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Perry King to emcee 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

... giants Bob and Geoff Fox, suspension pioneer Gilles Vaillancourt, off-highway rights activist Mona Ehnes, longtime motorcycle safety proponent David Hough, legendary race team manager Gary Mathers and successful dirt-track racer and tuner Chuck Palmgren. "We couldn't be more pleased to have someone of Perry King's stature emcee our 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony," said...

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On Buying a Bow...

By Samuel Thompson: In a March, 2009 interview with Laurie Niles of violinist.com , soloist James Ehnes recalls many of the facets of his career, including the search for a fine instrument and his studies. During this interview Mr. Ehnes shares a story in which someone complimented him on his bow grip and asked the questions "Who taught you? What happened?" The answer was quite...

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Symphony program goes gorgeously global

In the spirit of thinking globally, but acting locally, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian star violinist James Ehnes have teamed up for an all-Russian program with star French conductor Stéphane Denève. The results are nothing short of spectacular.

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An Unearthed Premiere

... also contains a recent Wigmnore Hall concert recording of Prokofiev's Violin Sonata No 2 by James Ehnes on violin and Andrew Armstrong on piano. This was a transcription that Prokofiev made of an earlier flute sonata and had stellar advocates in Oistrakh and Richter. Ehnes and Armstrong make a strong current case for the work in fine sound.

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AMA announces top awards nominees for 2009 AMA Racing Championship Banquet, presented by KTM North America

... giants Bob and Geoff Fox, suspension pioneer Gilles Vaillancourt, off-highway rights activist Mona Ehnes, longtime motorcycle safety advocate David Hough, legendary race team manager Gary Mathers and iconic dirt-track racer and tuner Chuck Palmgren. The program will also include the 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours d'Elegance, presented by Fox Shox, on Saturday morning, and will...

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AMA Racing names 2009 award nominees

... giants Bob and Geoff Fox, suspension pioneer Gilles Vaillancourt, off-highway rights activist Mona Ehnes, longtime motorcycle safety advocate David Hough, legendary race team manager Gary Mathers and iconic dirt-track racer and tuner Chuck Palmgren.The program will also include the 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours d'Elegance, presented by Fox Shox, on Saturday morning, and will...

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Pleasant night with the orchestra

... you would have been justified in yearning for a more emphatic declaration of musical values.James Ehnes provided some. The Canadian-born, Juilliard School-trained violinist played the Barber Violin Concerto, which, though a staple, has been tucked under the banner of a rather half-hearted citywide nod to the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth. Ehnes is a wonderfully musical...