https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/15862
Few musicians in the world have the skill to master Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The original soloist reportedly begged the composer in rehearsal: “For God’s sake Dmitri, give me eight bars of rest, so that I can wipe the sweat off my neck!”
Thrill to the prowess of violin virtuoso Guy Braunstein as he matches his mettle to the electrifying work.
“With Storgards, instinct and refinement become one, which is a rare gift indeed.” The Telegraph, 21 July 2015, BBC Philharmonic
- Bilingual
- ≈ 2 hours · With intermission
Few musicians in the world have the skill to master Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The original soloist reportedly begged the composer in rehearsal: “For God’s sake Dmitri, give me eight bars of rest, so that I can wipe the sweat off my neck!”
Thrill to the prowess of violin virtuoso Guy Braunstein as he matches his mettle to the electrifying work.
- Conductor John Storgårds
- Violin Guy Braunstein
- Featuring NAC Orchestra
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