Midori Concert With NMSO Forceful, Ethereal
By KEN KEUFFEL

In [Bach's Concerto for Two Violins] Midori, a virtuoso violinist with few peers, shared the solo spotlight with Ana Calles, 17, the concertmaster of the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony. ... For Calles, rubbing elbows with Midori in public must have seemed like a daunting prospect. But she rose to the occasion ... The two violinists captured the bubbly, highly rhythmic qualities of the finale in a way that made shoes tap (lightly) on floors.

The Bruch [Violin Concerto No. 1] is a familiar warhorse of the concerto repertoire. But it found new life yesterday, not only because of Midori's pyrotechnics but also because of the unbelievably beautiful sound she summoned in softer, more lyrical moments. She offered expressive playing with a capital E - leaving the listener wholly satisfied.