The violinist, a maverick in the classical world, explains why she wants her music to disturb

Call them the mavericks. Theyre the increasingly vocal squad of classical musicians who thrive on confounding expectations, whether its in their unlikely combinations of material, their unique, sometimes madcap style of live performance, or the way they flaunt inspirations that lie well beyond the classical canon.

The high priest of the movement is Teodor Currentzis, the Greek conductor who heads the pioneering period-instrument orchestra Musica Aeterna. Then theres the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta (last heard in the UK singing along to her own encore at the Proms) and the pixie-like Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, or the David Bowie of the fiddle as The Timess Richard Morrison once anointed him.

The queen of the mavericks, however, must be the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja (often known as PatKop),

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