Violin Episodes
Nov. 17, 2025
Fabiola Kim: University of Michigan
Violinist Fabiola Kim is a renowned solo violinist and teaches at the University of Michigan and Colburn School. Listen as she talks about her musical mentors, finding her passion for teaching, lessons she's learned performin...
Nov. 3, 2025
Sarah Ying Ma: Poiesis Quartet
Violinist Sarah Ying Ma of the Poiesis Quartet talks about her musical background, competitions including the Banff Competition of which Poiesis just won Grand Prize, the importance of new music, and how to keep "classical" m...
Oct. 6, 2025
Nancy Zhou: Concert Violinist
Virtuoso violinist Nancy Zhou is a renowned concert violinist, classical music social media influencer, and teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Listen as she talks about her traditional Chinese music background, her musical mentors, competitions, and her journey through social media.
Sept. 22, 2025
Annie Fullard Part II: Art of Collaboration
Annie Fullard, first violinist of the Cavani String Quartet and head of chamber music at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and Peabody Institute, talks about developing her chamber music pedagogy and chamber music legacy in part two of her interview.
Sept. 15, 2025
Annie Fullard Part I: Cavani String Quartet
Violinist Annie Fullard is a founding member of the Cavani String Quartet and head of chamber music at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and Peabody Institute. Listen as she talks about her musical development and early life in the Cavani String Quartet. Part 2 comes discusses Fullard's chambe…
Aug. 4, 2025
Eugene Watanabe: Gifted Music School
Eugene Watanabe founded the Gifted Music School with his wife Dr. Vera and was the first person to graduate Curtis with a double degree in violin and piano. Listen as he talks about his violin and piano careers, starting the Gifted Music School, and his true passion for teaching music to young stud…
July 21, 2025
Simon James: San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Violinist Simon James is a renowned pedagogue at the San Fransisco Conservatory of Music, veteran of the Seattle Symphony for 30 years, and recorder of hundreds of soundtracks. Listen as James talks about being a musician contractor, recording in the symphony and in the studio, and his inspirations…
June 16, 2025
David Kim: Philadelphia Orchestra
Violinist David Kim is the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra for the past 26 years and shares his stories of studying with Dorothy DeLay, challenges he faced in his career, his journey to the Philadelphia Orchestra, the important roles of a concertmaster, and his advice for aspiring profe…
June 2, 2025
Amy Schwartz Moretti: Robert McDuffie Center for Strings
Artistic Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and violinist of the Ehnes Quartet, Amy Schwartz Moretti is a violinist who has established herself as a soloist, chamber musician, and guest concertmaster. Listen as Moretti shares stories of how she met James Ehnes and Robert McDuffie, t…