BE 2026

WUOT Interview: Kim Kashkashian On What Makes The Viola A Uniquely Evolving Instrument

WUOT—the radio station housed on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville since 1949—recently spoke to Kim Kashkashian, one of the world’s foremost violists. Melony Dodson asks about what makes the instrument special. Kashkashian plays Big Ears twice this week, and we’re thrilled to have her here. 

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