Sibelius: Violin Concerto

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements for various ensembles
gptkbp:characteristics emotional depth
lyrical themes
dramatic contrasts
virtuosic passages
rich orchestral textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Jean_Sibelius
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
initially mixed but later acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact frequently performed in concert halls
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in the violin repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the violinist Willy Burmester
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:famous_for lyrical melodies
technical challenges for the soloist
gptkbp:featured_in film soundtracks
television programs
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Helsinki
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the most important violin concertos of the 20th century
gptkbp:influenced later violin concertos
gptkbp:influenced_by Finnish nationalism
Romantic composers
gptkbp:influences Finnish folk music
gptkbp:inspiration Sibelius's own experiences in nature
Sibelius's own experiences and emotions
gptkbp:instrumentation solo violin and orchestra
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:movement three
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Osmo_Vänskä
gptkb:Paavo_Järvi
gptkb:Eugene_Ormandy
gptkb:Semyon_Bychkov
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Anne-Sophie_Mutter
gptkb:Hilary_Hahn
gptkbp:notable_recordings Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Berlin Philharmonic
Hilary Hahn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Itzhak Perlman with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman with the New York Philharmonic
Joshua Bell with the London Symphony Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov with the London Symphony Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Augustin Hadelich with the New York Philharmonic
Hilary Hahn with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Augustin Hadelich with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gidon Kremer with the Berlin Philharmonic
Gidon Kremer with the Kremerata Baltica
Augustin Hadelich with the Seattle Symphony
James Ehnes with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos with the Munich Philharmonic
Sarah Chang with the New York Philharmonic
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Joshua Bell with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Alina Ibragimova with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Vienna Philharmonic
Augustin Hadelich with the Minnesota Orchestra
Augustin Hadelich with the San Francisco Symphony
Daniel Hope with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Hilary Hahn with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ray Chen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Ray Chen with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Chang with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Viktoria Mullova with the Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Hope with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonidas Kavakos with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
gptkbp:orchestration strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
gptkbp:performance_tradition frequently performed in concert halls
often performed in competitions
gptkbp:performed_at international competitions
major music festivals
gptkbp:premiere 1904
gptkbp:published by Breitkopf & Härtel
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:1935
multiple recordings available
multiple orchestras and conductors
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Sibelius:_Violin_Sonata_in_D_minor
gptkb:Sibelius:_Symphony_No._2
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RCA_Victor_Gold_Seal_Classics
gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Joshua_Bell
gptkb:Leonard_Slatkin
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Warner_Classics
gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4