violin concerto Archive

Jean Sibelius began work on his violin concerto in 1903, intending to offer the premiere to Wilhelm Burmester—a violin virtuoso was concertmaster of the Helsinki Philharmonic. But likely due to the cash-strapped composer’s need for …

Composer Max Bruch titled this concerto’s opening section “Prelude”,  implying that it serves primarily as an introduction to the more important second movement, the adagio. The prelude opens in an air of quiet, brooding melancholy before …

Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35, was written in 1945. In style it is thoroughly romantic, even in its opening hinting at the melodic contours of a Rachmaninov symphony, and,rightly or wrongly, it …

I watched and listened to violinist Kerson Leong perform the second movement of the Beethoven Violin concerto on Saturday, April 2, 2022. What a deep feeling this young man has for the music! And the …

Born in Spain, María Dueñas studies with Boris Kuschnir at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and MUK in Vienna. María Dueñas has quickly established herself as one of the most sought-after artists …