Accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Julia Fischer performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 26. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru. This performance was recorded on January 27, 2024, at the Kölner Philharmonie.
Category Archives: Violin
Mozart: Rondo from Haffner Serenade [Henryk Szeryng]
Accompanied by the American pianist Michael Isador, the great Polish violinist of the 20th century, Henryk Szeryng plays “Rondo” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K.250 (248b), more commonly known as the “Haffner Serenade“.
Waxman: Carmen Fantasie [Leonid Kogan]
Accompanied by the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Leonid Kogan performs Carmen Fantasie, a virtuoso showpiece for violin and orchestra that built upon various themes from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. The piece is part of Franz Waxman’s score for the 1946 movie Humoresque.
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Maxim Vengerov, Oxford Philharmonic]
Accompanied by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: Marios Papadopoulos. This performance was recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford, England) in December 2014.
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos, Gautier Capuçon]
Yuja Wang (piano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), and Gautier Capuçon (cello) perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67. This performance was recorded during the Verbier Festival on July 29, 2022.
Chausson: Poème [Philippe Hirschhorn]
Accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Philippe Hirschhorn performs the French Romantic composer Ernest Chausson’s “Poème” for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25. Conductor: Hiroyuki Iwaki. An amazing performance, enjoy!
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, the last of his violin sonatas.
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 7 [Henryk Szeryng]
Accompanied by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra), the great Polish-Mexican violinist and composer Henryk Szeryng performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, K. 271a/271i, known as the “Kolb Concerto”. Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. This historic performance was recorded in 1978.
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2 [Christian Tetzlaff]
German violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the NDR Philharmonie perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 129. Conductor: Andrew Manze. This performance was recorded on February 17, 2022, at the NDR Hannover.
International Classical Music Awards 2024 Gala Concert [Alexander Liebreich, Orquesta de València]
The laureates of the 2024 International Classical Music Awards [ICMA] perform the most beautiful pieces in their repertoire, supported by the Orquesta de València, conducted by Alexander Liebreich. The gala concert took place on 12 April 2024 in the Palau de la Música in València, Spain.