Simone Lamsma plays Sibelius’ “Violin Concerto” with the San Francisco Symphony
As a young man, Sibelius wanted to be a violinist....that didn't work out, so he became a composer who later got around to writing a concerto for the instrument.
Bach’s “Concerto for Violin and Oboe” on tonight’s “New York Philharmonic This Week”
What sounds good to us as a concerto for these two instruments (violin and oboe), likely sounds as good as the concerto for its original instruments, two harpsichords. Hear the "Violin and Oboe" version tonight.
Violinist Alexander Barantschik plays music of Mendelssohn and Piazzolla on the “Evening Concert”
Variety is the spice of life as it is said. Given that, tonight's "Evening Concert" should be 'spicy' as there's a great variety on the program.
Beethoven’s ‘Violin Romances’ and 7th Symphony from the San Francisco Symphony
The concerto-style of composition (a solo instrument versus the ensemble) clearly works for violin with 'sound evidence' in Beethoven's Romances for Violin and Orchestra. Does it work for electronica?
Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” and John Adams’ “Scheherezade.2” on “The New York Philharmonic This Week”
Storytelling via music and dance (Petrushka) and via a new "Violin Concerto" (Scheherazade.2).