Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Today it’s one of the most well-loved violin concertos, but it wasn’t so popular at first... Violinist ...
Written in 1806, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major was premiered by his colleague Franz Clement, just before Christmas of that year, on 23 December. Nine symphonies, five piano concertos, ...
Surprisingly Beethoven only wrote one violin concerto and it proved so popular that he transcribed it for the piano too Again, only one, and given its exceptional quality and the number of first-rate ...
“As close as I get to having a religious experience through music,” is how Thomas Gould has described playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The lanky, long-haired violinist has become a familiar figure ...
An inspired coupling together with A-list casting make this disc a must. In a booklet note Isabelle Faust pays due homage to the artistry of Claudio Abbado, but it works both ways. These performances ...
In the DW Festival Concert, violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Beethoven's complex Violin Concerto in D Major. When Beethoven's music was considered 'peculiar' (Fotolia/ Thorsten Schmitt ) Inspired ...
Violinist Gil Shaham has played with just about every orchestra and in just about every city. We catch up with him in Smetana Hall, Prague, where he's joining the Czech Philharmonic for a soulful ...
Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major Opus 61 was written in 1806, but was not a success at its premiere. 200 years on and this Concerto is regarded as one of the greatest pieces ever written for the ...
Inspired to create contemporary music that reflects the challenges of the age, from economic crises to pandemics and the climate emergency, Cologne-based Japanaese composer Malika Kishino looked to ...
Christian Tetzlaff plays the solo part in Beethoven's (1770-1827) magisterial Violin Concerto—the last installment of our weeklong look at classic fiddle concertos. He joins the German Symphony ...