Midori’s Tunes

There was a disappointing omission in Shauna Snow’s article, “Music Center Presents Chandler Awards” (Sept. 26). Although reporting details of other artists’ contributions to the show, the story failed to give the titles of 17-year-old violinist Midori’s contributions, saying only that there were “two short offerings by Midori.”

Having heard Midori last season with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, I agree with Zubin Mehta, who likened this winner of one of the Chandler Awards to “a young Jascha Heifetz” who would “play into the next century and set standards of violin playing that we don’t know even exist today.” As a player of the violin, I am burning with curiosity as to what undoubtedly dazzling, virtuosic pieces this extraordinary young talent played.

MYRTLE M. TOOTHAKER, Newhall

Midori played “Legende” by Wieniawski and “Habanera” by Sarasate.