Yuri Bashmet is regarded as the best living violist of our time. Yuri Bashmet is singlehandedly responsible for giving the viola a new prominence in musical life. Yuri Bashmet inspired many prominent composers

Yuri Bashmet has inspired many composers to write for him, and has enjoyed strong personal and professional relationships with Alfred Schnittke and Sofia Gubaidulina in particular. Schnittke’s

Yuri Bashmet press reviews '...without doubt, one of the world's greatest living musicians.' - The Times 'The evening's highlight was Schnittke's Viola Concerto, a subtle and lyrical masterpiece written

Yuri Bashmet recordings / discography