Mandolin ‘Rock Star’ Brings Instrument To Concert Halls

Harold Hoffman / Deutsche Grammophon

 

It takes a very talented musician to make a diminutive instrument like the mandolin into a big deal. Avi Avital is one such musician.

He is the rock star of classical mandolin. In fact, he is the first mandolinist to have been nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Instrumental Soloist.”