David Garrett, Violinist February 25, 2011

German violinist David Garrett (David Bongartz) is "already the stuff of legend" writes BBC Music Magazine. As his teenage years dawned, David had already released two albums and appeared on television. This kind of talent was quickly picked up by Deutsche Grammophon, which offered and signed a contract with the violinist when he was only 14 years old. He graduated from Juilliard in New York in 2004, after having been a student with Itzhak Perlman. David Garrett has performed with many of the world's orchestras, and in 2007 he played with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, touring the United States with the orchestra in 2008. His recordings feature works from some of the great composers like Vivaldi and Bach. But he also draws from some more contemporary composers: Metallica, Michael Jackson and Bill Withers among others.