Work: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47

A gamut of Nordic moods and colours are elicited in this all-Sibelius programme comprising the Violin Concerto as well as the Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.

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Gemma New impresses in Birmingham

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Robert Gainer, 01 Oct

Gemma New and Christian Tetzlaff deliver an intense programme of music depicting 20th-century tension and struggle, with the help of a flawless CBSO.

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Honeck heralds a spirited season opener at the Pittsburgh Symphony

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Sam Jacobson, 26 Sep

Manfred Honeck inaugurates the new season in Pittsburgh with a Sibelius concerto and a Dvořák symphony, prefaced by a contemporary American work by Christopher Theofanidis.

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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.

The violin concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius

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Kevin W Ng, 28 Jan

An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.