Paganini & Friends
Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Austri, Sivori, Ernst, Liszt (arr. Smirnov), Rode, Spohr, Kreutzer and others
Repertoire
Concertos
With orchestraBaroque
Johann Sebastian Bach1685–1750
- Violin Concerto in A minor
- Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 and No. 5
- Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
- Concerto for Three Violins in D major
Antonio Vivaldi1678–1741
- Concertos RV 234, RV 565, RV 575, RV 578 and others
Classical
Joseph Haydn1732–1809
- Violin Concertos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756–1791
- Violin Concertos Nos. 1–5, K. 207–219
- Adagio in E major, K. 261
- Rondos in C major, K. 373, and B-flat major, K. 269
Ludwig van Beethoven1770–1827
- Violin Concerto, Op. 61
- Triple Concerto, Op. 56
Romantic
Niccolò Paganini1782–1840
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Felix Mendelssohn1809–1847
- Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
- Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3
- Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor, MWV O 4
Robert Schumann1810–1856
- Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
- Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 131
Édouard Lalo1823–1892
- Concerto russe
- Violin Concerto No. 1
Johannes Brahms1833–1897
- Violin Concerto, Op. 77
- Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Camille Saint-Saëns1835–1921
- Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Henryk Wieniawski1835–1880
- Violin Concertos No. 1 and No. 2
Max Bruch1838–1920
- Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26
- Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Friedrich Gernsheim1839–1916
- Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 86
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1840–1893
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Antonín Dvořák1841–1904
- Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
20th & 21st century
Arnold Schoenberg1874–1951
- Violin Concerto, Op. 36
Karol Szymanowski1882–1937
- Violin Concerto No. 1
Béla Bartók1881–1945
- Violin Concertos No. 1 and No. 2
- Rhapsodies No. 1 and No. 2
Rudi Stephan1887–1915
- Musik für Geige und Orchester
Alban Berg1885–1935
- Violin Concerto
Bohuslav Martinů1890–1959
- Violin Concerto No. 2, H. 293
Frank Martin1890–1974
- Violin Concerto (1951)
Igor Stravinsky1882–1971
- Violin Concerto in D
Sergei Prokofiev1891–1953
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Roberto Gerhard1896–1970
- Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich1906–1975
- Violin Concertos No. 1, Op. 99, and No. 2, Op. 129
Leonard Bernstein1918–1990
- Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
György Ligeti1923–2006
- Violin Concerto
Heinz Holliger*1939
- Violin Concerto
Andrew Lloyd Webber*1948
- The Phantom of the Opera, for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
Solo programmes
Violin aloneYsaÿe & Dedicatees
Ysaÿe, Thibaud, Crickboom, Szigeti, Kreisler, Quiroga, Enescu
Bach & 20th Century
Bach, Bartók, Reich (or Schneeberger)
Contemporary Music · “Assaggi”
Veress, Holliger, Schneeberger, Kurtág, Winkelmann, Perle, Roman and others
Chamber & recital
With piano and ensembleFrench Composers
Saint-Saëns, Cras, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Milhaud, Delbos, Pépin
From Schubert to Stravinsky
Sonatas by Schubert, Schumann and Bartók; Stravinsky’s Divertimento
Virtuoso Pieces
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso · Paganini: Le streghe · Wieniawski: Faust Variations · Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy · Saint-Saëns (arr. Ysaÿe): Caprice en forme de valse · Paganini: Variations on “Di tanti palpiti” (Rossini)
Sonatas
Ludwig van Beethoven
- All sonatas and variations
Robert Schumann
- Three sonatas and three songs (arr. Smirnov)
Johannes Brahms
- Three sonatas, F-A-E Scherzo
Béla Bartók
- Two sonatas, Solo Sonata, Dances
No match. Try another composer or work.
Mixed programmes on request.
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