In the spirit of the caprices of virtuoso violinists Niccolò Paganini and Henryk Wienawski, filtered through Curtis Stewart’s own trademark ability to seamlessly integrate a kaleidoscope of popular styles into his classical vocabulary, 24 American Caprices pays homage to the history of solo violin performance and American culture. A seven-time Grammy Award-nominated violinist and composer, Stewart references a diverse range …

Gil Shaham’s latest album with conductor Eric Jacobsen and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra explores the violin concerto as a vehicle for cultural memory and continuity. The program pairs Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 80, and Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, with the world-premiere recording of “F. Harper,” from The Famous People by Curtis …

Michael Repper leads the National Philharmonic in a celebration of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – an album of world-premiere recordings commemorating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.. The program features new performance editions of Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade in D minor, Op. 4, and the Suite from 24 Negro Melodies. Grammy-nominated violinist Curtis Stewart is featured in the Ballade and in his …