Israeli violinist Lir Vaginsky began playing the violin at the age of seven. Since then, she has performed in renowned concert halls and festivals worldwide.

Highlights of recent seasons include performances at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, and Berliner Philharmonie, collaborating with ensembles such as the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven, and Hamburg Camerata. She has also appeared alongside composer Max Richter at the Konzerthaus Berlin and the Philharmonie Berlin.

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In 2024, Lir released her debut solo album with the Konzerthaus Berlin Kammerorchester, featuring Mozart’s violin concertos with her own cadenzas.

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In 2026, she performed at the first edition of the Verbier Festival in Shenzhen and will appear in the summer at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland.

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Lir was a member of the LGT Young Soloists, an international string ensemble of exceptional young musicians. With the ensemble, she performed as a soloist at the Tonhalle Zürich and appeared at festivals including the Rheingau Music Festival, Merano Festival, and Dresden Music Festival. As part of the LGT Young Soloists, she became the youngest violinist to record two solo CDs for RCA Red Seal (Sony Music).

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She began her musical studies with Lena Mazor at the Conservatory of Givatayim in Israel. She later studied for five years with Prof. Tomasz Tomaszewski, followed by studies with Prof. Latica Honda-Rosenberg at the University of the Arts Berlin. In 2020, she continued her studies at the Kronberg Academy under Christian Tetzlaff. She has also participated in masterclasses with distinguished musicians including Ana Chumachenco, András Schiff, Miriam Fried, Haim Taub, Augustin Hadelich, and David Geringas, and has taken part in the Gstaad Menuhin Festival String Academy as well as the Hope Academy under Daniel Hope.

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Lir Vaginsky is a laureate of the Ysaye, Young Paganini, and Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competitions. Since 2018, she has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, and from 2019 to 2021 she was supported by the Ponto Foundation. Since 2024, she has been a scholarship holder of the Villa Musica Foundation.

 

She performs on a Pietro Guarneri violin (1702, “ex Schubert”), kindly loaned through the Villa Musica Foundation.