Sun, Oct 2, 2005
The world's leading violinist reaches 30 and embarks on a sabbatical year of self-discovery, re-visiting his roots in Siberia, recording the Beethoven Violin Concerto with his mentor Mstislav Rostropovich and commissioning a challenging Viola Concerto from Benjamin Yusupov that will also require him to study rock and jazz improvisation on the electric violin with the legendary Didier Lockwood, and finally dance tango on stage. A portrait of a restless master talent, at the height of his powers but still in development, searching for new dreams to realize.