Violinist Hilary Hahn is known for putting together some unusual programs. On her latest album, she pairs Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major with 19th century Belgian composer Henri Vieuxtemps' ...

When you're all grown up, you — at least theoretically — put away childish things. But there are exceptions, as violinist Hilary Hahn proves in her latest recording project. The album is a pairing of ...

It is hard for Mozart’s violin concertos to win attention for themselves, living as they do in the gigantic shadow cast by Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s own sublime Sinfonia Concertante for ...

Superb artistry shines through this excellent new release. Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 5 May 2014. Born in 1981 to a German father and Japanese mother, the violinist Arabella Steinbacher has had ...

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Serenade in D-major, Kv 239 ("serenata Notturna"): Marcia [Maestoso] Serenade in D-major, Kv 239 ("serenata Notturna"): Minuet Serenade in D-major, Kv 239 ("serenata Notturna"): Rondo [Allegretto - ...

Playing Mozart's music on Mozart's own violin is like reaching through 250 years of history to commune with the legendary composer, says Christoph Koncz. Koncz, the principal second violinist of the ...

Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 16 February 2015. Following the success of her discs of Romantic violin music, Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang has recorded Mozart’s Concertos Nos. 1 and 5 'Turkish' ...

What’s the difference between a viola and a trampoline? You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline. Those damn viola jokes! Though usually good-natured and funny, they nonetheless belittle a ...

Jordan Hall was packed on Monday night for the first mainstage concert of the Boston Early Music Festival, an evening of Mozart’s chamber music. The performers were all accomplished period instrument ...

Before Mozart took Paris by storm, Joseph Bologne was already dazzling audiences there as a violinist, composer, and trailblazer. Enjoy his radiant Violin Concerto in A tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our ...

In a clip from the film, Bologne takes on a challenge against Mozart (Joseph Prowen), accepting a violin duel. As previously reported, Harrison Jr. spent months perfecting his violin skills to portray ...