Renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is coming into town for her concert with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra this week which will be the first time Fort Worth has heard the Vieuxtemps. The Vieuxtemps, on lifetime loan to Anne Akiko Meyers, is the most expensive violin in the world, surpassing the previous record of $16,000,000. Its local debut will be this Saturday.

With shows beginning tomorrow evening and running through Sunday, this is certainly something that any arts lover would be sad to miss. A little background on the concerts: “His music has been described as “viscerally-thrilling” by the New York Times – join FWSO Composer-in-Residence Donnacha Dennehy for a performance of Crane, a single-movement symphonic work composed in 2009. We continue with the graceful violin melodies of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, and close with the sweeping harmonies of his monumental Symphony No. 7.”

For a chance to listen to Meyers and her $16 million dollar instrument/timepiece serenade the masses, you can purchase tickets here or visit the box office at Bass Performance Hall. With upper gallery seats beginning at just $12, these performances are accessible and will truly showcase the Fort Worth arts scene.