They’re an international pair who have become Americans and put down roots in Georgia. Pianist Liza Stepanova moved from Belarus to Berlin and then to the States. Violinist Itamar Zorman studied in Israel and Germany before landing in New York, where the two met in school. In addition to their individual careers and their juggling act as parents, they perform together as two-thirds of the Lysander Piano Trio.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on bogus buskers who fake violin virtuosity with recorded music tracks and ask for money to help with rent or medical bills.