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Geneva Lewis

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[Rising Star Jeniva Lewis Makes Her Debut! Violin Concertos by Barber and Glass, and the First Recording of a Work by John Zorn]Jeniva Lewis is originally from New Zealand and is currently based in the United States. Selected as a BBC New Generation Artist for 202224 and a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, her debut album is a collection of American violin works. It features Samuel Barbers concerto, which demands lyrical expression and advanced technique, as well as Philip Glasss Violin Concertowhich he composed to please his father and was heavily influenced by the opera he was working on at the time. The album also features a piece inspired by the sound of the legendary Stradivarius once owned by Saint-Exupry and now owned by Accardo, Firebirdwhich was once owned by Saint-Exupry and is now in Accardos possessionand which inspired John Zorn to compose a Partita for solo violin, a wor