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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Grammy-Winning Violist Kim Kashkashian

Violist Kim Kashkashian. (Claire Stefani)

Violist Kim Kashkashian. (Claire Stefani)

Her instrument does not get a lot of attention, but violist Kim Kashkashian does.

She just won a Grammy award in the “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” category for her album “Kurtág and Ligeti“ of works by Hungarian composers Gyorgy Kurtag and Gyorgy Ligeti.

Kashkashian teaches at New England Conservatory.

She’s also a founding member of Music for Food, an initiative by musicians to fight hunger in their communities.

Kashkashian performs in Nov. 2011 with the New York Classical Players:

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  • Dovecottage

    We miss you Robin.  Thank you for beautiful viola classical music and for  program on H. Pylori. Changing subject:

     Is there any away we can stop paying congress and house members,along with President Obama  (too much Golf and basketball,  not enough results in terms of resolving his rivalry with the opposition.)  Boy, do we Miss Lindon Johnson and Ronald Reagan.Those worked congress like nobody else. How is it that all kinds of hard working Americans can get  tossed out of their jobs while congressmen and President and family keep getting the benefits, vacacion (Vacacion? Is there no shame in these people) and salaries paid with our hard earned money?  To quote  An American Tail, a kid’s movie:”Are we mice or are we men?” You know it is backwards, but why do we take so much, for so longand do nothing? 

    Love your show and the respectful, intelligent way you speak to others.  Thank you, Robin.

    • Samuel Green

      it’s because politics has changed I don’t think the politicians of yesteryear could have done too much better in today’s world with the daily news cycle, recordings of every mistake they make and incredibly powerful lobby

  • Susan Lisker

    VIOLIST not violinist.  Huge difference.

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