Maxim Vengerov, the world-famous violinist and a long-time favourite of Hungarian audiences, will perform in Pécs and Miskolc as a guest of the Pannon Philharmonic. The Grammy Award-winning violinist, who has recorded numerous CDs, has a fantastic concert career and a passion for teaching, with masterclasses – often delivered online – attended by exceptionally large numbers of artists. He has also been very active as a conductor over the past decade, leading orchestras around the world, including the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, the Munich Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1997, and is an honorary member of prestigious academies such as the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College, Oxford. Along with Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, the programme also includes a violin concerto by Prokofiev.