Work: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

The Spanish violinist delivers a radiant rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto after which Honeck interprets his own distillation of music from Strauss’ Elektra.

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Budapest Festival Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie

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Mengguang Huang, 11 Nov

Iván Fischer and Alina Ibragimova transform familiar works into a vivid experience. From Beethoven’s Violin Concerto to Strauss’ Josephs Legende, the orchestra dazzles with colour, energy and cinematic intensity.

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María Dueñas wows Dublin with poise, warmth and a touch of drama

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Andrew Larkin, 03 Oct

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

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Beethoven

Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

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PooleWigglesworth Conducts Elgar

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Beethoven, Elgar

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Clara-Jumi Kang

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Beethoven

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrés Orozco-Estrada; Anne-Sophie Mutter

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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.