Anne-Sophie Mutter

Performing: 
Brahms Violin Concerto, February 5 & 6, 2010

Violin:
Ms. Mutter performs on 3 violins — 2 Stradivarius called “The Emiliani of 1703” and “Lord Dunn-Raven of 1710,” and a Regazzi made in 2005.

• Established Anne-Sophie Mutter Circle of Friends Foundation to increase support for promising young musicians
• Recently received the prestigious International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
• Regularly gives benefit concerts to raise awareness and financial support for medical and social causes

Gil Shaham

Performing:
Haydn Violin Concerto No. 2 & Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2, January 29 & 31, 2010

Violin:
Violin: 1699 Stradivarius “Countess Polignac”

• Recipient of the 2008 Avery Fisher Prize for musical excellence
• Debuted with the Jerusalem Symphony at age 10
• Received his “big break” when he substituted for Itzhak Perlman with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1989
• Tours and records with his sister, Orli, a pianist

Hilary Hahn

Performing:
Sibelius Violin Concerto, May 7-9, 2010

Violin:
Guillaume replica by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

• Named Gramophone Artist of the Year for 2008
• Spent more than 24 weeks on Billboard’s Top Ten for her recording of Schoenberg & Sibelius Violin Concertos
• Admitted to Philadelphia’s prestigious Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 10
• First performed with the PSO at age 14

Itzhak Perlman

Performing:
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3, September 9, 2009

Violin:
Soil Stradivarius violin of 1714

• Has won 15 Grammy Awards and 4 Emmy Awards
• Has recorded jazz, ragtime & Jewish folksongs
• Sang the role of the Jailer in the recording of Puccini’s Tosca under conductor James Levine

Joshua Bell

Performing:
Recital, Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Violin:
1713 Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius

• Received the 2007 Avery Fisher Prize and the 2008 Academy of Achievement Award for exceptional accomplishment in the arts
• Honored with a Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University only two years after he graduated
• Made his first solo appearance with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 14