April 9, 2025
I have a couple of music traditions that I’ve established for myself. With Easter only a few days away I will find some time to listen to both of J. S. Bach’s Passions… St. John’s and St. Matthew’s. Yeah I know I can listen to them anytime during the year, but they seem to mean more to me during Holy Week. I’ll be taking next week off from publishing this blog or the podcast so I’ll take this opportunity to wish you all blessings during Easter and Passover.
In case you missed it…
Sunday’s guest was the Swiss virtuoso violinist Rachel Kolly. We had a delightful conversation about her career, her approach to recording, and much more. Please take a few minutes and enjoy it. Here’s a link to her recording of E. Chausson’s “Interlude”.
Coming up…
This week I’m joined by Emily Daggett Smith (1st violin) and Jessica Shuang Wu (2nd violin) from the Vega String Quartet. Please join us as we talk about the quartets beginning, their residency at Emory University, their upcoming concert at Carnegie Hall with Mark and Maggie O’Connor called “Bluegrass and Beethoven”. (Sounds like fun doesn’t it?) For additional information and tickets for the April 25 concert please go here.
In other news…
The Rudersdal Chamber Players will be making their U.S. debut at Victoria Bond’s Cutting Edge Concerts in New York on April 16. You can get additional information and tickets here.
