Summary: <p>While we are cooking up new episodes for your enjoyment, please enjoy this delicious dish from our archives. Don't miss Avi's recent in-studio performances at WQXR, btw! -------------------------------------------According to Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Avi Avital, while the bass is not bad, it’s more about that mandolin. Which is also what this whole episode is about! Avi tells all: Where did the mandolin come from? Who composes for it? Why does he advocate for such a strange instrument? And how... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2016/04/04/143774/classical-classroom-ep-85-mandolin-man-avi-avital/">Read More</a></p>
