Anyone who has ever been asked to name a favorite movie, play, song or novel will identify — and perhaps envy — this definitive, “top on the list” statement from classical violinist, Stefan Jackiw. “I ...
Augustin Hadelich. Photo courtesy of the artist’s website. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók wrote his second violin concerto in 1937-38, thirty years after his first. Today regarded as one of the ...
During the 1937 American premiere of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Boston Symphony, the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz glanced up during the slow movement and was amazed to see many ...
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VAIL, Colorado –Imagine you are an 18-year-old violinist and you have just been asked to fill in for Itzhak Perlman, one of the best violinists of the 20th century. They need you in London, tomorrow, ...
Beethoven, Violin Concerto, Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, performed by violinist Bronislaw Huberman and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell conducting (APR 5506) Huberman (1882-1947) was one ...
When the soloist goes it alone, something very special happens. Here's seven of the very best instances. Brahms wrote one violin concerto and it was dedicated to Joseph Joachim, his closest friend and ...