Antje Weithaas

Brief profile

“Her imaginative and intelligent playing gains its freedom not by distancing itself from the orchestra, but by throwing itself unreservedly and fearlessly into musical relationships.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Igor Kallenberg, 21.12.2024

Awarded the OPUS Klassik 2025 as “Instrumentalist of the Year,” Antje Weithaas is one of the most distinguished musical personalities of our time. Her remarkable career began early: following numerous competition successes, she quickly established herself as a virtuoso young soloist alongside renowned orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the major German radio orchestras. But what makes her one of the “great violinists of our time” (Fono Forum) goes far beyond a brilliant start: it is the depth and sincerity of an artistically mature, consciously shaped career, supported by long-standing partnerships, interpretative maturity, artistic integrity, and a wealth of experience. With a commanding stage presence and a keen sense of nuance, she masterfully crafts deeply personal interpretations of great masterpieces — always unpretentious and in the service of the music, never seeking mere effect.

Antje Weithaas and pianist Dénes Várjon were awarded the 2024 Annual Prize of the German Record Critics’ Award for their complete recording of the sonatas for piano and violin by Ludwig van Beethoven. Released on CAvi-music and digitally distributed by Deutsche Grammophon, the recordings have already been presented in full-cycle concerts at the Casals Forum in Kronberg and in Budapest. In October 2026, the complete Beethoven cycle will be performed at the Pierre-Boulez-Saal in Berlin.

Antje Weithaas plays a violin made by Peter Greiner in 2001.

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