Some Thoughts on Beethoven's Violin Concerto
The serenity and majesty of Beethoven’s famed Violin Concerto belie the turmoil of its time: Vienna was under French occupation and...
In Praise of Charlize Theron, Virtuosa
Often, if I awaken in the middle of the night, I will turn on the television and hunt around for a movie; finding that many of them have...
Mozart's Magic - The Sonatas for Piano and Violin
I am currently in a two-week long residency at a young artist’s program in the Midwest, coaching twelve students in a variety of sonatas...
A Letter to Governor Christie of New Jersey Regarding Bill S.2012/A.3128
Dear Governor, As a concert violinist and the wife of the former musical instrument conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I am...
Why I Like Houston
In addition to the wonderful Music in Context series and terrific restaurants, Houston offers giant roadside longhorn armadillos.
Stephanie plays Sarasate
An excerpt of Stephanie's performance of Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen in November, 2015 with the Boston Classical Orchestra...
Sarasate and the Virtuoso Violinist
The Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) was a great virtuoso performer and a prolific composer of the morceau de genre, or...
What is the "Music of the Spheres"?
The phrase “music of the spheres” refers to the intertwined relationship between the structures of music and those of the physical world,...
Where a Stradivari Equals a Kazoo
I have just returned from a chamber music concert at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Arizona, where it was my great pleasure to...
The Green Violinist
Recently, one of the 24/7 news networks had a feature on the "green" movement in Hollywood that included an actress, who characterizes...
