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8: Kensho Watanabe

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, January 18, 2008

It’s tough to escape the stereotypes about virtuoso musicians. They’re haughty, they’re secretive. They move with an air of exclusion — even when engaging a concert hall audience.

But, somehow, without really trying, violinist extraordinaire Kensho Watanabe ’09 manages to dispel all of these myths.

“Music is not just about playing,” Watanabe says, “it’s about interaction. It’s about connecting with people, with your audience, so they feel what you’re feeling.”

Legend has it that at three-years-old, Watanabe heard an unfamiliar but alluring sound emanating from a...

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