Eugène Ysaÿe was one of the most celebrated violinists of his era. The legendary Belgian became a concert star in both Europe and the United States in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries; his 1931 funeral in Belgium, as noted in his New York Times obituary, drew 50,000 mourners and Queen Elizabeth. Only a few recordings of Ysaÿe’s playing exist, but his 1924 Six Sonatas for solo violin remain as exquisite reminders of what a violin can do in the hands of masters. Ysaÿe’s sonatas cover a dazzlingly expressive range and are each named after one of his violinist contemporaries, which music scholar and critic Jeremy Eichler calls “brilliant pieces composed with peerless insider knowledge of the instrument.” On March 11, six students from the studio of violin Professor Herbert Greenberg—Nicolle Avila, Olivia Chen, Heeyun Cho, Kevin Huang, Eashwar Mahadevan, and Fangming Shen—each perform one of Ysaÿe’s violin sonatas – a rare feat and unique experience for performers and audience alike.