Hi Ray!

I just saw you at the Walt Disney playing Mendelssohn last week! That was really special, and an incredible performance that I'll always remember. I've been a violin student for 2 years, and you were one of the reasons I started violin at 16 years old. I'm also participating in Play with Ray! (Hopefully, there's some complications with my application right now, I just emailed the Sydney Symphony to hopefully sort things out).

I wanted to ask about your instruments. I know you just got loaned the Dolphin Stradivarius, but you're also a very big advocate for modern violins, like your Widenhouse. I wanted to ask how the 2 instruments compare. Is the Dolphin really THAT much better than the Widenhouse. Do you ever have days where you feel like playing one rather than the other? What would you say are the characteristics of the antique violins you've played over your modern instruments? Thank you so much.