Official PORTALS website launched!

Check out www.PortalsProject.com for everything about my multi-media show, Portals.

I've commissioned a new work from American Composer Philip Glass--It's called Partita for Solo Violin, in seven movements. The piece is almost completed and so far, I think it's really some of his best writing--so dark, lyrical, and melodic. Check out the first movement, "Opening" [click to listen]

The piece will have its US premiere in New York City at Symphony Space next fall as part of a multimedia evening called Portals. [more info]

My new CD "Arches" has just been released, on Image Recordings, and Is now avallable!! "Arches" brings together music for violin alone from the past and present, old and new, by juxtaposing Johann 5ebastian Bach's iconic "Partita No.2 in D minor" with four excellent newer pieces written by living composers Kevin Puts, Mark O'Connor, Daniel Ott, and Randy Woolf. To buy your very own copy [click here].

And to get you in the mood here is a video of me performing selections from the title track of my new CD - "Arches". [click to watch]

Check out my MySpace page for more audio and video and other stuff.

And here's a clip of me playing music by John Williams - the "Theme" from the movie "Schindler's List" with Michael Shapiro conducting. What a great tune! [click to watch]

And on youtube... this is a piece which was recently written for me by NYC based composer and jazz sax player, Patrick Zlmmerli. Its called "The Light Guitar" - the tltle comes from James Joyce's "Ulysses" - and its in 3 parts:
I. Doloroso
II. Dreamily
II. Fast, Swing Feel

Recently I performed Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto at the Verlzon-Kimmel Center In Philadelphia, with Otto-Werner Mueller conducting the Curtis Chamber Orchestra. It was a lot of fun playing this great piece with my alma mater orchestra. I wrote my own cadenzas for this piece - If you'd like to hear some of the highlights, [click to listen].

This past December, I played the solo violin part in a concert version of Philip Glass' mind-bendlng piece, "Einstein on the Beach" at Carnegie Hall in my home-town, New York, NY. There was a really amazing energy on stage - thanks to all of you who came out! The show wasn't taped, but here's a preview of a new piece for violin, which Philip Is writlng for me. It's called "I Enjoyed the Laughter" and its inspired by a poem of Leonard Cohen. [click to listen]

Last November, I played Aaron Jay Kernls' violin concerto, "Lament and Prayer" with Marin Alsop conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The first show was broadcast on XM Radio, which turned out really well-thanks to everyone at the BSO.

I'm playing Richard Danielpour's Violin Concerto "A Fool's Life" a few times this coming season - it's a truly beautiful piece - here is a clip from a performance I gave with Ransom Wilson conducting. To listen [click here].

Not long ago, I played In the movie, "Bee Season" (Fox Searchlight,
Juliette Blnoche, Richard Gere). I was the sound of Richard Gere's violin. If you saw this movie and thought that he was actually playing the violin, well now you know! The soundtrack CD includes selections from J.s. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for violin alone, as well as original music by composer Pete Nashel. [click to buy]