Week of December 5, 2011


Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
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Program:
VERDI: Force of Destiny
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto, Op. 35
BORODIN: Symphony No. 2
REGER: Variations and fugue on a Theme by Johann Adam Hiller –Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi conductor (Chandos 8794) Max Reger Bocklin Suite, etc.

Description:
Set aside any ideas you may have about Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto or how well the violin can be played (not kidding) because Kavakos has set a new standard.

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