Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Its been about a year since we last spoke with anne, a veteran violinist of the concert stage who was awarded an avery fisher career grant at age 23. Obviously something needed to be done, and meyers decided to take the matters into her own hands with this avie disc, anne akiko meyers, where she is featured in a recital of works by somei satoh, claude debussy, olivier messiaen, toru takemitsu, and maurice ravel and expertly accompanied by pianist li jian. Violinist anne akiko meyers was introduced the american public through two appearances on the tonight show starring johnny carson and the emmy awards at the age of 11. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Anne has dramatically expanded the modern violin repertoire with significant new commissions and has made 37 recordings, many of them debuting at. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Anne akiko meyers and marta aznavoorian perform john williams schindlers list live at the wfmt studios for an impromptu concert. Anne akiko meyers and wendy chen perform bachs air on october 27, 2012.
A beautiful storycd about a baby trumpet with violetta, the violinist, played by ms. Anne akiko meyers has some nice fiddles now add the vieuxtemps guarneri del gesu to the list, which include her two strads. She also collaborated with childrens book author and illustrator, kristine papillon, on crumpet the trumpet, where the character violetta the violinist, is played by anne. Frequent chamber music collaborators include escher quartet, harpist yolanda kondonassis, accordionbandoneon virtuoso julien labro, and violinist anne akiko meyers. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Aug 03, 2017 on valentines day this past february, violinist anne akiko meyers released her newest cd, air the bach album, featuring bachs a minor and e major concertos, as well as the double concerto, accompanied by steven mercurio and the english chamber orchestra. Anne akiko meyers biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. She collaborated with childrens book author and illustrator, kristine papillon, on crumpet the trumpet, and appeared as the character violetta the violinist. Anne akiko meyers timothy judd, suzuki violin lessons. Of the american violinist anne akiko meyers, the american record guide is quoted as saying, through her peerless mastery and vivid imagination there seems to be no limit to the colors she can draw from her instrument. Anne akiko meyers is in her living room, looking contentedly out on lake austin, which, in the haze, looks like an expansive ocean with a horizon that appears, like her career, to be limitless.
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Anne akiko meyers newest superpricey fiddle and leadership changes from the munich philharmonic to the london symphony to the new. Yoyo ma, helene grimaud, anne akiko meyers they are so gifted, and so serious about their art, it is a gift to peek inside their brains for a few minutes. Anne akiko meyers, talking about the sonatina no 1 in d major for violin and piano d. Regularly performing as guest soloist with the worlds top orchest. Anne akiko meyers born may 15, 1970 is an american concert violinist. Anne akiko meyers recording of einojuhani rautavaaras fantasia, written for ms. Meet renowned violinist anne akiko meyers austin woman. Meyers played two concerts in dc with a broken foot this past weekend. Mozart, arvo part, einojuhani rautavaara, maurice ravel, and the dc premiere of morten lauridsens o magnum mysterium. View tour dates, news, photos and listen to samples from anne s discography. Meyers, anne akiko anne akiko meyers the complete rca.
Anne akiko meyers recording of rautavaaras fantasia was the only classical instrumental work to be selected on npr s 100 best songs of 2017. Anne akiko meyers will make her phillips debut with selections by w. Anne akiko meyers, is one of the most internationally renowned and respected classical musicians of our time. Deceptive cadence on her new album, the violinist teams up with herself as she plays her two stradivarius instruments. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to the four most recent hours of sunday baroque if you missed any of. Anne akiko meyers dedicates the cd to her 96 year old grandmother and to the legendary luthier, rene morel who died late last year. Yoyo ma, helene grimaud, anne akiko meyers they are so gifted, and so.
The musicians whom i have had the chance to interview possess technical mastery, plus the gift to impart something personal to the performance. National public radio r created npr r classics in 1996 to preserve. Follow anne akiko meyers s instagram account to see all 518 of their photos and videos. Live in the fraser performance studio at wgbh in boston, violinist anne akiko meyers pianist anton nel perform bachs famous air on a g. Wwno public radio for new orleans providing npr news, culture and the stories of the people, places, and events that make new orleans unique.
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Meyers is known for her passionate performances, purity of sound, deeply poetic interpretations, innovative programming and bestselling recordings. Meyers recording of einojuhani rautavaaras fantasia was the only classical instrumental work included by npr in their list of 100. Meet renowned violinist anne akiko meyers austin woman magazine. She collaborated with childrens book author and illustrator, kristine papillon. Anne akiko meyers was born in san diego, california and grew up in southern california. Mar 07, 2014 the soul of the worlds most expensive violin. Jan 18, 2020 nicola practises between three and seven and a half hours a day. On a new recording, violinist anne akiko meyers plays both solo parts in bachs double concerto a one on each of her two stradivarius. Over his tenure, hes interviewed many classical musicians. Anne akiko meyers receives lifetime use of vieuxtemps. She frequently performs with the worlds top orchestras and presents groundbreaking recitals in major concert halls around the.
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