Modesto symphony Concert featured 21 year old violinist Kristin Lee. She is currently in her last year at Juilliard. This being her 10th year at Juilliard due to her time spent as a Pre-College student. Her teachers include Dorothy DeLay, Catherine Cho, and Itzhak Perlman.
She played the Mendelssohn violin concert in E minor. She played it well with great musicality. I heard slides that reminded me of Itzhak Perlman - the influence is evident. She had firm control of the of the double stops and octaves in the second movement and full control over her wonderful trills.
During the second movement (of the Saturday performance), there was an audience member who fainted due to medical problems, but she continue to captivate the audience despite the ushers and audience doctors who were trying to help. We hope the woman is ok. The last movement was played lightly and very bird-like, as it was intended in my mind. She had full control of her instrument and didn't seem strained.
Bravo.
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