Violinist Philippe Quint speaks to online editor Davina Shum about new ways of programming and presenting music, through exploration of the music of Charlie Chaplin and Astor Piazzolla. He speaks about how his shows employ multimedia and narration to enhance story telling through music.

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Smile: Theme from ‘Modern Times’

Charlie Chaplin’s Smile: Song Arrangements for Violin & Piano

Philippe Quint, Joshua Bell, violins / Marta Aznavoorian, piano

Warner Classics 2-585381

Photo credit: John Gress