This On Air Live N' Local episode features musicians Monica Bauchwitz and Karl Kramer-Johansen.

Hailed as an “excellent violinist” by the Washington Post, Monica Bauchwitz performs extensively in chamber music, orchestral and solo settings. Ms. Bauchwitz has studied and worked both in the United States and Europe. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the Conservatoire de Geneve, she has held positions with L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Esbjerg Ensemble-the national Danish chamber ensemble. Ms. Bauchwitz is the founder of the Manhattan chamber music series “Concerts in the Heights”. This series brings together world-class musicians for performances and educational projects. She is concertmaster and Artistic Director of the conductor-less String Orchestra of New York City.

Norwegian horn player Karl Kramer-Johansen is a much sought-after chamber musician, soloist and recitalist. As a member of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and the Dorian Wind Quintet, he performs regularly in New York City as well as touring across the country. He is a winner of many prizes and awards – including a two-time winner of the American Horn Competition, the George and Elizabeth Gregory Award for Excellence in Performance, the American Scandinavian Society Cultural Award, as well as a 2010 working grant from the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.