"The violin is my voice. When you have so much to say what it comes down to it is are you transporting yourself and the audience with what you have to say through your music."
"I feel that every day I pick up the instrument is an opportunity to reinvent myself better, better in the image of the instrument, which will always be better than me, better in the image of the composer's living or recently dead or long dead, who are often also humbling figures in in one's psyche."
San Francisco Symphony
October 1st - October 2nd
October 1st - October 2nd
"I think it was the start of me becoming more interested in works that had explicit theatrical elements and a legible kind of quasi-narrative element. And it was really a chance for me to really see how versatile I could be as a performer."
"I am glad to see increasing attention being paid to inclusiveness in the classical music scene and elsewhere."
L.A. Union Station Social Media Pages
Begins July 19th
Begins July 19th
"At some point you have to organize elements in a way that you create beauty at the end. I would say the biggest challenge is to be aware when you have to delete part of the music you like."
Hollywood Bowl
July 15th
July 15th
"I dream a lot with music. I think my connection to the guitar will go on even after I can no longer play it."
"I think we all have to have that attitude as artists - that we can create what we want when we want to create it. That should be the case for everybody."