Works for violin and keyboard performed by Caroline Goulding, violin, and Shuai Wang, piano and harpsichord.Tchaikovsky: Melody in E-flat Major, Op. 42, No. 3Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 2Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor ("Devil's Trill")Respighi: Sonata in B minorThe idea of the virtuoso—often a musician who possesses not just exceptional skill, but also great precocity—has been part of the culture of classical music for centuries. Violinist Caroline Goulding fits the profile. An astonishing young musician, Goulding began playing the violin at age 3 ½ and earned a Grammy nomination for her first CD, recorded at age 16. In her Boston debut recital at the Gardner Museum, she took her violin, the General Kyd Stradivarius, through its paces, performing a wide variety of works.