Anatol János Toth

Born in Laufen, Basel, Anatol Toth is one of the most intriguing young violinists of our time, enchanting audiences with his subtle and colorful playing.
He began playing the violin at age 3 and studied with Barbara Doll at the Basel University of Music from 2013 to 2022; beginning in 2017, he also studied with Gyulla Stuller and the renowned violinist György Pauk. He received significant inspiration from, among others, Ana Chumachenko, Leonidas Kavakos, Midori, and Frans Helmerson. In 2022, he accepted an invitation to study with Miriam Fried at the renowned New England Conservatory in Boston, where he was honored with the Presidential Award and the Dean’s Award for his outstanding achievements.
Since 2026 he follows his master studies at Julliard School, where he is selected for the Covener Scholarship and receives a Guadagnini violin on loan.
He won numerous national and international prizes early in his career. He is a prize winner of the International Spohr Competition, the WDR Classical Music Prize, and the Rahn Cultural Fund, and he won the Migros Culture Percentage award. Honored for the best Beethoven interpretation, he was invited to the Beethoven House in Bonn.

As a sibling trio with his sisters, they received multiphlatce awards and were invited to perform at venues such as the Baroque Academy Gstaad and the International Chamber Music Festival Mantua.

Anatol made his orchestral debut at the age of 11 at the Tonhalle Zurich and the Casino Bern. This was followed by performances with the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Slovak Philharmonic, the Budweis Symphony Orchestra, the Weimar University Orchestra, the Bavarian Philharmonic at the Residenz Theater in Munich, and the Erzgebirgische Philharmonie. Recordings of his concerts have been broadcast on MDR, WDR, SRF 2, and RTS. As a sought-after chamber musician, he performs at numerous festivals across Europe. In 2023 and 2024, he got invited to the prestigious Ravinia Music Festival in Chicago, where he performs alongside Kim Kardashian and Atar Arad, among others. 2025 and 2026 he is invited to Marlboro Music Festival, where he performs alongside …..



Anatol plays a 1797 Nicolas Lupot violin, on private loan, and a Guadagnini Violin, loaned from Julliard School.

He is an excellent chess player and has represented Switzerland twice at the European Junior Chess Championships.