violin concerto Archive

The long first movement of the Brahms violin concert features sequences of turbulent emotion, sometimes interwoven and sometimes quick-cut with dreamy lyricism. The Adagio is justly famous for the great oboe melody at its foundation. …

Tchaikovsky’s only violin concerto was composed in 1878, with the first performance not until 1881 by the Vienna Philharmonic with soloist Adolf Brodsky. Having been composed in the latter part of his career, it was …

The violin concerto by Brahms showcased the virtuosic talents of his longtime friend, the Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim. Both men participated in its premiere (Brahms as conductor) in Leipzig on January 1, 1879. The work, …

Jean Sibelius’ D-minor Violin Concerto towers as an icy summit in the instrument’s literature. But Sibelius and the violin are connected in other ways, too. He aspired to become a violin virtuoso himself but unfortunately …

The Brahms Concerto was first performed in Leipzig Germany on New Year’s Day 1879 by Joseph Joachim, who composed the cadenza that is still played by many violinists today. Never fond of waste, Brahms presents …