When you think of Baroque music, you might think of J.S. Bach. But today’s video features another composer from the Baroque period who actually influenced Bach!
For today’s Daily Joy, we’re sharing 14-year-old violinist Ana Isabella España’s expressive performance of Johann Paul von Westhoff’s Suite for Solo Violin (I. Prelude).
New York, New York Isabella performed on Show 390 from Merkin Hall on September 25, 2020.
Ana Isabella España (violin), 14, hails from New York, New York, and is in the ninth grade at the Special Music School High School at Kaufman Music Center. She began her violin studies at the age of four at Opus 118’s Harlem School of Music with Lynelle K. Smith. One of her proudest moments was winning the Special Music School Concerto Competition and performing with orchestra at the Winner’s Concert at Merkin Hall. Outside of violin, Isabella enjoys skiing and surfing, playing ukulele and piano, and keeping up with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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