I mean, I assume most people here know Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Gil Shaham, Nigel Kennedy and similar folk. But it wasn't that long ago that I was introduced to Manze (and hey, he's been around a good while now), ditto Cho-Liang Lin, Rachel Podger, Isabelle Faust. It was here on this site that I first heard about Elisabeth Batiashvili--and I've become a bit of a fan! Fact is, I've heard wonderful things from all of them.
But who else new and/or obscure is out there worth discovering? What are your favorite performances by them...or by the violinists I've already mentioned? I'm asking this on another board, but I'm really hoping for some in-depth detail here, since I've had such good luck in the past with suggestions from posters who seem to frequent only this venue. So...ladies and gentlemen, start your commentaries!

Dirk