Performer: Tabea Zimmermann

Stepping in for Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Harding conducts the Berlin Phil's “army of generals” in an unfussy Bruckner Four, while Tabea Zimmermann plays Schnittke's Viola Concerto.

In a patchwork assembly of German Romantic and French impressionistic works, the chief interest in the Budapest Festival Orchestra's latest programme was the appearance of star violist Tabea Zimmermann in pieces by Schumann and Kurtág.

Issues with technical filming couldn't mar the artistry of a great set of musicians as they tackled Brahms' String Sextets.

Taking its theme from Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Bonn's Beethoven Week focused on classical variations in a wide-ranging festival programme. 

We caught up with renowned violist Tabea Zimmermann to talk about the Beethoven-Woche, her approach to teaching, and what keeps her going after over 30 years in the limelight.