Meet the Artist: Internationally Acclaimed Violinist Ryu Goto

For the past 40 years The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has been creating internationally renowned music and forcing us to rethink musical collaboration.

The musicians perform without a conductor, rehearse and organize democratically, and along the way they've made more than 70 albums noted by critics for having unparalleled energy. Orpheus frequently collaborates with some of today's leading soloists, like our guest Ryu Goto. Ryu sprang upon the scene in with his 1995 performance of the 3^rd movement of Paganini's incredibly challenging Violin Concerto No. 1.

We sample from that live concert recording in today's show. Ryu was seven years old at the time, attending the Pacific Music Festival held in Sapporo, Japan.  Ryu spoke with David Ford by phone from his home in New York, and the now 25 year old violinist sensation says back then it was all about hitting the right notes in tune.