Podcast appearances and mentions of Anne Akiko Meyers

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Northern Light. Echoes From 17th-Century Scandinavia” (Harmonia Mundi) by Lucile Richardot, Sébastien Daucé & Ensemble Correspondances, “Nordic Treasures - Works for Flute and Piano” (ARS Produktion) by Katharina Sames & Mari Inoue, “Daugherty: Blue Electra” (Naxos) by Anne Akiko Meyers & The Albany Symphony Orchestra / David Alan Miller, “Zito's Jump” (Self Release) by James Zito, “Picture This” (Albert's Favourites) by Mark Millington, and “River Paths” (OA2) by The Medler Sextet.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's 100 Best Jazz Podcasts   Episode 210 Deezer Playlist   Fair use disclaimer: Music sample clips are for commentary and educational purposes. We recommend that listeners listen to the complete recordings, all of which are available on streaming services in the links provided. We also suggest that if you enjoy the music, you consider purchasing the CDs or high-quality downloads to support the artists.   “Northern Light. Echoes From 17th-Century Scandinavia” (Harmonia Mundi) Lucile Richardot, Sébastien Daucé, Ensemble Correspondances https://open.spotify.com/album/1guu9mdgJz8k91hzTIXpJ2 https://music.apple.com/us/album/northern-light-echoes-from-17th-century-scandinavia/1793010744 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DV7H3LCN   “Nordic Treasures - Works for Flute and Piano” (ARS Produktion) Katharina Sames, Mari Inoue https://open.spotify.com/album/5cuvwslgEoxQZDZiXZlCvJ https://music.apple.com/us/album/nordic-treasures/1796401126 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DV22RPSF   “Daugherty: Blue Electra” (Naxos) Anne Akiko Meyers, Albany Symphony Orchestra / David Alan Miller https://open.spotify.com/album/7KeVVROhrOyr7hwyAMc2Od https://music.apple.com/us/album/michael-daugherty-blue-electra-last-dance-at-the-surf/1803167332 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DTKSWBX9   “Zito's Jump” (Self Release)  James Zito https://open.spotify.com/album/1cD7EfWQ0mi0nB1ddXKqvn https://music.apple.com/us/album/zitos-jump/1801247244 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DZY6KMCY   “Picture This” (Albert's Favourites) Mark Millington https://open.spotify.com/album/0IjF78pw8BAQ3tznQmVe3A https://music.apple.com/us/album/picture-this/1797755024 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DY1LW3VX   “River Paths” (OA2) Medler Sextet https://open.spotify.com/album/32ouD1btXqNk9ujmuvXozQ https://music.apple.com/us/album/river-paths/1795160737 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DWJN9ZCQ

1968. Een jonge Estse componist wordt in de Sovjet-Unie op het matje geroepen. Zijn werk is te experimenteel, zijn boodschap te religieus. Arvo Pärt belandt in een crisis. Hij trekt zich terug als een kluizenaar en verdiept zich in Middeleeuwse gezangen. Enkele jaren later slaat hij terug met een nieuw soort muziek, die zeer spiritueel klinkt en waarvoor hij een eigen composietechniek bedacht heeft: tintinnabuli. Moeilijke woorden: arpeggio en minimalisme Beste uitvoering: Anne Akiko Meyers

The guys chat with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers about her musical inspirations and being a supporter of new compositions.

Devin Patrick Hughes is joined by Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux is described by NPR as “the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation” and by HuffPost as “revitalizing the classical guitar.” As a soloist and chamber musician for festivals like San Francisco Performances, Ravinia, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Seoul Arts Center, Shanghai Concert Hall, and featured soloist with the orchestras of Cleveland, Toronto, Houston, Nashville, and more, Jason is considered one of the world's leading classical guitarists.  Jason just released “Bach Volume 2: Works for Violin” on Azica Records to critical acclaim and “Shining Night” with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers was released in May.  He recently recorded Pat Metheny's “Four Paths of Light” on Metheny's 2021 album “Road To The Sun”, and won a Grammy in 2015 for best classical instrumental solo for his album PLAY.  Jason was the recipient of the Guitar Foundation of American International Guitar Competition first prize, and holds faculty positions at Curtis and Cleveland Institutes of Music. Thank you for joining us for our third season on One Symphony.  Thanks to Jason Vieaux for sharing his music and wealth of knowledge.  Albums performed on this episode: Jason Vieux's J.S. Bach Viollin Works, Volume 2, Arranged for Guitar, Azica Records Laureate Series, Guitar Recital by Jason Vieaux, Naxos Pat Metheny, Road to the Sun, Metheny Group Productions, and BMG Rights Managment You can check out Jason's music wherever you listen to your music, and online at https://www.jasonvieaux.com. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to support the show. Thank you to new supporters Rusty, Catherine, Julia, and Arnette for making this episode possible! Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music! Jason Vieaux, guitar https://www.jasonvieaux.com/ Devin Patrick Hughes, conductor https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/services/devin-patrick-hughes One Symphony Podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/one-symphony-with-devin-patrick-hughes-_UBbpoivcA3/    

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Plucked Bach” by Alon Sariel, “Ferdinando Carulli Rediscovered” by Marcello Fantoni, “Shining Night” by Anne Akiko Meyers, Jason Vieaux & Fabio Bidini, “Unfinished Business” by Mike Clement, “Blue Keys” by Calvin Keys, and “Finding Light” by Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Best 60 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 81 Deezer Playlist   “Plucked Bach” (Pentatone) Alon Sariel https://open.spotify.com/album/2llwTP9dySv2QP9rTH10QS https://music.apple.com/cz/album/plucked-bach/1626493958   “Ferdinando Carulli Rediscovered” (Dynamic) Marcello Fantoni https://open.spotify.com/album/4oVoPihLLxRU9ZpvwMImC1 https://music.apple.com/cz/album/carulli-rediscovered/1626505170   “Shining Night” (Avie) Anne Akiko Meyers, Jason Vieaux, Fabio Bidini https://open.spotify.com/album/04GehVvEGNDrTI6mYmefOh https://music.apple.com/cz/album/anne-akiko-meyers-shining-night/1617724992   “Unfinished Business” (Self Release) Mike Clement https://open.spotify.com/album/3imbDTjkRGS26ROkQGgZS7 https://music.apple.com/cz/album/unfinished-business/1633413957   “Blue Keys” (Wide Hive Records)  Calvin Keys https://open.spotify.com/album/3Z9uDO0cSfAgKDhwHHh2mQ https://music.apple.com/cz/album/blue-keys/1634834443   “Finding Light” (Ridgeway Records)  Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon, Brian Blade Links to be added on release date: September 23, 2022    

La violinista japonesa-estadounidense Anne Akiko Meyers y una pieza de Somei Satoh; los conciertos que clausuran este fin de semana la decimosexta edición de Música no Claustro 22, el cuarteto ucraniano DakhaBrakha y la conjunción Nick Cave y Warren Ellis suenan hoy en el programa. Escuchar audio

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers previews her 35th album, entitled Fantasia – the centerpiece of which is a work she commissioned from the revered Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, which turned out to be his final masterpiece completed before his death last year at age 87.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers's new album, 'Shining Night', takes listeners on a musical journey through the passing of a day - via Villa-Lobos, Leo Brouwer, Bach and even Elvis - much of it in the company of guitarist Jason Vieaux. She talks to Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford about how she developed this wonderful programme. A Gramophone Podcast presented in association with Wigmore Hall.

CHEST #1 ---- (THE OCEAN IS MY) CHEST appetizer//prelude//weavemix --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (THE OCEAN IS MY) CHURCH (THE OCEAN IS MY) CHEST ISSIT WEEKLY CHEST, OPEN & CLOSE LIVE THURSDAYS AT 11.15 AM CET AT THE LAKE RADIO --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACKLIST 1) MFT feat. K - intro 2) It Is Not the Ocean, but for Me It Is the Ocean -- Xenia Xamanek 3) Friarsfield silence 4) Protese prelude / on the Lake -- Shigeru Umebayashi, Rik Visions (oceanfloorrr remix) 5) eye's chest dream -- MMMband 6) Airdrops -- oqbqbo, Scandinavian Star 7) Estonian Lullaby -- Arvo Pärt, Anne Akiko Meyers, Reiko Uchida 8) Plainsong -- The Cure

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers speaks about commissioning works and cadenzas, pairing the old with the new and how she works closely with composers. Ahead of her premiere performance of 'Fandango' by Arturo Marquez, she speaks about the uniqueness of mariachi style and technique. Check out thestrad.com for the latest news and articles on all things to do with string playing. Register and subscribe to access exclusive archival content from 2010 onwards - including Anne as the cover star of The Strad's June 2018 issue! Student discount! Get 50% off an online subscription! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3eQ75AB  Find us on social media: Facebook.com/thestrad Twitter: @TheStradMag Instagram: @the_strad_   Excerpt of 'Fantasia' by Rautavaara used with permission from Anne Akiko Meyers   Photo credit: David Zentz    

As he returns to his native Scotland to conduct the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s mighty eighth symphony, Kate speaks to the conductor Donald Runnicles about his relationship with the composer’s music and a lifetime spent making music. Kate visits Xenia Pestova Bennett at Queen Mary University of London to hear about her second album which features a new instrument, the Magnetic Resonator Piano. She tells Kate about her creative responses to the effects that electromagnets can induce on a regular concert grand piano. And marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Henri Veuxtemps, Music Matters hears from the violinist Anne Akiko Meyers – the current custodian of the composer’s famous Guarneri del Gesù violin. She describes the sound characteristics of what is reportedly the world’s most expensive instrument. Kate also catches-up with the author Sophy Roberts to learn about her travels across Siberia in search of the backstories of keyboards scattered across an eleventh of the world’s landmass. From clavichords transported by governors on sledge, through pianos which have weathered the region’s furtive cold, to a keyboard hacked out of a Gulag bunkbed frame, Kate hears how these instruments embody the soul of Siberia.

Richard DeRosa received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition in 2015 for his big band composition “Neil”. He is a tenured full professor and Director of Jazz Composition and Arranging at the University of North Texas. Mr. DeRosa’s most recent project was Joey Alexander with Strings where he served as conductor and arranger. The concerts premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in October 2018. Since 2012 he has conducted and arranged music for the West Deutsche Rundfunk (WDR) Big Band in Cologne, Germany, and served as its chief conductor from 2014 – 2016. Amongst those projects, Mr. DeRosa arranged and conducted the music of featured legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter on the CD recording My Personal Songbook (2015) and the CD Rediscovered Ellington (2017) that features Garry Dial and Dick Oatts. Together they created unique and modern arrangements of rare and unheard tunes by the Duke. Other projects with world-renowned artists with Patti Austin, Kurt Elling, Joshua Redman, Stefon Harris, the New York Voices, Richie Beirach and Gregor Huebner, Marvin Stamm and Bill Mays, Ola Onabulé, and Warren Vaché. Since 2001, Mr. DeRosa has arranged and conducted music for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Renée Fleming, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Annie Ross, Abbey Lincoln, and Toots Thielemans among others. In 2005 he was a featured arranger for the Wynton With Strings concert. In November 2013, DeRosa contributed eight arrangements for Stephen Sondheim’s A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair starring Bernadette Peters and premiered by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. His most recent project for the JLCO was Bernstein at 100. Other commissioned arrangements have been recorded by the Mel Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, and Glenn Miller big bands, vocalist Susannah McCorkle, rising trumpet star Dominick Farinacci and acclaimed solo violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Commissioned arrangements for orchestra include the Kansas City Symphony, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Pops, the Portland Maine Pops, the Czech National Symphony, the Metropole Orchestra, and the Swedish Television and Radio Orchestra. His publications for public school jazz ensembles are available through Alfred Music (Belwin Jazz), Smart Chart Music, J.W. Pepper, Barnhouse Music, while several of his works for professional bands are available through Sierra Music. Mr. DeRosa remains active as an adjudicator and clinician for school programs and music festivals. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Mastering The One-Person Business Course: bit.ly/MasteringTheOnePersonBusiness Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP39 4 Simple Steps to Save an Emergency Fund (FREE PDF Download): www.SpenserLiszt.com/EmergencyFund Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

I had a chance to speak with grammy award winning guitarist, Jason Vieaux a couple of weeks ago in light of his upcoming release with the Escher String Quartet. Our interview was not quite as long as some of the others, but we were able to cover several really interest topics. Grammy winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today's classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. His most recent solo album, Play, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.Jason Vieaux has performed as soloist with over 100 orchestras in the U.S. and abroad. Additional recent and future highlights include performances at Caramoor Festival as Artist in Residence, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society the National Gallery of Art, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colon, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, New York's 92Y, Ravinia Festival, and many other distinguished series. A first rate chamber musician and programmer, he frequently collaborates with artists such as the Escher Quartet, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis,accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. His passion for new music has fostered premieres by Jonathan Leshnoff, Avner Dorman, Jeff Beal, Dan Visconti, David Ludwig, Vivian Fung, José Luis Merlin, and more.Vieaux’s latest CD release is a performance of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Guitar Concerto with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Naxos). He has two upcoming releases on Azica Records: a new album, Dance, with the Escher String Quartet (July 19, 2019), featuring works byBoccherini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Aaron Jay Kernis; as well as a new solo Bach album. Recent recordings include Jeff Beal’s “Six Sixteen” Guitar Concerto with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS); Infusion (Azica) with accordionist/bandoneonist Julien Labro; Ginastera’s Guitar Sonata, which is featured on Ginastera: One Hundred (Oberlin Music) produced by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis; and Together (Azica), a duo album with Kondonassis. In 2012, the Jason Vieaux School of Classical Guitar was launched with ArtistWorks Inc., an interface that provides one on one online study with Vieaux for guitar students around the world. In 2011, he cofounded the guitar department at the Curtis Institute of Music, and in 2015 was invited to inaugurate the guitar program at the Eastern Music Festival. Vieaux has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music since1997, heading the guitar department since 2001. He has received a Naumburg Foundation top prize, a Cleveland Institute of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, GFA International Guitar Competition FirstPrize, and a Salon di Virtuosi Career Grant. His primary teachers were Jeremy Sparks and John Holmquist. Vieaux was also the first classical musician to be featured on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series.You can find out more about his upcoming performances, appearances and recordings at jasonvieaux.comI caught up with Jason in between his busy family schedule. He was gracious with his time and we were able to chat about his upcoming releases, and some other really good things like how his approach to recording has changed over the years, his teaching career, balancing family life with performing, and much more.

做一档有灵魂的读书节目。每天更新一期。 主播：潮羽，365天每天更新一期。微信公众号：「365读书」（dus365) 微博：365读书v。 文字版已在微信公众号【365读书】发布 。QQ：648902354 背景音乐：1.Candy_Wind - 静之守候；2.Fabrizio Paterlini - My Piano, The Clouds；3.Anne Akiko Meyers,English Chamber Orchestra & Steven Mercurio - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068：＂Air＂；4.曲婉婷 - 双城单心。

做一档有灵魂的读书节目。每天更新一期。 主播：潮羽，365天每天更新一期。微信公众号：「365读书」（dus365) 微博：365读书v。 文字版已在微信公众号【365读书】发布 。QQ：648902354 背景音乐：1.Candy_Wind - 静之守候；2.Fabrizio Paterlini - My Piano, The Clouds；3.Anne Akiko Meyers,English Chamber Orchestra & Steven Mercurio - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068：＂Air＂；4.曲婉婷 - 双城单心。

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers believes in respecting the old and welcoming the new. In this recent conversation with Jim Svejda, they discuss several of her recent commissions.

In our 95th episode, Lauren steers our third installment of *MYTHOLOGY MAY* toward the Land of the Rising Sun. [It’s time to refresh your knowledge–or in some people’s cases, learn about for the very first time–Japanese deities from Izanagi and Izanami to the Seven Lucky Gods.] Later, enjoy a quiz called “They’re After ‘Em!” . . . [Music: 1) Anne Akiko Meyers, “Birds in Warped Time I,” orig. Somei Satoh, 2006; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Ameerika viiuldaja Anne Akiko Meyersi uus album "Mirror in Mirror" on ilmunud 2018. aastal plaadifirmalt Avie. Muusik nimetab seda seni oma kõige isiklikumaks heliplaadiks. Mitmed albumile valitud teosed on spetsiaalselt pühendusega talle kirjutatud või arranžeeritud.

Ameerika viiuldaja Anne Akiko Meyersi uus album "Mirror in Mirror" on ilmunud 2018. aastal plaadifirmalt Avie. Muusik nimetab seda seni oma kõige isiklikumaks heliplaadiks. Mitmed albumile valitud teosed on spetsiaalselt pühendusega talle kirjutatud või arranžeeritud.

Ameerika viiuldaja Anne Akiko Meyersi uus album "Mirror in Mirror" on ilmunud 2018. aastal plaadifirmalt Avie. Muusik nimetab seda seni oma kõige isiklikumaks heliplaadiks. Mitmed albumile valitud teosed on spetsiaalselt pühendusega talle kirjutatud või arranžeeritud.

Ameerika viiuldaja Anne Akiko Meyersi uus album "Mirror in Mirror" on ilmunud 2018. aastal plaadifirmalt Avie. Muusik nimetab seda seni oma kõige isiklikumaks heliplaadiks. Mitmed albumile valitud teosed on spetsiaalselt pühendusega talle kirjutatud või arranžeeritud.

In this episode, we explore Felix Mendelssohn’s beloved violin concerto — in the lead-up to its performance at Armstrong Auditorium November 1, by violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the Mozart Orchestra of New York under Gerard Schwarz. We also spotlight these artists and have an exclusive interview with Ms. Meyers. https://www.armstrongauditorium.org/performance/anne-akiko-meyers-with-gerard-schwarz-and-mozart-orchestra-of-new-york

Arguably, Anne Akiko Meyers is darn admirable herself. The violinist has scads of fans. She's been Billboard's #1 classical artist. I mean, she's been on Morning Edition AND All Things Considered. But in this episode, Meyers is the fan rather than the star. She tells stories about getting to work with composers she idolizes, and what happened when she did - and didn't - dare to ask them to do things differently. Valuable life lessons, people. Music in this episode:   Special Thanks to Todd Reynolds for his music, Taskforce: Farmlab from Outerbourough.

Classical Classroom is finally coming back. Dacia Clay will be asking even more, even dumber questions about classical music to really smart people like Joshua Bell, Sharon Isbin, Hillary Hahn, Miro Quartet, Jono Hill, Anne Akiko Meyers, and many, many more. 

Sensational violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins Chris Felcyn to talk about her newest album "Mirror in Mirror". With the exception of Ravel, Anne collaborated with all of the composers and arrangers on this album and several works were written for her. This is her 36th studio album!

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/praise-love-platos-symposium-meets-bernsteins-serenade. Plato’s Symposium is arguably the most memorable philosophical work ever written on the subject of love. It is also the inspiration for Leonard Bernstein’s gorgeous violin concerto, the Serenade. What would Plato think of Bernstein’s Serenade, especially given his criticism of art and poetry? Is Bernstein more interested in what one of Plato’s drunken characters calls “vulgar love”? Or is he inspired by Platonic love – the highest form of love? How does Bernstein explore these themes through his music? In this special episode featuring violin virtuoso Anne Akiko Meyers and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, John and Ken talk to Brandi Parisi from All Classical Portland radio about love – its nature, its origin and its purpose – and music.

In this clip from The Listening Room, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins Chris Felcyn from Los Angeles to talk about her new CD Fantasia.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers previews her 35th album, entitled Fantasia – the centerpiece of which is a work she commissioned from the revered Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, which turned out to be his final masterpiece completed before his death last year at age 87.

This episode contains pretty much everything: Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Plato’s Symposium, music by living composers, the Great American Songbook, and most importantly, love, baby. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. Photo by VANESSA BRICEÑO-SCHERZER / CHRISTIE STOCKSTILL. All music in this episode from Anne Akiko Meyers’ new album, Serenade: The Love Album. Audio production by Todd “Tickle Me Elmo” Hulslander with high-pitched cackles by Dacia Clay and editing by Mark DiClaudio. For more about Anne Akiko Meyers: www.anneakikomeyers.com

WRCJ 90.9 FM is fortunate to have many guests visit our studios, from performers to composers to conductors and more. Our archived interviews are available for your listening pleasure.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins host Lara Downes in The Green Room to chat about the joys and challenges of music and motherhood. Featuring Anne's new recording of John Corigliano's Lullaby for Natalie . Anne Akiko Meyers is celebrated around the world for her artistry and ability to connect with audiences from the concert stage, online, and in television, and radio broadcasts. She regularly performs in recital and as guest soloist with many of the world's top orchestras, and is a best-selling recording artist who has released 30 albums. http://youtu.be/qrfRWmc0YPU http://genero.tv/watch-video/38891 http://genero.tv/watch-video/38816

Anne Akiko Meyers plays a centuries-old Guarneri del Gesu violin once used by Itzhak Perlman, Henri Vieuxtemps and Yehudi Menuhin, but it doesn’t reveal its beauty easily. "It definitely doesn’t play itself,” Meyers said. “When you have such a powerful instrument you want to dig in deeper and soak in the juice. But with this instrument, almost less is more. It’s counterintuitive. “You have to really finesse it in a certain way,” she added, noting how she is learning how to find the sweet spots and bring them out. The 1741 Guarneri, known as the Vieuxtemps, was sold in 2012 for what was reported to be more than $16 million and its anonymous owner has loaned it to Meyers for life. She recently put the instrument to the test with a recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the English Chamber Orchestra. Days after the album's release she brought the instrument to the WQXR Café to offer repertoire in a somewhat more unusual vein. The internationally known Meyers, who is performing this spring with the Chicago Symphony and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, demonstrated its lyrical qualities with an arrangement of Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile.” One of the salient features of the Vieuxtemps is its enormous, rich sound, which Meyers attributes to its excellent state of preservation. “It doesn’t have one crack on it and it doesn’t even have the normal sound post patch, which almost every violin has,” Meyers explained. “And it’s a muse for so many violin makers and violinists because nobody knows why it’s in such pristine condition. And this condition has helped the sound of the violin just soar.” For one thing, the wood inside the violin was thicker, owing to the fact that previous owners did not alter it in a (misguided) attempt to draw out a deeper sound. Meyers added that the instrument had been mostly sitting under a bed for the past 50 years and as a result, “Even now, it’s still growing.” A Japanese folk tune arrangement revealed its tone in more virtuosic passagework. Certainly, there has been ongoing debate over the relative merits of old and modern violins, and whether Guarneri and Stradivarius models are really better than the new ones. Blind tests have even suggested that experts couldn’t tell the difference between the two. Meyers notes, however, that contemporary makers still look to the centuries-old instruments for inspiration and guidance. “There was one Monet, there was one Picasso, there was one Guarneri del Gesu," she said. "We try to emulate these incredible makers but they were artists that were transcendent. It’s so important to cherish these instruments as much as we can.” Below: Meyers introduces and performs the "Star-Spangled Banner." Video: Amy Pearl; Sound: Norko Okabe; Text & Production: Brian Wise; Interview: Jeff Spurgeon