Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers spoke with online editor Davina Shum ahead of her premiere performance of Arturo Marquez’s ‘Fandango’, written specifically for her. She spoke about working with composers, pairing an established concerto with a new cadenza, and the challenges of playing in a mariachi style. Find out what she would ask Beethoven if she had the chance to meet him…

 

Excerpt of ’Fantasia’ by Rautavaara used with permission from Anne Akiko Meyers

Photo credit: David Zentz

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