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Session Report: Nancy Zhou on her debut album for solo violin

2025-06-27T08:49:00

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Violinist Nancy Zhou speaks to Charlotte Gardner about her debut album, which is inspired by stories of personal and musical relationships, and showcases the versatility of the violin as a solo instrument

’It’s a tribute to human nature,’ says American violinist Nancy Zhou on the other end of our video call. ‘A culmination of many years spent asking what it means to be human. It’s a question that everyone asks, and one that pervaded my own childhood, and it’s underscored by the idea that humans are compelled to tell stories’…

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