We talked with the 18-year-old about her surreal jump from unknown student to Hollywood Bowl center stage
In the wake of mass shootings and Toni Morrison’s death, the Budapest Festival Orchestra offers a powerful memorial in Mozart’s Requiem.
The Times asked Kukkonen to share her thoughts about her Play With Ray experience immediately after her Bowl performance. The following has been edited slightly for clarity and length: Tonight I played on Guadagnini’s violin from 1775. It’s like over $2 million! Yesterday I played on it the whole night, just to try everything, every piece I have, I played on it.
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