Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thursday, December 5 — Saturday, December 7 2019
James Ehnes tackles one of the most difficult showpieces in the violin repertoire: Mendelssohn's lone Violin Concerto, whose opening melody agitated the composer until he committed it to paper.
Led by guest conductor Juanjo Mena, these concerts begin with Haydn’s “Funeral” Symphony, with a lush third movement the composer asked to have played at his own funeral. Closing the program is Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great,” nearly lost after the composer’s death until Robert Schumann retrieved the unpublished manuscript and shined a light on its genius.
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Juanjo Mena
conductor
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James Ehnes
violin
Juanjo Mena
conductor
James Ehnes
violin
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“ Ehnes is well known as a player who can make his violin do anything. ”
Seattle Times
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