Violinist

Our opening concert, “Made in America,” will showcase Grammy Award-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers in Barber’s Violin Concerto—one of the great lyrical American classical concertos, complete with technical fireworks. The orchestra will be featured in Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, his final symphonic work written entirely in America and premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra. We open with Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, written just before Dvořák traveled abroad from Prague to live in the US to teach in New York City. This overture was seen as both a farewell to his native country and as a hello to New York.

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Made in America

Baylor University

Music Director Andreas Delfs leads our soaring season opener with a thrilling mix of energy and elegance. Esteemed American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers brings her signature radiance to Barber’s deeply expressive Violin Concerto, a work of lyrical beauty and dazzling virtuosity. Mason Bates’ high-octane Mothership launches the program with modern flair, while Dvořák’s joyous Symphony No. 6 fills Kodak Hall with rich melodies and Bohemian spirit. An awe-inspiring start to an unforgettable season!

RPO: 25/26 Season Opener! Breathtaking Barber

Kodak Center

Winner of the 2024 Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Fandango is a love letter to the Spanish dance and its New World progeny written for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. “The Concerto itself is a rainforest of impossible challenges. Yet Anne Akiko Meyers, for whom the work was written, soared through this jungle, her 1741 Guarneri del Gesù violin jumping, bouncing, playing the frequent high registers with operatic facility” (ConcertoNet.com). Márquez’s irresistible Danzón No. 2 kicks things off on a lively note.

Márquez’s Fandango & Shostakovich’s Fifth

Hollywood Bowl

Two extraordinary talents come together for an evening of conversation and connection. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, a Grammy Award winner and “Wonder Woman of commissioning” (The Strad), is a returning Festival favorite celebrated for her stunning performances and collaborations with today’s foremost composers. She is joined by Grammy‑winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, praised by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation” and admired for his vibrant, expressive artistry.

Enjoy this free event with on‑stage interviews, audience Q&A, a cash bar, and photo opportunities—then make your plans now to hear them perform the following day.

Meet the Musician: Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Vieaux

Amelia River Club

Two Grammy-winning virtuosi join forces for an intimate evening of violin and guitar, in a breathtaking marsh-front setting at The Amelia River Club.

Violinist

Anne Akiko Meyers

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 17, 2026

Meet the Musician: Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Vieaux · Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival

Jan 18, 2026

Anne Akiko Meyers, violin | Jason Vieaux, guitar · Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival

Past events

Oct 2, 2025

Made in America · Waco Symphony Orchestra

27 - 28 Sep, 2025

RPO: 25/26 Season Opener! Breathtaking Barber · Eastman School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Oblivion by Piazzolla

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival

Violin in Suite italienne by Stravinsky

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival

Violin in Violin Concerto by Barber

Waco Symphony Orchestra

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