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Bidding farewell to 2023 with this long-dreamt pinnacle: the C Major Sonata of JS Bach, which I got to record in one of my all-time favorite acoustics - the glorious Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. youtu.be/qq_QuVQjGZ8?si…

Reena Esmail: Piano Trio, III, set in the Raga #Bhairavi - another name for the goddess - I had always imagined a dance of destruction and renewal, and when Yamini Kalluri choreographed *exactly* that image, I was both stunned and unsurprised. A collaborative miracle.

Me, on Reading Rainbow, circa 1995 --- Yep, that’s me, on an episode called “Zin Zin, A Violin,” which documented several young musicians at @juilliardschool (looking at you, @drmayashankar!) and the first years of our journey to becoming classical musicians.

JS Bach, Sonata 1001: IV. Presto -- Recorded by Louis Ng #bach #solobach #violin #soloviolin #musicheals #worcester

Brahms, Opus 8: IV – Darshan 🦖.trio at @music_worcester, @domcheli and Yoshicello Recorded as part of @music.worcester season opening concert in 2023.

‘In some magnetic way I move in / the university of the waves,’ - Pablo Neruda — Recorded by Louis Ng.wav at @mechanicshall

Bach, Organ Trio Sonata BWV 528 — So thrilled to be playing this gorgeous bit of #bach at @calpoly with Tesserae and Andrew McIntosh @ipritch78 and @celloleif this Sunday! #bachfest  – #baroqueviolin #gutstrings #organ #triosonata #baroquesonata #baroquemusic

JS Bach: Sonata in C Major, Fuga “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don’t let yourself lose me.” •Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Hours – Recorded by Louis Ng.wav at @mechanicshall  #bach #solobach #violin #soloviolin

Clara Schumann, Piano Trio — “You cannot imagine how sad I am when I feel I have not put my heart into my playing. To me it is as if I had done an injury not only to myself but also to art.” - Clara Schumann – Recorded as part of Music Worcester season opening concert in 2023.

JS Bach: Sonata in C Major, Fuga — “He had held onto his self-respect, he dreamed grand dreams, and he could work well at any task he turned his hand to.” •Jane Wakatsuki Houston on her father, George Wakatsuki, “Farewell to Manzanar – #bach #solobach #violin #soloviolin

Get after it.  #boxing #classicalmusic #violinist #inspire #inspiration #vijaygupta #streetsymphony

The world's loneliest violinist 😂

📚📖 🎶  . . Musicians:  @jinshandai  @cara_pogossian  @jonathankaroly  Ashley Park  #classicalmusic #musician #symphony #orchestra #words #definition #violin #violinist #cello

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Number 1, 2, or 3? @ipritch78 Ian Pritchard - Harpsichord  Eva Lymenstull - Cello #classicalmusic #musician #violinist #cellist #orchestra #harpsichord  #orchestral #violin #symphony #producer #music

Number 1, 2, or 3? @ipritch78 Ian Pritchard - Harpsichord  Eva Lymenstull - Cello #classicalmusic #musician #violinist #cellist #orchestra #harpsichord  #orchestral #violin #symphony #producer #music

😅 . . . Vijay Gupta, violin Greg Ewer, violin @ewergreg Charles Noble, viola ヴィオラa.k.a.酒クズ Marilyn de Oliveira, cello @marilynbrasileira #classicalmusic

Listening is when you learn. A few weeks ago, I was honored to speak with the great writer Pico Iyer, the author of seventeen books, who has written about his experiences with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as the great songwriter Leonard Cohen.