From Moscow, 2 soloists and many virtuosos

Yet for the group’s current U.S. tour, which comes to San Francisco this weekend, Spivakov seems to have left his fiddle at home.

[...] he’ll be concentrating on leading the string ensemble, while ceding the soloist spotlight to two guest artists.

Cellist Danielle Akta, meanwhile, solos in music by Max Bruch and David Popper.