“Playing with a Different Bow: Violinist Stefan Jackiw’s Unforgettable Performance”

How did it feel to play with a different bow? Still a bit unfamiliar, Jackiw admitted. “It’s like suddenly putting on someone else’s shoes and then going for a run. They’re still shoes, but they don’t quite fit the way they used to and they feel very strange. But I struggled through. I believe this unexpected incident was the gave the whole performance a kind of happy spontaneity.”

Dougie Scarfe, the director of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, thought it was “incredible to watch”. “For something really dramatic to happen and for you to carry on without saying a word, and for you to perform exceptionally well under such circumstances, that’s really special,” he said. BBC.