Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist

                   

Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist
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"She played with an unfailingly sweet tone, molding her phrases like a singer."
~ The New York Times

"Vigorous mastery, unflinching technical skills and stylish elegance."
~ Los Angeles Times

Anne Akiko Meyers has been given exclusive lifetime loan of the most iconic violin ever created. The 'Ex-Vieuxtemps' Guarneri Del Gesu, dated 1741.
  Anne Akiko Meyers and the most iconic violin

Anne Akiko Meyers talks to Trib-Live about the Bates Violin Concerto premiere in this concert preview.
  Anne Akiko Meyers premieres Mason Bates Violin Cto w/ Pittsburgh Symphony

Watch the EPK video for Anne's newest release for eOne Records, "Air: the Bach Album", out February 14, 2012.
  Anne Akiko Meyers - AIR EPK

  Anne Akiko Meyers' official YouTube channel

After her record-breaking purchase of the "Molitor" Stradivarius (formerly owned by Napoleon Bonaparte!) Anne takes her new fiddle on to CNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" She plays a beautiful rendition of Gershwin's "Summertime" -- and shows off her acting skills in a hilarious gag with Olbermann himself.
  Number 3 Story of 2010 on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"

Anne’s newest album, “Seasons…Dreams” is out on Sept. 28, 2010.  In the official album EPK, she talks about the album’s major work, Beethoven “Spring” Sonata, and the resulting “bloom” of works that journey through the seasons into dreams: Debussy’s Claire de Lune, Wagner’s Träume, Gene Pritsker’s Variations on Sakura Sakura, Gershwin’s Summertime, a Jeff Tyzik arrangement of Autumn in New York and more.
  The official EPK for Seasons...Dreams on E1 Records

Anne plays Saint-Saens 'Rondo Capriccioso' to a standing-room only crowd of 10,000 in Amsterdam's famous Museumplein, in front of the Concertgebouw. Keith Lockhart conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
  Anne plays Saint-Saëns’ ‘Rondo Capriccioso’ with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

At the same concert with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Anne plays Gade's gorgeous tango 'Jalousie'.
  Anne plays Gade’s tango ‘Jalosie’

Minnesota Public Radio's New Classical Tracks (with Julie Amacher), reviews Anne's new release on Koch Records: Smile, and speaks with Anne about the personal connection she feels with each work on the album.
  New Classical Tracks: Love letters to composers

Anne speaks with Violinist.com about her new album, "Smile", what it's like working with independent label Koch Records, why she likes playing in night clubs, and about other upcoming projects.
  Anne speaks with Violinist.com

Anne performs Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" and Harold Arlen's "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
  Anne speaks with WNYC's John Schaeffer on Soundcheck, recorded on Feb. 3, 2009.

Anne plays a live studio peformance and discusses her new album "Smile", recorded on Jan. 29, 2009.
  Live Studio Performance with WQXR's Elliott Forrest

The electronic press kit for Anne's newest album, "Smile" released by Koch Records in January 2009.
  Anne introduces her newest album "Smile"

The "Living St. Louis" show profiles Anne - following her early passion for music and her development into the vibrant performer she is today.
  "Living St. Louis" profiles Anne Akiko Meyers

Anne performs the Kreisler Recitativo & Scherzo - and as a fun bonus, it's shot in a slick film noir style.
  Anne plays the Kreisler Recitativo & Scherzo

As John Schaefer tells us, Anne visits one of her favorite local sound spots with producer Brian Wise, and explains just what makes this locale so special. Click here to find her spot on the map.
  Anne is a guest on WNYC's Soundcheck

  Visit Anne on MySpace

Anne Akiko Meyers performs the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor with Kazuyoshi Akiyama and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
  Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor

A performance and interview with Plum TV in Vail Valley.
  Piazzolla Sonata Performance and Interview

Anne speaks with John Schaefer on WNYC's SoundCheck, discussing the challenges and many rewards of new music and new kinds of performance, specifically Paul Haas' "Rewind".
  WNYC's Soundcheck

  Wikipedia Entry