Work: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

Spanish violinist María Dueñas dazzles with poised, luminous Beethoven before the National Symphony Orchestra and Hans Graf tackle turbulent Prokofiev.

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María Dueñas lets Beethoven breathe at Suntory Hall

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SangKwon Lee, 19 Sep

María Dueñas’ Tokyo performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto is less about display than about the living drama between held breath and release.

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Ehnes and Renes star in memorable all-Beethoven evening in Singapore

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Chang Tou Liang, 09 Nov

Another all-Beethoven concert? But was this the Singapore Symphony's best in our writer’s 45 years of concert-going?

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PooleWigglesworth Conducts Elgar

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Beethoven, Elgar

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Bachtrack top ten: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Mark Pullinger, 16 Dec

Beethoven's achievements were huge; he composed the greatest symphony cycle ever, as well as string quartets, piano sonatas and concertos which all broke new ground.