Mark O'Connor Celebrates 35 Albums In 35 Years At Merkin Hall 4/28

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On April 28th, composer and violinist Mark O'Connor will celebrate his 35 years in the music industry with a special performance at New York's Merkin Hall, featuring his own solo work on the violin as well as some very special guests. Joined by classical heavyweights Ida Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, and Matt Haimovitz, O'Connor will be performing selections from his upcoming string quartets releases, and more, proving again what's made him such a continual audience favorite: his unparalleled skill on the violin.

The event highlights O'Connor's release of 35 albums over his 35 years as a working artist, spanning genres from country to jazz to classical.

WHO: Mark O'Connor, Ida Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, and Matt Haimovitz.
WHAT: A performance celebrating O'Connor's 35 albums over 35 years
WHEN: April 28th at 8 PM
WHERE: Merkin Hall
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
212.501.3330

Mark O'Connor is a Grammy-winning violinist and composer who is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and one of the brightest talents of his generation. He's studied and recorded with some of the 20th Century's greatest musicians, including Stephane Grappeli, Benny Thomasson, and Yo Yo Ma.

Along the way, between these many marvelous musical extremes, Mark O'Connor absorbed knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres he studied. Now, at age 47, he has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and is perpetuating his vision of an American School of string playing. The Los Angeles Times warmly noted he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is purely personal," while the New York Times calls his "one of the most spectacular journeys in recent American music."