Anne-Sophie Mutter To Perform At McCallum Theatre

For three decades, Anne-Sophie Mutter has been one of the greatest violin virtuosos of our time. Born in Germany, the violinist launched her international career at the Lucerne Festival. A year later, she performed as a soloist at the Salzburg Whitsun Concerts and, since then, Anne-Sophie Mutter has performed concerts in all the major music centers of Europe, the United States, and Asia. In addition to performing major traditional works, she has continually treated her audience to new and innovative repertoires, chamber music and orchestral works presented on equal terms.

Anne-Sophie Mutter uses her popularity for charity projects and supports the development of young, exceptionally talented musicians. She is this year's recipient of the International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. The violinist is donating half of the prize money to the "Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation" to further increase worldwide support for promising young musicians, a task which the violinist took on when she founded the Anne-Sophie Mutter Circle of Friends Foundation in 1997.

The honors awarded Anne-Sophie Mutter for her many recordings include the German Record Prize, the Record Academy Prize, the Grand Prix du Disque, the International Record Prize, "Le Monde de la Musique," "Record Geijutsu" and several Grammy Awards. She is a bearer of the Order of Merit of the German Federal Republic, 1st Class, the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Austrian Honor Cross, and the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres."

Anne-Sophie Mutter will perform at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California, on Wednesday, April 9, at 8:00pm. Tickets are priced at $100, $75, $65 and $25. -- www.mccallumtheatre.com