On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

The Finnish violinist-conductor strips back The Lark Ascending to revelatory effect in an album that moves from searing grief to radiant, folk-infused transcendence with Sam Amidon ...

He has singlehandedly redefined what folk music is, partly because of his restless mind and twitchy fingers, and partly because he simply won’t stand still. Youmight say that Sam Amidon has ...

But “Et in Arcadia ego”: I, Death, am always there on your enchanted ground. Kuusisto’s wise-cracking presentation – sending the stand-up routine into the recital hall with deadpan charm – made it ...

Week one: free improv. We had almost all of our dancers, but only three musicians: myself, Mayah Kadish and Romain Bly. Very open feeling, 90 min or 2 hour improv sessions each day with the musicians ...

The Norfolk singer-songwriter delivers a career-spanning performance with the relish of old friends being revisited.

Violinist, composer and conductor Pekka Kuusisto is indeed a musical phenomenon; he is known not only for his first-rate performances and instinctive understanding of the music he ...