David Garrett is a German violinist known for his many recordings of classical repertoire and crossover arrangements. Outside of music, he is also an accomplished model, film actor, and he published his autobiography in 2022. He was born in 1980 in Aachen, Germany to a German father and an American mother. Garrett began playing his older brother's violin when he was four years old, and he progressed quickly. In the following year, he won the first prize in a local music competition, and he began studying at the Lübeck Conservatoire when he was seven. He made his debut in 1989 ...