"I would say that this recording was something that didn't get affected by COVID. It was the last thing that I actually, so to say, did before the lockdown." That's Midori talking about her new ...

Surprisingly Beethoven only wrote one violin concerto and it proved so popular that he transcribed it for the piano too Again, only one, and given its exceptional quality and the number of first-rate ...

Written in 1806, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major was premiered by his colleague Franz Clement, just before Christmas of that year, on 23 December. Nine symphonies, five piano concertos, ...

Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major Opus 61 was written in 1806, but was not a success at its premiere. 200 years on and this Concerto is regarded as one of the greatest pieces ever written for the ...

“As close as I get to having a religious experience through music,” is how Thomas Gould has described playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The lanky, long-haired violinist has become a familiar figure ...

The music world owes 19th-century violinist Joseph Joachim a tremendous debt of gratitude. This great fiddler was a musical purist who stayed true to the highest callings of his art in an age of ...

Lisa Batiashvili with the New York Philharmonic. Where: Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, 65th and Broadway, Manhattan. When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. Sept. 21. How much: Tickets ...

An inspired coupling together with A-list casting make this disc a must. In a booklet note Isabelle Faust pays due homage to the artistry of Claudio Abbado, but it works both ways. These performances ...