Strauss took a number of swings at creating the music to match the majesty of the mountains, and finally got what he wished in 1915 in An Alpine Symphony.It’s a big and atmospheric piece of music that ...

It’s with them that Lewis performs Sibelius’s iconic Violin Concerto in Edinburgh and Glasgow in January. It’s one of the repertoire’s most powerful and most passionately adored violin ...

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Conductor Joseph Swensen expressed his delight in programming this Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert mainly devoted to ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

Music by Jean Sibelius and Dmitri Shostakovich was featured in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Masterworks Series concert on ...

The clip features a solo rehearsal of Bach’s ‘Chaconne’ and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra rehearsing Sibelius’s ‘Violin Concerto’. After watching the clip, discuss with your ...

His first violin teacher was Geza Szilvay at the ... awarded a special prize for the best performance of Jean Sibelius' violin concerto. He has won other prizes, has concertized widely and ...

He has appeared as soloist with the HSO on several occasions including performances of Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky ... In the summer of 2009 he completed a tour throughout Southeast Asia ...