The Heart of Violin: James Ehnes

James Ehnes leads this all-strings program bridging the old and new world with works ranging from classical to contemporary.

Journey into the heart of the violin with one of today’s most masterful soloists.

Grammy Award-winning composer Jessie Montgomery is renowned for her socially inspired and richly layered music. In Strum, Montgomery brilliantly evokes 'American folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement.’ Her 2012 work Starburst uses a fast-changing shimmer of musical colour to vividly portray the formation of new stars in a galaxy.