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Work: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

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ComposerTchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
PeriodRomantic
Year1878
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonKavakos Plays Tchaikovsky

BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall, Sun 2 Aug at 19:30
Howard, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Järvi; Leonidas Kavakos
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WiesbadenBomsori Kim, Thomas Søndergård & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

© Van de Sande, Antwerp Symphony
Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, Fri 21 Aug at 19:30
Mackenzie, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård; Bomsori Kim
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AmsterdamKansas City Symphony & Gil Shaham: Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky

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Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Thu 27 Aug at 20:00
Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
Kansas City Symphony; Matthias Pintscher; Gil Shaham
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Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie

Karina Canellakis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie © Sebastian Madej
Mengguang Huang, 24 Feb

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s commanding presence meet the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s exceptional adaptability, yielding a concert that balances tradition-steeped authority with modern transparency, rhythmic vitality and the orchestra’s own electrifying spontaneity.

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Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Rafael Payare conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jeff Fusco
Cameron Kelsall, 06 Feb
Concertmaster David Kim performs Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto, and conductor Rafael Payare revisits Falla's El amor brujo.
***11
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Budapest Festival Orchestra plays – and sings – at Carnegie Hall

Maxim Vengerov, Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra © Chris Lee
Susan Stempleski, 06 Feb
Joined by violinist Maxim Vengerov, the Hungarian orchestra, under Music Director Iván Fischer, is in top form in a program of three highly contrasting pieces. 
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AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Tchaikovsky

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On demand from Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, No time limit
Tchaikovsky
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker; Alexandre Bloch; Alena Baeva
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Bachtrack top ten: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky © WikiCommons | Public Domain
Mark Pullinger & Elisabeth Schwarz, 07 May
Tchaikovsky could spin melodies like few others and was undoubtedly one of the most versatile composers.
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Bachtrack top ten: Violin Concertos

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Mark Pullinger & Elisabeth Schwarz, 25 Oct
When Mark and Elisabeth considered their top ten violin concertos, an easy truce was agreed. Sorry, Johannes, but when it comes to violin concertos, Pyotr Ilyich was victorious.
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Josef Kotek and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Kotek and Tchaikovsky © Public domain
Danny Riley, 11 Jan
A look at Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and the musician who inspired it. 
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