The thoughtful violinist makes a set of contemplative music, including a piece by Philip Glass, sing sweetly on her $16 million instrument.
$16 million. Instead, Meyers arrived only with a pair of publicists and the perceptive pianist Max Levinson. She seemed nonchalant about the fact that her fiddle is worth a fortune.
What matters, naturally, is how the instrument sounds and few can make a violin sing as sweetly as Meyers. The San Diego native was already performing on with Johnny Carson at age 11. Three years later she enrolled in New York's Juilliard School and at 18 cut the first of her 40-some albums., who is currently writing a piece for her. The violin and piano arrangement of his"Metamorphosis I" oscillates between tranquil, long-held notes and flurries of arpeggios, while the piano toggles on mournful chords.follows gracefully. Meyers' diaphanous performance is a master class on how to achieve a rich tone with light bow pressure.
Meyers may drive a hot rod violin worth millions, but it takes a true artist to handle the instrument and bring out its singular voice.
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