James Ehnes, the passionate young Canadian violinist poised to become one of the most important classical artists of the twenty-first century, performs works by Brahms, Bartók, Strauss, and Leclair on the exquisite “Ex Marsick�? Stradivarius of 1715. “One of the most gifted and sincerely expressive artists to have emerged in recent times�? (Daily Telegraph, London), Ehnes rides a wave of extraordinary critical acclaim into Portland, having garnered Grammy and Juno awards this year for best solo classical recording. He was also named recently as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada – at thirty-one, the youngest person ever to receive one of his nation’s highest accolades. Ehnes will perform to the deft accompaniment of pianist Andrew Armstrong.