999
- Bavarian Order of Merit
