Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

I daresay that she is the most passionate violinist out there. She is a great inspiration because not only is she technically good but she is creative at expressively conveying her talent on the violin which in my opinion makes a superb musician. Nadja brings a sobering humanity to an instrument which is too often judged as two-dimensional. In other words critics and professors want "classical" music to be played one way. And which way is that? Robotic? Historically correct? I daresay once again that these ideas of a circumspect music are utterly absurd. That is why I like Salerno-Sonnenberg, because she breaks the "rules" of conventional classical music which makes for an enjoyable listen.

She also came out with an intriguing documentary about her life as a professional violinist.