Violin

Critics praise Guido Sant’Anna, who gained international recognition in 2022 when, at age 17, he became the first South American violinist to win the prestigious International Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna.

Eighteen Jewish musicians’ instruments saved from the Holocaust era and restored by Israeli master violin makers will make their way to the stage of the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin in the hands of Elgin Symphony Orchestra members at 8 p.m. May 20.

Sauk Valley Community College played host Monday, March 20, 2023, to national touring electric violinist and DJ Alex Ahn and the closing of oil painter Deborah Di Vita Glascott's solo show "13 Stories."

Critics rave about guest violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, who will be featured in the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto.

A rising star violinist, Randall Goosby, will be a featured artist with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 5 and 6, under the baton of guest conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl.